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  • Integrating Structure and Cladding

    The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material is

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    Feasibility of Measuring Stress in Glass with a SCALP

    <p>The SCALP device is designed to measure the residual compressive surface stress of glass. As the SCALP does not rely on the birefringence…

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    The Glass Failure Prediction Model

    <p>ASTM E 1300 Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance (LR) of Glass in Buildings defines the load resistance of a glass construction as…

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    Heat-Treated Glass

    <p>What was once an accepted reality in heat-treated exterior glass, optical disturbances in glass are under increasing scrutiny by developers,…

  • Translation from Concept to Construction

    Fidelity between the built enclosure and early visualizations is rarely, if ever, an accident. When achieved, it comes as the result of persistent

  • Corrugated-geometry Copper and Glass Facade

    The subject of this case study is the design and construction of a custom corrugated-geometry facade featuring pre-patinated copper and glass for an

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    Glazing Design By ASTM E 1300

    <p>ASTM E 1300 “Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance of Glass in Buildings” defines the load resistance of a glass construction as being…

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    Managing Constraints

    <p>On a commercial high-rise tower project located in Hong Kong, the design team was challenged to make a facade that would beneficial to tenants…

  • Doubling Mies

    Mies van der Rohe’s concurrently designed projects for Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (1953-1956) and the Esplanade Apartments (1953-1957), saw

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    Designing with Photovoltaics

    <p>Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With…