ADAPTING ELECTROFORMING TECHNIQUES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING ELEMENTS

摘要

A method of manufacturing an architectural building element, including providing a mold or master having a surface that is conductive. The mold or master is suspended in an electrolyte solution. Electro-deposition of a material disposed in the electrolyte solution upon the mold or master is performed using electrical current. The mold or master is removed from the electrolyte solution upon electro-deposition of a predetermined thickness of a coating of the material on the mold or master. The coating is then divorced from the mold or master to form an architectural building element.