Adaptive Facades
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries
Small towns are dying, and it is not just because of their dwindling economies. The physical fabric of our communities is literally crumbling. A
<p><strong><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YWsM-45p03v7lcC1fGl5k8iN2PLWVN95/view?usp=sharing">Paper Abstract with photos and…
<p>Center Three is a 100-year-old, one million square-foot building in Long Island City, New York that was constructed over the course of one year.…
<p>The use of bidirectional scattering distribution function incorporated in a transient systems simulation program, allows engineers to accurately…
<p>U-shaped annealed profiled glass, or U channel glass is used in both the interior and exterior glass façade for decades, as it has long and…
<p>The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture…
The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California features an extremely diverse set of facade systems within one
<p>There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and…
<p>The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the…
Apertures is a six-story, commercial building in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City–a neighborhood severely impacted by the 1985 and 2017
<p>This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation…
<p>All too often, high-performance building envelopes are considered in terms of new materials and technologies that push specific systems to improve…
<p>The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building…
<p>Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite…
<p>Structural silicone sealant is commonly used in glass fin applications, both as a weatherseal and as for structural attachment. A common concern…
<p>The recent 50 year anniversary of the first use of silicone sealant in a 4-sided structural silicone glazing application marks a sustainable and…
<p>Other than limited special cases, there is a lack of standards providing guidance on the design of structural glass. This has resulted in an…
<p>Laminated glass with standard PVB has long been used for safety and security due to its ability to adhere the broken glass fragments together. As…
Architects today must explore alternative enclosure materials to meet evolving energy codes and embodied carbon regulations. Terra cotta has been