Should We Save Mid-Century Modern Icons That Hurt the Environment?

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In a feature posted on fastcodedesign.com yesterday, architect James Timberlake charts a course for making ethical decisions about unsustainable modernist architecture. The article discusses the role of the building facade — specifically the viability of retrofit programs for buildings clad by mid-twentieth century curtainwall systems — to simultaneously maintain the aesthetic integrity and reduce carbon emissions of our existing building stock.

You can read the article in its entirety here.

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- Article by Mic Patterson
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- Article by David Fixler, FAIA, FAPT LEED, Architect
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- Article by Lori Ferriss, AIA, PE, LEED AP BD+C
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- Article by Caroline Alderson, FAPT
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- Article by Angel Ayón, AIA, NCARB, NOMA, LEED AP, Principal
A Break From The Past: How the Guggenheim Renovation Made Thermally Broken Steel Windows a New Normal
- Article by David Artigas, P.E.
The Energy Performance of Mid-Century Metal-and-Glass Curtain Walls
- Article by Adrienne Cressman · Melissa Patterson · Michael McClelland · Liisa Morley
Repainting the Existing Curtain Wall at Toronto Dominion Centre
- Article by David Kayll, FMA, P.Eng, President and senior building science specialist
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- Article by Mark Thompson Brandt, OAA, RAIC, FAPT-RP, LEED AP, CAHP,, Founding Partner
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