Papers

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  • Optimized Adaptive Re-Use

    • Paper by Matthew Parker · John Souleles

    Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal

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    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…

  • Structural Skin

    • Paper by John Neary

    Many prominent, recent buildings feature forms suggesting structural surface while their enclosures are really non-load-bearing curtain wall. At the

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    Orbit Tower

    • Paper by Enrica Oliva, Michele Andaloro, Werner Sobek,
    While most of high-rise buildings feature a core surrounded by a spatial frame defining the volume, one could envision a column-free plan where the…
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    Shaping Skin

    • Paper by John Neary AIA LEED AP NCARB, Sr. Associate
    The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on…