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Coupling Facade and Structure
- Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis, PhD, PE · Jessica Chen, PE
Traditional approach for engineering the facade is building an isolated analysis model. However, it inhibits a dynamic design process where

March 14, 2018
Performance Based Generative Facade Workflow for Large Scale Projects
- Paper by Paul Ferrer, Mili Kyropoulou, Tim Logan, Heath May, James Warton,
Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased…
March 14, 2018
Hydroformed Shading
- Paper by Michelle Siu-Ching Lee · Robert Matthew Noblett · Roman Schieber
New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of

March 13, 2020
Build Test Iterate Repeat
- Paper by Elizabeth L McCormick, RA, CPHC, LEED AP
The global increase in atmospheric temperature rise combined with the rapid growth of previously underdeveloped climate zones presents a growing need

March 19, 2020
Hybrid Timber
- Paper by Stacey Hooper, AIA, LEED BD+C,
This case study provides an overview of building hybrid curtain wall system and future opportunities for the use of timber. It will also review the…
March 14, 2018