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  • Deconstructing the Window

    • Paper by Helen Sanders · Jörg Lenz · Petra Sommer

    Over the years, the industry has relied heavily on the increasing performance of low-e coatings to drive window U-factors (thermal transmittance)

  • Facades Education in the United States

    • Paper by Ajla Aksamija, PhD, Professor and Distinguished Chair for Resilient Places Suncica Milosevic, PhD Candidate Gabrielle Brainard, Associate Principal Timothy Brown, Associate Professor
    This paper presents the results of a research study, outlining the state of facades education at higher-education institutions across the United…

  • Blurred Edges

    • Paper by Elizabeth L. McCormick AIA, WELL AP, LEED AP, CPHC

    Sealed indoor environments have created artificial, homogeneous ecosystems that sever ties between humans and the natural world. This paper

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    Multi-domain Assessment of a Kinetic Facade

    • Paper by Kunyo Luo, Master of Building Science Karen Kensek, LEED AP BD+C, DPACSA, Professor of Practice Marc Schiler, FASES, Professor
    An assessment workflow was created to simulate and evaluate the performance of a kinetic facade in an interior space. It includes parameters of…
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    Catalytic Conversion

    • Paper by Damon Caldwell, Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
    Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth;…

  • The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos

    • Paper by David Olsen, AIA · Megan Leon, P.E. · Christopher Chiuchiolo, LEED AP · Andrea Bono, P.E., LEED AP BD+C · Nick Rustia, P.E. · Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, MS-GIST

    Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution

  • Go Big or Go Home!

    • Paper by Patrick Loughran, FAIA, PE, LEED AP · Richard Barrett, AIA

    This paper will focus on the design and detailing of large-format glass enclosures intended to maximize transparency using state-of-the-art materials

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    United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum

    • Paper by Ilja Aljoskin PMP, Project Manager Lee Pepin, Director of Virtual Design & Construction Neil Meredith RA, Modeler
    Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries…
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    Managing Constraints

    • Paper by Vincent IP, LEED AP BD+C, vip@nbbj.com
    On a commercial high-rise tower project located in Hong Kong, the design team was challenged to make a facade that would beneficial to tenants with a…

  • The Myth of Simplicity

    • Paper by Gerry Lang

    There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and effectively

  • Facade Technology in Educational Methodology

    • Paper by Roger Schroeder · Joseph A. Ebert

    With facades becoming increasingly more complex, and performance a key objective, expertise becomes an important component of successful design

  • Teaching Facades

    • Paper by Alex Terzich

    As facades become more sophisticated and complex, more detail-intensive and performance-critical, it's vital that architecture students develop a

  • Execution Ways

    • Paper by Viswanath Urala, P.E. · Prakash R. Desai, P.E., S.E.

    Business Insider has described San Francisco’s Chase Arena as setting “a new standard for a sports arena in the US”, and “the state-of-the-art arena