Geometric Patterns as Architectural Forms
Facade design is a key component of architectural expression, and increasingly a key design consideration due to growing importance of factors like:
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Episode 14: Diversity & Inclusion in the Architectural Profession
Sharon Egretta Sutton of the Parsons School of Design joins us to address and discuss diversity and inclusion in the architectural profession. This episode is hosted by Alexandra Blakeslee of TECHNOFORM.
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Book Review of Research Methods for the Architectural Profession
The concept of research has been hashed and rehashed by the architectural profession for decades, but the dialogue has failed to provide a systemic platform for implementation. Akšamija cuts through the confusion and controversy like a sharp blade through soft fruit in a book released last month.
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Observations on Collaborative Process and Materiality from the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop
As an industry, we talk a lot about collaboration but the walk, not so much. This ceramics workshop is a stellar example of industry/academic/professional collaboration and worthy of the highest praise. We need more of this!
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Thermal and Fire Characteristics of FRP Composites for Architectural Applications
The advantages and challenges for FRP in architectural applications as discussed in our 2015 paper are still very much true today. As the advantages of FRP are discussed comprehensively elsewhere in this issue of SKINS, I will focus my comments on FRP fire behavior.
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Aarhus University, Denmark
Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University
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Permasteelisa Group
Permasteelisa Group is a worldwide leading contractor, specialized in the engineering, project management, manufacturing, and installation of architectural envelopes and interior systems.
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Roschmann Steel & Glass Constructions
Roschmann Steel & Glass Constructions, Inc is the North American extension of Roschmann Group of Germany. Roschmann is a custom fabricator and installer of high quality engineered architectural envelope systems.
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Blast Performance of TSSA
Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual
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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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Digital Enablement for Manufacturing
Architectural design freedom achieved on high-end projects currently costs over $1,000/sq. Ft. Building materials have long been relegated to plane
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Facade Maintenance Access
Facades are an architectural feature and an integral part of the building enclosure. To ensure that the facades continue their function, they must be
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Honing the Craft
Finishing of custom-fabricated architectural façade components represents one of the most significant components to their cost. Manually driven
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Novel Techniques for Facade Optimization
Complex freeform architectural enclosures are becoming increasingly popular and easy to model and design with the help of modern computational tools.
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Ginza Six
Tokyo’s prestigious Ginza District, is home to innovative architectural design. One of the most recent examples is Ginza Six (GSIX), the largest