Green Wall Rainscreen
Green Wall applications are growing in popularity around the world. Often thought of as a decorative element they provide much more than aesthetic ap…
Green Wall applications are growing in popularity around the world. Often thought of as a decorative element they provide much more than aesthetic ap…
Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure on t…
This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design. Th…
The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on th…
Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high le…
California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge challenge. C…
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have cr…
For a new corporate headquarters in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district, SHoP Architects designed a semi-conditioned atrium space inside the externa…
Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With ne…
Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource harvesting a…
New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of hi…
This paper explores the architectural shape optimization of typical housing typologies: slab and high-rise residential buildings to reduce primary en…
Johnson Controls (JCI), a leading provider of intelligent building technology solicited the design of a 35,000sm headquarters for its Asia-Pacific Re…