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11 results

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
Delivering Beauty
- Paper by Michael Mulhern,
Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the…
June 28, 2024
Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control
- Paper by Klaus Reuschle, Project Director Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Roman Schieber, Associate Director ppa.
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint…
October 11, 2022
Go Big or Go Home!
- Paper by Patrick Loughran, FAIA, PE, LEED AP, Richard Barrett, AIA, Senior Associate
This paper will focus on the design and detailing of large-format glass enclosures intended to maximize transparency using state-of-the-art materials…
October 11, 2022
Innovative Façades for a Sustainable Architecture
- Paper by Lucio Blandini,
Facades play a relevant role in the search for a more sustainable approach to modern architecture. The amount of embodied and operational energy can…
October 11, 2022
Case Study: Renovation of Fountain Place
- Paper by Alfonso Lopez P.E. · David Dunham P.E · Diarmuid Kelleher P.E., S.E.
Fountain Place is a project that exemplifies the latest technology and applications in building skin design and jumbo structural glass applications,

October 11, 2022
HydroSKIN
- Paper by Christina Eisenbarth, M.Sc., Research Associate Walter Haase, Dr.-Ing., Managing Director of CRC1244, Head of Working Groups Lucio Blandini, Prof. Dr.-Ing. M.Arch., Professor and Head of the Institute Werner Sobek, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c., Senior Professor
Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate…
October 11, 2022
ETFE Membrane Envelope Strategies
- Paper by Audrey L Worden, ISSF · Kihong R. Ku, DDes · Alexander G. Worden, RA NCARB
Airflow within the cavity of double-skin facades is a key component of adaptive building envelopes which change thermophysical properties to meet

October 11, 2022
Rethinking Building Skins
- Paper by Eugenia Gasparri · Arianna Brambilla · Gabriele Lobaccaro · Francesco Goia · Annalisa Andaloro · Alberto Sangiorgio
Building skins play a pivotal role in architecture. Other than the aesthetical and architectural aspects, facades are key to the climate performance,

October 11, 2022
Novel Active Facade Systems and Their Energy Performance in Commercial Buildings
- Paper by Ajla Aksamija · Mahsa Farid Mohajer · Zlatan Aksamija
This article presents results of a research study that focuses on understanding energy performance of novel facade systems that integrate

October 11, 2022
Localized Rigidification of PCM Envelopes
- Paper by Elnaz Tafrihi
This is an experimental and computational exploration of structural systems that transform between states of rigidity and flexibility. The goal is to

March 14, 2018