Lisa Heschong, a keynote speaker at the Facade Tectonics Institute’s World Congress in October, is a strong proponent for the importance of daylighting and views in all types of buildings, including this excerpt from her recent book, Visual Design in Architecture: Daylight, Vision, and View.
The Facade Tectonics Institute is seeking experienced building industry researchers, academics and practitioners to assist in the 2016 World Congress and Annual Conference paper review process.
The Facade Tectonics Institute has extended the abstract submission deadline until July 13, 2021 for the 2022 World Congress (FTI WC2022).
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) is pleased to announce our half-day NYC Forum will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2020, hosted by the Ornamental Metal Institute of New York.
Precision in digital workflow is necessary to deliver facade projects where there is a high design aesthetic or structural performance requirement.
Hamid Vossoughi talks facade retrofits: the importance of and how to
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) is pleased to announce its new Special Advisory Council (SAC). The Council is comprised of 27 individuals selected through a competitive application process and embody the disciplinary and geographic demographics of the Institute’s membership...
The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material is
This paper tells the story of a Double Skin Facade (DSF), where high performance and multi-disciplinary collaboration saves a library concept of
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Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030
We are excited to announce the Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress will take place virtually, and to share with you how we're designing this to bring opportunities we've never been able to have before.
Daylighting is often an important component of architectural design and heavily influenced by a building’s facade and enclosure systems. Unlike many
“We received hundreds of abstract submissions addressing a remarkable range of building facade topics. We anticipate a truly extraordinary conference.” The two-day summit will include speaking and poster presentations, panel discussions, exhibitors and workshops.
Glazed wall systems, such as curtain walls and window walls, are one of the most commonly used façade systems in modern buildings in North America.
Allowing sufficient amount of natural light while avoiding excessive sunlight penetration is often hard to achieve with static facade systems due to