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Facade Tectonics Institute, Inc.
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Member since: November 06, 2024
Terra cotta today: An ancient material is new again
- Article by Mic Patterson
May 22, 2024
Remembering Peter Rice
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
What does an engineer do? An engineer imagines. What are your sources of inspiration? Mic Patterson remembers Peter Rice and discusses his enduring legacy.

January 12, 2018
Drawdown: Paul Hawken Gets Real with Climate Change
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
Drawdown is an inspiring new effort to manage atmospheric carbon and the resulting climate impacts. This brief reveiw discusses the book, the movement, and the potential.

January 12, 2018
Facade Futures 2018: Considering long-term trends in curtainwall technology
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
Mic Patterson unpacks his crystal ball and looks ahead to the forces that will shape buildings over upcoming decades. Expect some surprises down the road…

February 23, 2018
The Circadian Curtain Wall by John Neary
- Article by Mic Patterson, Ambassador of Innovation & Collaboration
Reviewing John Neary's Circadian Curtain Wall, one is confronted with an insistent question: why hasn't anyone started construction on this intriguing building design yet? John has provided FTI with a presentation to explain the thinking behind the Circadian Curtain Wall in greater detail.

March 12, 2019
Digital Designers in NYC Providing a Unique Facade Procurement Experience
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
A small team of digital designers at the Schüco Virtual Construction Lab (VCL) in NYC is developing a new way for clients to experience and evaluate facade products. The VCL will be demonstrating the technology at the conference in Los Angeles on March 12-13.

February 23, 2018
3rd Annual ACAW Ceramic Workshop 2018 Recap
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
2018 teams included; Morphosis, SHoP Architects, Sasaki/Studio NYL, University at Buffalo, AECOM, and Radical Matter. The ACAWorkshop is an outstanding model of industry-academia partnership aimed at the ongoing education of students and practitioners alike.

September 28, 2018
Beyond Glass (literally or metaphorically): Trends, drivers, and future trajectories
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
The age-old trend of more and larger lites of glass in the building skin dates back to the Roman Empire. Despite the challenges of highly glazed facades, it appears we just can’t get enough. Is there a “beyond” glass? If so, what does it look like?

July 10, 2018
Material Matters: Embodied Carbon Considerations Impacting Design Practices for Facade Systems, Buildings, and Urban Habitat
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
Awareness of embodied carbon impacts is surging like hurricane-driven floodwaters and altering the landscape of everything in its path. What are the implications for buildings, the facade system and urban habitat? FTI is taking this on with its 2019 Forum series.

October 29, 2018