Exo-Skins
Cost-effective, sustainable, self-actuating, thermally-responsive, bio-composite exo-skins that act like shields or cloaks for existing buildings
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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
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Form Follows Well-Being
<p>Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is…
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Building by Numbers
This paper outlines the successful implementation of digital workflows between the design team composed of Architect, Structural Engineer and Project
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North Capitol Building Case Study
<p>The Utah State Capitol North Building, currently under construction, features 80,000 SF of classically designed cubic granite detailing, including…
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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
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Mixed Reality in Facade Education
Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design
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Facade Expansion Joint Systems
As awareness around the seismic performance of buildings grows, it is becoming increasingly necessary to integrate seismic expansion joint cover
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Influence of Performance and Design of Structural Silicone Joints on the Resilience of Curtain Wall Units Exposed to Seismic Impacts
<p>Facade failure due to seismic event represents a potential hazard to people and can cause serious damages to buildings with consequent high-cost…
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Glass Spandrels and Shadow Boxes
Glass spandrels are a common design strategy utilized to opacify floor levels in building facades. These opaque glass assemblies are integrated into
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Performance Based Generative Facade Workflow for Large Scale Projects
Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased
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Façade Systems and Embodied Carbon
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to quantify the impact of building construction supply chains on the environment in terms of
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Behind the Surface
The architectural facade, like clothing for a building's form, serves as both an aesthetic expression and a protective veil, concealing the inner
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From Design to Experiment
Flat cable-net facades are form-active structures which provide maximum transparency by means of point fixing components, tensioned cables, and
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA
<p>Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed a 290,000 sf museum celebrating the artistry and technology of film, becoming the world’s first museum and…
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Pioneering the Structural Terracotta Mullion Façade
Architects today must explore alternative enclosure materials to meet evolving energy codes and embodied carbon regulations. Terra cotta has been
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Integrated Energy Analysis
Energy codes across the country are progressively getting stricter and increasing the threshold for a baseline building’s energy performance.
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Adaptable Glazing Shields
<p>Today, about 40% of all buildings in the U.S. still have single-pane windows, and ~70% of the existing building stock is estimated to suffer from…
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Shape Memory Alloy Activated Shading
A novel shading device for facade application was developed by combining innovative geometry elements (twisting cylinders) with a smart use of