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Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with powdered precious metal, is a practice of celebrating the life and history of an
Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with powdered precious metal, is a practice of celebrating the life and history of an
In 1871, a fourth level Architecture course was offered in New York City that instructed on topics such as heating, ventilation and circulation of
The stability of monolithic glass fins is reasonably well defined; as an elastic material it behaves in a similar manner to other elastic materials
To paraphrase Robert le Ricolias, the art of the structure is where to put the folds. Using that inspiration, fundamental concepts from origami,
Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed a 290,000 sf museum celebrating the artistry and technology of film, becoming the world’s first museum and
Architects today must explore alternative enclosure materials to meet evolving energy codes and embodied carbon regulations. Terra cotta has been
For over 60 years architects, engineers, and consultants have been specifying stainless steels for use in building skins and in some structural
To ensure the safety of U.S diplomatic personnel overseas, the U.S Department of State (DoS) has developed facade retrofits capable of resisting high
Stainless steel has been successfully used in building envelopes since the completion of the Chrysler building in 1928. Today, it is used as both a
<p>One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from…
Change happens, for better or for worse, to all living and physical matter. In order to thrive and achieve longevity, we constantly need to adapt to
Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high
The project described in this paper explores the integration of custom-made soft robotic muscles into a component-based surface. This project is part
<p>There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the…
Small towns are dying, and it is not just because of their dwindling economies. The physical fabric of our communities is literally crumbling. A
Facades play a relevant role in the search for a more sustainable approach to modern architecture. The amount of embodied and operational energy can
<p>Airflow within the cavity of double-skin facades is a key component of adaptive building envelopes which change thermophysical properties to meet…
Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme events
<p>Integration and interoperability between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Modeling (BEM) tools pose major challenges for…
The tragic fire of June 14, 2017 at the Grenfell Tower in London, England has brought to a very public global forum issues related to the impact of