We are excited to announce the launch of our video library featuring a selection of past live event recordings now available, exclusively to FTI members. Our events bring international audiences together to explore industry issues, trends, and emerging technologies as they relate to buildings...
There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and effectively
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 were
The Poetry, Pitfalls and Potential of Kinetic Facades is an ongoing series published by the Advanced Technology Studio of Enclos examining kinetic components in building envelopes — often eye-catching, occasionally gimmicky, and almost always a technical and economic challenge.
Professor Timo Schmidt and Research Assistant David Bjelland of the University of Applied Sciences, Augsburg, propose a human centric planning guide for façade design that provides a tool to optimize façade components to match enhanced occupant well-being and health.
Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create
Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating
<p>Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is…
The goal is to explore the role and methodology employed between the architect and engineer as they look to resolve the opposing demands of design
Center Three is a 100-year-old, one million square-foot building in Long Island City, New York that was constructed over the course of one year. It
Building design criteria requires that government buildings be designed for a variety of extreme loads including blast, hurricane, and impact
The conventional approach to specifying dimensional tolerances in architecture and construction is inadequate in the theater of premanufacturing
Environmental and socio-economic benefits of sustainable preservation have become apparent most recently in the restoration of the historic former
The Carapace Pavilion is a university-based, design-build, full-scale custom prototype for a possible replacement of the standard precast concrete
Case study of the recently opened John A. Paulson Center for New York University in Manhattan reviews design solutions of façade depth and scale to
<p>Due to material and technological advancement during the last century, transparency has become a prominent trend in contemporary architecture.…