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Detailing & Engineering Of Complex Geometry Copper Panels
- Paper by Becher Eli Neme, Founding Principal Thomas Johnson, Associate Principal
Paper Abstract with photos and illustrations Detailing and Engineering of copper panels with complex geometries: A case study in developing a…
September 2, 2024
Environmental Facade Perspective
- Paper by Patricia Shaw, M Arch., MSc Facade Engineering
Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy codes

October 11, 2022
Modeling Megapanels
- Paper by Elizabeth Bishop, AIA, LEED AP, Creative Design Director Emily Green, NCARB, LEED GA, Associate Lisa Podesto, PE, Timber & Innovations Specialist
Large format, steel-stud framed “megapanel” facades with rainscreen cladding create uniquely complicated requirements for digital documentation and…
October 11, 2022
Facade Technology in Educational Methodology
- Paper by Roger Schroeder, Lecturer Joseph A. Ebert, Professor
With facades becoming increasingly more complex, and performance a key objective, expertise becomes an important component of successful design…
October 11, 2022
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…
October 11, 2022
The Myth of Simplicity
- Paper by Gerry Lang,
There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and effectively…
October 11, 2022
When Facades Kill
- Paper by Terri Meyer Boake
The tragic fire of June 14, 2017 at the Grenfell Tower in London, England has brought to a very public global forum issues related to the impact of

March 14, 2018
Unitized Curtain Wall
- Paper by Brian Masuda · Kathleen Kulpa · Margaret Tyrpa
Unitized curtain wall has become ubiquitous in contemporary facade design and construction due to advantages associated with speed of erection, lower

March 14, 2018
Elliptical Ways
- Paper by Gustav Fagerström, Lia Tramontini, Kelly Burkhart, Jianing Song, Sanjeev Tankha,
Construction projects almost invariably encounter a critical stage at the moment of handover between the designing and the executing party. At this…
March 14, 2018
Curved Forming Panel Facades
- Paper by Roger Schroeder
The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate that

March 14, 2018
Shade and Spectacle
- Paper by Warren Techentin, FAIA, NCARB, LEED, Adjunct Associate Professor
This paper will look at the different facades of the Elysian Fields apartment building designed by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH] and…
March 26, 2020
United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum
- Paper by Ilja Aljoskin PMP · Lee Pepin · Neil Meredith RA
Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries

March 15, 2020
Terra Cotta Skins
- Paper by Laura B. Garofalo
This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will

March 17, 2020
Green Wall Rainscreen
- Paper by Stephan Wurster · Till Jackenkroll
Green Wall applications are growing in popularity around the world. Often thought of as a decorative element they provide much more than aesthetic

March 22, 2020
Air Spaces Changed Everything
- Paper by Gerry Lang, M.Arch., (Penn, 2008), B. Arch (hons., Toronto, 1978) OAA, AIA,TSA
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create

March 19, 2020