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Towards A Data Driven Fabrication Process
- Paper by Becher Neme, Michael Kilkelly,
Today's evolving digital tools allow designers to be more creative in designing new forms and geometries. Adapting similar tools to the fabrication…
March 14, 2018
Event Passed

April 15, 2019

Facade Tectonics Forum: MINNEAPOLIS
- Minneapolis, United States
- 8:30am - 5:30pm
FTI touched down in Minneapolis to confront themes central to the ever-evolving facade: energy-efficiency and sustainability, digital technology, kinetic and dynamic components, and material evolution.

Forum by Facade Tectonics Institute, Inc.
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Member since: September 20, 2024
United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum
- Paper by Ilja Aljoskin PMP, Project Manager Lee Pepin, Director of Virtual Design & Construction Neil Meredith RA, Modeler
Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries…
March 15, 2020
Prototyping with Ultra-Thin Glass
- Paper by Sophie Pennetier, Associate Director - Specialty Design Josephine Stoddard, Master of Building Science, Structural and Environmental Analysis and Design Karen Kensek, Professor
This paper proposes system concepts and fabrication methods for the use of ultra-thin glass in facades. It documents the team's research on…
March 19, 2020
Hydroformed Shading
- Paper by Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Architect Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Roman Schieber, Associate Director
New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of…
March 13, 2020
The Craft of Building Enclosures
- Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP
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
Effective Facade Modularization
- Paper by Kais Al-Rawi,
Facade systems of various transparent and opaque materials and systems are increasingly becoming integrated components of modularized facade…
September 2, 2024
Working With Big Data
- Paper by Cristobal Correa
Big data is having a noticeable impact on enclosure engineering design. With continuing advancements that liberate the geometrical form and the

March 14, 2018
Case Study: Renovation of Fountain Place
- Paper by Alfonso Lopez P.E., Principal and CEO David Dunham P.E, Director of Business Development Diarmuid Kelleher P.E., S.E., Director of Engineering
Fountain Place is a project that exemplifies the latest technology and applications in building skin design and jumbo structural glass applications,…
October 11, 2022
Call for Board Nominations
- Announcement
We invite members to submit nominations for a vacancy opening on our Board of Directors — we will consider applications for individuals working in material supplier, education, public interest, general contracting, building ownership/development, or fabrication spaces.

June 15, 2021
2023 Vitruvian Honors & Awards Ceremony
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
September 19, 2023
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
More Than a Facade
- Paper by Edward Losch · Marc Maguire
In 2014, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) as an accredited ANSI Standards

October 11, 2022
Stainless Steel 101
- Paper by Michael Mulhern,
This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation…
March 14, 2018
Unitized Cavity Wall Design and Implementation
- Paper by Dan Bettenhausen, Ph.D., Director of Mechanical Engineering
Double Skin Facades (DSF), constructed from individual aluminum framed curtain wall assemblies, provide a means of achieving acoustic and thermal…
September 2, 2024
2025 Vitruvian Honors & Awards
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
June 16, 2025
Facades+ New York
- Event by The Architect's Newspaper
April 03, 2025
Focus on Facades Education
- Article by Ajla Aksamija
October 30, 2023
Event Passed

May 20, 2021

Tech+ Harnessing Technology for Future Practice
- 10:15am - 4:00pm
Rising complexity in project design and sustainability goals has catapulted digital tools to the forefront of the AEC industry.

Industry Event by The Architect's Newspaper