Thinking About Facades
<p>There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the…
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Adaptable Glazing Shields
<p>Today, about 40% of all buildings in the U.S. still have single-pane windows, and ~70% of the existing building stock is estimated to suffer from…
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Adaptive Facades
<p>Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the…
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Designing with Photovoltaics
<p>Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With…
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Interstitial condensation risk assessment
<p>The development of methods to predict and control moisture accumulation in building envelopes has always been a key element in building science.…
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Geometric Patterns as Architectural Forms
<p>Facade design is a key component of architectural expression, and increasingly a key design consideration due to growing importance of factors…
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Exploring Interoperability between Rhino and Revit through Rhino.inside
<p>This paper presents a comprehensive interoperability workflow achieved between Rhino and Revit through Rhino-Inside. The study focuses on two case…
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Design Principles For Museum Daylight Systems
<p>This research unlocks the relationship between space, structure and light in nine unique museums developed by architect Renzo Piano. Renzo Piano…
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Parametric Facade Design
<p>Parametric Design has become an invaluable tool for complex tasks like designing energy efficient buildings when joined to performance-based…
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Kinetic Solar Envelope
<p>Kinetic responsive systems are gaining attention in architectural applications, to reduce the building’s energy consumption and environmental…
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Specifying Commercial Aluminum Finishes
<p>Many factors will influence coating selection, but to achieve the desired performance level for a given situation, coatings must be specified…
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Heat-actuated Auxetic Facades
<p>Highly transformable materials can be used as adaptive exterior shading systems by leveraging the relationship between external stimuli (heat) and…
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Kinetic Shading Systems
<p>This study focuses on experiments in kinetics and architectural skins. More extensively, it introduces a solution for environmental design issues…
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Emulating Nature's Structured Randomness in Facade Design
The wonder of nature is the abundance of unique forms she creates based on a few simple physical principles or laws. No two snowflakes are alike.
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Coupling Facade and Structure
<p>Traditional approach for engineering the facade is building an isolated analysis model. However, it inhibits a dynamic design process where…
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Performance Based Generative Facade Workflow for Large Scale Projects
<p>Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased…
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BioFacades Classification
Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the
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North Capitol Building Case Study
<p>The Utah State Capitol North Building, currently under construction, features 80,000 SF of classically designed cubic granite detailing, including…
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Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades
<p>Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental…
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Shaping Skin
<p>The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on…