Feasibility of Measuring Stress in Glass with a SCALP
The SCALP device is designed to measure the residual compressive surface stress of glass. As the SCALP does not rely on the birefringence properties…
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Exploring Interoperability between Rhino and Revit through Rhino.inside
This paper presents a comprehensive interoperability workflow achieved between Rhino and Revit through Rhino-Inside. The study focuses on two case… -
North Capitol Building Case Study
The Utah State Capitol North Building, currently under construction, features 80,000 SF of classically designed cubic granite detailing, including
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Glass Strength Under Point Loading
Structural glass is used in a range of building applications, and while the ASTM E1300 has recently been updated to provide a design method to… -
Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli… -
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… -
Mixed Reality in Facade Education
Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design… -
Novel Techniques for Facade Optimization
Complex freeform architectural enclosures are becoming increasingly popular and easy to model and design with the help of modern computational tools.… -
Working With Big Data
Big data is having a noticeable impact on enclosure engineering design. With continuing advancements that liberate the geometrical form and the… -
DC Water Headquarters Case Study
Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance… -
Undulated Glass Self-shading
The research is structured around complex optical effects of undulated glass and coatings that exhibit high reflectivity, especially at higher… -
United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum
Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries… -
Honing the Craft
Finishing of custom-fabricated architectural façade components represents one of the most significant components to their cost. Manually driven… -
Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades
One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from… -
CR∆CKİNG THЄ CDЄ // DYN∆MİC L∆B F∆C∆DЄS
The real estate market continues to demand “all glass” buildings often to the detriment of human comfort and thermal performance. For an office… -
Glazed Spandrels
Recent years have seen an increased use of insulated glazing units in spandrel applications to visually blend the appearance between the vision and… -
Build Test Iterate Repeat
The global increase in atmospheric temperature rise combined with the rapid growth of previously underdeveloped climate zones presents a growing need… -
The Tectonics of Flimsiness
Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural… -
Unitized Curtain Wall
Unitized curtain wall has become ubiquitous in contemporary facade design and construction due to advantages associated with speed of erection, lower… -
Edge Lighting Glazing with Hidden Fixtures
Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating…