Ceramic Precast Composite Panels
An innovative lightweight ceramic precast composite panel is introduced in this paper that offers the unique benefits of prefabricated off-site…
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Renewing Historic Facades
As the first phase of a $4 billion dollar, 180-acre, 60 building government preservation project in Washington DC, this case study reviews the… -
Renewing Two Saarinen Icons
Kresge Auditorium and the MIT Chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen and built in 1955, are both world renowned works of architecture and powerful symbols… -
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Delivering Beauty
Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the… -
A Compact, Unitized Double Skin Facade
Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations… -
BioFacades Classification
Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the
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Daylighting Post-Occupancy Evaluation Study
Daylighting is a key strategy to energy efficiency and improved occupant comfort, health, and productivity in buildings. However, providing desired… -
Facade with Innovation
Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for complex… -
Thermal Analysis of Complex Glazing
The use of bidirectional scattering distribution function incorporated in a transient systems simulation program, allows engineers to accurately
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Curved Forming Panel Facades
The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate that… -
Emulating Nature's Structured Randomness in Facade Design
The wonder of nature is the abundance of unique forms she creates based on a few simple physical principles or laws. No two snowflakes are alike.… -
Thermal Stress Analysis in Glass
The use of glass in windows and curtain walls in residential as well as in commercial buildings needs to be designed very carefully. In addition to… -
Kinetic Solar Envelope
Kinetic responsive systems are gaining attention in architectural applications, to reduce the building’s energy consumption and environmental impact,
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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… -
Efficiency-Driven Facade Optimization
As overall project schedules continue to contract and rising costs impact our design decisions, the importance of the design-assist phase for facades