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  • Working With Big Data

    Big data is having a noticeable impact on enclosure engineering design. With continuing advancements that liberate the geometrical form and the

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    The Carapace Pavilion

    <p>The Carapace Pavilion is a university-based, design-build, full-scale custom prototype for a possible replacement of the standard precast concrete…

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    Hybrid Timber

    <p>This case study provides an overview of building hybrid curtain wall system and future opportunities for the use of timber. It will also review…

  • Printed Facades?

    While additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented freedom of design and a remarkable potential for material efficiency and lightweight

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    Design Digital Recipes

    <p>Precision in digital workflow is necessary to deliver facade projects where there is a high design aesthetic or structural performance…

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    Sculptural Facades

    <p>In the vein of mass production, manufacturers leverage repeatable parts and modular construction in an effort to maximize quality control while…

  • Honing the Craft

    <p>Finishing of custom-fabricated architectural façade components represents one of the most significant components to their cost. Manually driven…

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    Architectural Ceramic Assemblies

    <p>This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo…

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    Build Test Iterate Repeat

    <p>The global increase in atmospheric temperature rise combined with the rapid growth of previously underdeveloped climate zones presents a growing…

  • Digital Medium, Tangible Message

    The reaches of architecture are inherently linked to the efficacy of communication, and as emerging technology broadens the conceptual horizon of the

  • 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

  • Hydroformed Shading

    New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of

  • Curved Forming Panel Facades

    The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate that

  • Fit for the Future

    <p>Wearables protect us from climatic conditions, they provide privacy, comfort and they also reflect our style and personality. Building facades in…

  • 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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    Terra Cotta Skins

    <p>This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will…

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    Localized Rigidification of PCM Envelopes

    <p>This is an experimental and computational exploration of structural systems that transform between states of rigidity and flexibility. The goal is…

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    Patchwork

    <p>It may be difficult for modern man to believe that what is known as handicraft was once the advanced manufacturing of the day. These techniques…

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    Digital Lifecycle of Building Envelopes

    <p>“The digital transformation will change everything” – with this quote in mind a deep look into the current facade business will be given with a…