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  • Blurred Edges

    Sealed indoor environments have created artificial, homogeneous ecosystems that sever ties between humans and the natural world. This paper

  • Lithic Revival

    The recently completed Capital One Hall performing arts center located in the Washington DC metro area is defined by a pleated exterior of glass and

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    Structural Silicone Glazing

    <p>The recent 50 year anniversary of the first use of silicone sealant in a 4-sided structural silicone glazing application marks a sustainable and…

  • Facing Density

    The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly eight

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    The Myth of Simplicity

    <p>There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and…

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    Vertical Louvered Solar Control

    <p>Exterior shading devices, when typically used, are horizontal planes that are most effective at the south face of buildings in the northern…

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    Transformation as Movement

    <p>In 1888 the art historian Heinrich Wölfflin proposed the notion that the primary characteristic of baroque architecture is the illusion of…

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    Thinking About Facades

    <p>There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the…

  • Teaching Facades

    As facades become more sophisticated and complex, more detail-intensive and performance-critical, it's vital that architecture students develop a

  • Structuring Skin

    Curtain wall is the prevailing type of enclosure on modern buildings because of its economy, its independence from structure that allows flexibility

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    Paul Rudolph's Christian Science Building

    <p>This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the…

  • Patchwork

    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

  • Kinetics in Building Facades

    The prominence of climatically responsive building facades through the use of kinetics has proliferated in recent years due to a concern for the

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    Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades

    <p>Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental…

  • Nested Density

    Projecting imagery onto building facades is not only becoming a marketing necessity for successful urban spectacles but is also altering social urban

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    Autonomous or Appropriate

    <p>This paper examines two profoundly different design approaches: one, herein called ‘autonomous’, where the building’s design is governed by…

  • Developments in Gridshell Design

    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

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    Facade Games

    <p>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…

  • Air Spaces Changed Everything

    This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create