Reinforced Polymer Concrete Screen Walls
Apertures is a six-story, commercial building in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City–a neighborhood severely impacted by the 1985 and 2017
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Facing Density
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly eight… -
Transfer Topologies
This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design.
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Delivering Beauty
Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the… -
Paul Rudolph's Christian Science Building
This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the American… -
Seismic Movements
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
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Algorithmic Patterns for Facade Design
Recently, building envelopes have been exhibiting complex shapes and patterns, a trend supported by current digital technologies. Likewise, the
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Retroreflective Coating for Window Blinds
Solar shading devices are required to find a trade-off between conflicting requirements: Protection from excessive solar gains and glare, daylight… -
Balustrade Design Loads
A review of balustrade practices from around the world, and why practices in United States and countries using ICC code/ASCE 7 designs are failing to
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Laminated Security Glazing
Glass is an essential component for any type of building. Its transparency enhances daylighting and provides occupants a view to the outside. Whether… -
Modelling Perimeter Heating Demand
Thermal discomfort can occur in perimeter zones due to radiant heat loss from the occupant to a poorly insulated exterior wall. It is valuable for… -
Developments in Gridshell Design
In 1959 Heinz Isler challenged the world of concrete shell design by proposing a series of shapes for shells that were very different from what most
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Facade Design Beyond Buildings
At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form… -
Finally
For over 60 years architects, engineers, and consultants have been specifying stainless steels for use in building skins and in some structural… -
Modern Heritage and Facade Improvements
Approximately 80% of our total building stock is from the 20th century. During the last decades, along with an increasing appreciation of modern
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Advances in Laminated Glass Engineering
The stability of monolithic glass fins is reasonably well defined; as an elastic material it behaves in a similar manner to other elastic materials… -
The Tectonics of Flimsiness
Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural… -
Glass Balustrade Design
Glass handrail design in the United States lags behind best practice in other parts of the world. There can be as much as a factor of four (4)… -
The Scope of the Structural Glass Design Manual
The technology of glass now allows glass to be fabricated in sizes and structural configurations not previously conceivable. The standards and codes… -
Envelope For Service
Envelope-for-Service (E4S) is a novel business model developed with the aim of converting the building façade from a traditionally traded good to a…