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Sealed indoor environments have created artificial, homogeneous ecosystems that sever ties between humans and the natural world. This paper
Sealed indoor environments have created artificial, homogeneous ecosystems that sever ties between humans and the natural world. This paper
Architects today must explore alternative enclosure materials to meet evolving energy codes and embodied carbon regulations. Terra cotta has been
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
<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…
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly eight
<p>There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and…
<p>Exterior shading devices, when typically used, are horizontal planes that are most effective at the south face of buildings in the northern…
<p>In 1888 the art historian Heinrich Wölfflin proposed the notion that the primary characteristic of baroque architecture is the illusion of…
<p>There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the…
As facades become more sophisticated and complex, more detail-intensive and performance-critical, it's vital that architecture students develop a
Curtain wall is the prevailing type of enclosure on modern buildings because of its economy, its independence from structure that allows flexibility
<p>This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the…
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
The prominence of climatically responsive building facades through the use of kinetics has proliferated in recent years due to a concern for the
<p>Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental…
Projecting imagery onto building facades is not only becoming a marketing necessity for successful urban spectacles but is also altering social urban
<p>This paper examines two profoundly different design approaches: one, herein called ‘autonomous’, where the building’s design is governed by…
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
<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…
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create