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Heat-actuated Auxetic Facades
- Paper by Amira Abdel-Rahman, Elnaz Tafrihi,
Highly transformable materials can be used as adaptive exterior shading systems by leveraging the relationship between external stimuli (heat) and…
March 14, 2018
Kinetic Shading Systems
- Paper by Alireza Jahanara, Negar Kalantar,
This study focuses on experiments in kinetics and architectural skins. More extensively, it introduces a solution for environmental design issues and…
March 14, 2018
Emulating Nature's Structured Randomness in Facade Design
- Paper by Ned S. Kirschbaum FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C,
The wonder of nature is the abundance of unique forms she creates based on a few simple physical principles or laws. No two snowflakes are alike.…
March 14, 2018
Coupling Facade and Structure
- Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis, PhD, PE · Jessica Chen, PE
Traditional approach for engineering the facade is building an isolated analysis model. However, it inhibits a dynamic design process where

March 14, 2018
Performance Based Generative Facade Workflow for Large Scale Projects
- Paper by Paul Ferrer · Mili Kyropoulou · Tim Logan · Heath May · James Warton
Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased

March 14, 2018
BioFacades Classification
- Paper by Mary Ben Bonham, Kyoung Hee Kim, Professor, Director of IDRL | Founder of EcoClosure Christiane M. Herr, Professor at the School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the…
July 2, 2024
RECAP – CTBUH 2015 Host Room Assembles World-Class Lineup of Building Facade Specialists
On October 26th and 27th, the Facade Tectonics Institute assembled a world-class lineup of building facade specialists at the CTBUH 2015 International Conference in New York City.

October 29, 2015
Facade Tectonics Room at CTBUH 2015 International Conference Assembles World-Class Lineup of Building Facade Specialists
- Press Release
On October 26th and 27th, the Facade Tectonics Institute assembled a world-class lineup of building facade specialists at the CTBUH 2015 International Conference in New York City. The host room, titled Skinning the Tall Building: Framing the Future of Building Facade Technology, featured a series of

November 20, 2015
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Member since: September 20, 2024
MODESTEhouseTEST: August 7-17, 2017
- Article by W. Geoff Gjertson, Architect, AIA, Professor of Architecture and Co-Director of the Building Institute
A design-build class at the University of Louisiana explores the territory of the “tiny-house.” Professor Geoff Gjertson describes the 216 square foot MODESTEhouse and shares his personal experience of living small.

January 15, 2018
High Performance: Who Benefits?
- Article by Alexandra Blakeslee, Innovation & Projects
I recently started studying Sustainable Environmental Systems at Pratt Institute. One of my classes focused on climate change and its social effects across the world. I started to connect the dots backward and question the impact of our work in facades and fenestration on our local communities.

October 25, 2021
North Capitol Building Case Study
- Paper by Jeremy Simmonds, Project Manager at KEPCO+ Bruce Knaphus, President
The Utah State Capitol North Building, currently under construction, features 80,000 SF of classically designed cubic granite detailing, including…
September 18, 2024
Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades
- Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, Ph.D. Candidate, LEED GA, Ali Eydgahi, Ph.D., Shimming Shyu, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C, Payam H. Matin, Ph.D.,
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli…
March 14, 2018
Shaping Skin
- Paper by John Neary AIA LEED AP NCARB
The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on

March 21, 2020
Architectural Ceramic Assemblies
- Paper by Omar Khan · Bill Pottle · Mitchell Bring
This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

March 14, 2018