I recently started studying Sustainable Environmental Systems at Pratt Institute. One of my classes focused on climate change and its social effects across the world. I started to connect the dots backward and question the impact of our work in facades and fenestration on our local communities.
The Utah State Capitol North Building, currently under construction, features 80,000 SF of classically designed cubic granite detailing, including
<p>Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental…
The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on
<p>This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo…
Recently, building envelopes have been exhibiting complex shapes and patterns, a trend supported by current digital technologies. Likewise, the
This paper presents the results of a research study, outlining the state of facades education at higher-education institutions across the United
This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation
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
This paper provides an overview of a course focusing on the façade as taught to architecture students over a twenty-year period. The need for this
Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design
<p>As building enclosure consulting services evolve and mature in markets, the scopes of service that are provided and sought, can become more…