Autonomous or Appropriate
This paper examines two profoundly different design approaches: one, herein called ‘autonomous’, where the building’s design is governed by internal …
This paper examines two profoundly different design approaches: one, herein called ‘autonomous’, where the building’s design is governed by internal …
In 1959 Heinz Isler challenged the world of concrete shell design by proposing a series of shapes for shells that were very different from what most …
As the building stock ages around the country and the consequences of design and/or construction that are deficient or lack resiliency become apparen…
We construct building enclosures to keep the elements out, but sometimes air and water infiltrate the building envelope, causing several problems for…
Daylighting is often an important component of architectural design and heavily influenced by a building’s facade and enclosure systems. Unlike many …
The subject of this case study is the design and construction of a custom corrugated-geometry facade featuring pre-patinated copper and glass for an …
In 1871, a fourth level Architecture course was offered in New York City that instructed on topics such as heating, ventilation and circulation of wa…
Apertures is a six-story, commercial building in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City–a neighborhood severely impacted by the 1985 and 2017 ear…
Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for complex …
Allowing sufficient amount of natural light while avoiding excessive sunlight penetration is often hard to achieve with static facade systems due to …
Tokyo’s prestigious Ginza District, is home to innovative architectural design. One of the most recent examples is Ginza Six (GSIX), the largest comm…
Understanding how a building will reflect sunlight has gone from a rare requirement to a key consideration during the planning permission process in …
Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution du…
This paper provides an overview of a course focusing on the façade as taught to architecture students over a twenty-year period. The need for this s…
This paper surveys facade design education in accredited Bachelor and Master of Architecture (B.Arch and M.Arch) programs in the United States. A rev…
Johnson Controls (JCI), a leading provider of intelligent building technology solicited the design of a 35,000sm headquarters for its Asia-Pacific Re…
During the particularly cold first months of 1977 President Jimmy Carter, in what some call “The Sweater Speech,” famously noted how much energy coul…