Papers

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  • Facade Design Beyond Buildings

    • Paper by Michele Andaloro, Associate Enrica Oliva, Partner and COO Lucio Blandini, Managing Director

    <p>At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form…

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    Sculptural Facades

    • Paper by Matthew A. Trimble, Director of Product Development Matthew Culver, Architect | Product Development

    <p>In the vein of mass production, manufacturers leverage repeatable parts and modular construction in an effort to maximize quality control while…

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    Catalytic Conversion

    • Paper by Damon Caldwell, Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator

    <p>Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth;…

  • Contextualizing Glass and Carbon Impacts

    • Paper by Kayla Natividad, PhD, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate, Architectural Technical Service Engineer Kyle Sword, Manager Business Development

    <p>Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate…

  • The Craft of Building Enclosures

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP

    This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke façade

  • Facing Density

    • Paper by Wendy Cox,

    <p>The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly…

  • Form Follows Well-Being

    • Paper by David Bjelland M.Sc. · Prof. Dr. sc. hum. MArch Dipl.-Ing. Timo Schmidt

    Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is

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    The Double Skin Facade

    • Paper by Lee A. Fithian, AIA, AICP, NCARB, LEED AP,

    <p>The largest source of air pollution in North America is the atmospheric boundary layer of a city caused by its urban canyons with pollutants…