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Efficiency-Driven Facade Optimization
- Paper by Earl Patrick, Director of Design Jeffrey Vaglio, Executive VP, Enclos Tensile Structures (ETS)
As overall project schedules continue to contract and rising costs impact our design decisions, the importance of the design-assist phase for facades…
October 9, 2024
Investigating Heat Development in Shadow Box Façade Systems
- Paper by Ahmet Faruk Cakir, Master's Student in Facade Engineering and Werkstudent at Schüco Prof. Daniel Arztmann, Head of Custom Design International and Professor at TH OWL
The prevalence of fully glazed facades in modern office buildings has been steadily increasing, primarily driven by architects' focus on aesthetic…
September 2, 2024
Sacramento Capitol Annex Skylights
- Paper by Sophie Pennetier · Houston Drum
This article documents the development or the design of two skylights on the Sacramento Capitol Annex Project throughout Design Assist and sheds

September 02, 2024
Digital Enablement for Manufacturing
- Paper by Melody Rees, Director of Design
Architectural design freedom achieved on high-end projects currently costs over $1,000/sq. Ft. Building materials have long been relegated to plane…
October 11, 2022
FTI DIALOGUES: Collaborative Project Delivery Reloaded
- Article by April Rawson, FTI Special Advisory Council
The Facade Tectonics Institute kicked off their first installment of FTI Dialogues: Suppliers & Contractors Series virtually on Friday, March 19th. High-performance facade systems are recognized as a key element in achieving sustainable building performance while also being tasked with providing

March 19, 2021
Execution Ways
- Paper by Viswanath Urala, P.E., Senior Engineer Prakash R. Desai, P.E., S.E., Senior Structural Engineer
Business Insider has described San Francisco’s Chase Arena as setting “a new standard for a sports arena in the US”, and “the state-of-the-art arena…
March 22, 2020
Translation from Concept to Construction
- Paper by Ryan Donaghy, AIA · Matthew Spahr, PE
Fidelity between the built enclosure and early visualizations is rarely, if ever, an accident. When achieved, it comes as the result of persistent

March 15, 2020
Corrugated-geometry Copper and Glass Facade
- Paper by Marko Tomsic, PE · John A. Jackson, AIA
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

March 20, 2020