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    Separating Direct From Diffuse

    • Paper by Nick Novelli, PhD, Robert Gordon, Igor Varfolomeev,

    <p>An Enclosure-Integrated, Daylighting, Tracking Solar Collector (EIDTSC) has been developed for market which integrates into a building’s…

  • Seismic Movements

    • Paper by Gijs Libourel · Daniel Segraves

    A common building upgrade to add value to existing commercial real estate is the renewal of the entrance lobby. The lobby facade is replaced to give

  • Retrofit Options for Historic Facades

    • Paper by Carrie Davis, P.E., LEED Green Assoc. · George Kantrales, Ph.D. · Matt Barsotti · Andrew Schoenheit · Ty Vandergriff

    Building design criteria requires that government buildings be designed for a variety of extreme loads including blast, hurricane, and impact

  • Renewing Two Saarinen Icons

    • Paper by David N. Fixler, FAIA · Gary Tondorf-Dick, AIA, LEED AP · Katherine S. Wissink, PE · Matthew B. Bronski, PE

    Kresge Auditorium and the MIT Chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen and built in 1955, are both world renowned works of architecture and powerful symbols

  • Integration of Structural Glass in Historic Religious Buildings

    • Article by Karine Charlebois, Associate

    St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s Lady Chapel glass wall and the Trinity Church glazed canopy demonstrate that structural glass can be a great solution to improve the functionality of a historic building without competing with its original fabric.

  • Why SKINS?

    Here’s the thing about the building SKIN: It is utterly unique in the built environment in separating the interior and exterior environments, balancing attributes of both appearance and performance in the process. It’s the gateway to resilience and sustainability goals in urban habitats.

  • Paul Rudolph's Christian Science Building

    • Paper by Scott Murray

    This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the American

  • Patchwork

    • Paper by Alexander G. Worden, AIA

    It may be difficult for modern man to believe that what is known as handicraft was once the advanced manufacturing of the day. These techniques were

  • Parametric Facade Design

    • Paper by Patricia E. Camporeale · María del Pilar Mercader Moyano

    Parametric Design has become an invaluable tool for complex tasks like designing energy efficient buildings when joined to performance-based

  • Origami-Inspired Facade Design

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP · Neil Katz, AIA

    To paraphrase Robert le Ricolias, the art of the structure is where to put the folds. Using that inspiration, fundamental concepts from origami,

  • 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

  • Optimized Green Wall

    • Paper by Algis Lencus

    A Catmull-Clark algorithm (used in 3D computer graphics for smoothing polygon surfaces) was used to create a unique design for an over 208ft by 30ft

  • Novel Techniques for Facade Optimization

    • Paper by Viktoria Henriksson

    Complex freeform architectural enclosures are becoming increasingly popular and easy to model and design with the help of modern computational tools.