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Transformation as Movement
- Paper by Vytenis Gureckas
In 1888 the art historian Heinrich Wölfflin proposed the notion that the primary characteristic of baroque architecture is the illusion of movement.

March 14, 2018
Contextual Envelopes
- Paper by Zoltan Neville
Aesthetic and technical capabilities of facade design have become seemingly endless as building technologies progress. While the capacity to address

March 14, 2018
Renewing Historic Facades
- Paper by Christine Reynolds, PE, Principal Hans Thummel, AIA, LEED AP BD+C,
As the first phase of a $4 billion dollar, 180-acre, 60 building government preservation project in Washington DC, this case study reviews the…
March 22, 2020
Reinforced Polymer Concrete Screen Walls
- Paper by Brock DeSmit, Partner Jessica Hong, Lead Designer Becher Eli Neme, Principal, Founder
Apertures is a six-story, commercial building in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City–a neighborhood severely impacted by the 1985 and 2017…
March 17, 2020
Carbon Lean Facades
- Paper by Stefanie Schober, Senior Project Director Jonce Walker, LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, and Fitwel Ambassador, Senior Associate
With net zero and carbon neutral mandates on the near horizon, New York City has pushed the green building envelope by leveraging incentive-based…
March 19, 2020
Passive House Facade Design and Construction
- Paper by Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD, Project Architect
Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure on…
March 22, 2020
Process of Repair Evaluation
- Paper by Linda Fu, RA, LEED AP, Associate Christopher Morgan, P.E., California Office Manager
As the building stock ages around the country and the consequences of design and/or construction that are deficient or lack resiliency become…
March 22, 2020