
Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030
Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating
The next PowerSKIN Conference will be held virtually in Munich on April 9th. The focus of the 2021 conference deals with the question of whether simplicity and robustness are in contradiction to good performance or whether they even complement each other: Simplicity vs. Performance?
Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance
Airflow within the cavity of double-skin facades is a key component of adaptive building envelopes which change thermophysical properties to meet
This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the American
The envelope of the Harbin Bank Building in Beijing has a Multi-Skin Facade where the outer cavity is naturally ventilated. During the design the
Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the
Few buildings are as iconic as Willis Tower. Generations of Chicagoans have a collective memory of this building playing a role in their entire
The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in