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Fit for the Future
- Paper by Julia Koerner-Al-Rawi, Associate Adjunct Professor, Director of Summer Programs, Department of Architecture and Urban Design
Wearables protect us from climatic conditions, they provide privacy, comfort and they also reflect our style and personality. Building facades in the…
September 2, 2024
Printed Facades?
- Paper by Philipp L. Rosendahl, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chris Borg Costanzi, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Philipp A. Chhadeh, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Robert Akerboom, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Benedikt Waldschmitt, Institute for Steel Construction and Materials Mechanics, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Alexander Wolf, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt Marvin Kehl, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ulrich Knaack, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
While additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented freedom of design and a remarkable potential for material efficiency and lightweight…
October 11, 2022
Sculptural Facades
- Paper by Matthew A. Trimble, Director of Product Development Matthew Culver, Architect | Product Development
In the vein of mass production, manufacturers leverage repeatable parts and modular construction in an effort to maximize quality control while…
October 11, 2022
Performance Based Generative Facade Workflow for Large Scale Projects
- Paper by Paul Ferrer · Mili Kyropoulou · Tim Logan · Heath May · James Warton
Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased

March 14, 2018
Patchwork
- Paper by Alexander G. Worden, AIA,
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…
March 14, 2018
Generative Design Tool
- Paper by Amir Hosseinzadeh Zarrabi, Mona Azarbayjani, Maryam Tavakoli,
The piezoelectric facade as a self-sustained technology can generate a considerable amount of energy by converting swaying motions (actuated by the…
March 14, 2018
Algorithmic Patterns for Facade Design
- Paper by Inês Caetano, António Leitão,
Recently, building envelopes have been exhibiting complex shapes and patterns, a trend supported by current digital technologies. Likewise, the…
March 12, 2018
Hydroformed Shading
- Paper by Michelle Siu-Ching Lee · Robert Matthew Noblett · Roman Schieber
New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of

March 13, 2020
Geometric Patterns as Architectural Forms
- Paper by Joshua Schultz, PhD, PE, LEED AP, Assistant Professor Neil Katz, AIA, Associate
Facade design is a key component of architectural expression, and increasingly a key design consideration due to growing importance of factors like:…
January 21, 2020
Developments in Gridshell Design
- Paper by Cristobal Correa P.E., Principal Craig Schwitter P.E., Principal
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…
March 22, 2020