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  • Structural Skin

    • Paper by John Neary

    Many prominent, recent buildings feature forms suggesting structural surface while their enclosures are really non-load-bearing curtain wall. At the

  • Facade Design Beyond Buildings

    • Paper by Michele Andaloro · Enrica Oliva · Lucio Blandini

    At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form

  • Sculptural Facades

    • Paper by Matthew A. Trimble · Matthew Culver

    In the vein of mass production, manufacturers leverage repeatable parts and modular construction in an effort to maximize quality control while

  • Catalytic Conversion

    • Paper by Damon Caldwell

    Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth;

  • Contextualizing Glass and Carbon Impacts

    • Paper by Kayla Natividad, PhD, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate · Kyle Sword

    Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate

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    The Craft of Building Enclosures

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Project Architect
    This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke façade…

  • Facing Density

    • Paper by Wendy Cox

    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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    Form Follows Well-Being

    • Paper by David Bjelland M.Sc., Research Assistant Prof. Dr. sc. hum. MArch Dipl.-Ing. Timo Schmidt, Professor
    Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is…

  • The Double Skin Facade

    • Paper by Lee A. Fithian, AIA, AICP, NCARB, LEED AP

    The largest source of air pollution in North America is the atmospheric boundary layer of a city caused by its urban canyons with pollutants produced