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  • Building Facade as a Branding Vehicle

    Building facades for flagship stores play an important role in people’s perception of a brand. Facade system and material selection as well as detailing therefore have to take careful consideration of the image to be conveyed. - Karine Charlebois PE, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

  • Going Viral: Engaging in the age of C-19

    As March rolled in, we were steamrolling toward Facades Week: LA! and our 3rd World Congress. We were excited; registrations and sponsorship were running far ahead of past events and we were expecting record-breaking participation. Then C-19 raised its ugly head and we all know the rest.

  • Shade and Spectacle

    This paper will look at the different facades of the Elysian Fields apartment building designed by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH] and

  • Orientation Specific Solar Control

    During the postwar era, and before the universal adoption of air-conditioning in the United States, leading architects participated in the design of

  • FTI World Congress Postponed Until August 5-6, 2020

    Due to the increasing concerns surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Los Angeles area, the Facade Tectonics Institute has made the very difficult decision to postpone Facades Week: LA! until August 3-7, 2020 with the World Congress to be held August 5-6.

  • Combustible Cladding

    When it comes to the subject of building enclosure in Australia, one topic has eclipsed all others in recent years: combustible cladding. It has even

  • The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA

    Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed a 290,000 sf museum celebrating the artistry and technology of film, becoming the world’s first museum and

  • Infinite Panel System

    Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.