Precast Concrete Enclosures is an elective course taught by Assistant Professor Pablo Moyano Fernandez at Washington University in St. Louis. The primary goal of the course is to enable students to envision and materialize full-scale building envelopes using precast concrete.
Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite
Traditional architecture can be a valuable source of inspiration for designers. Sustainable design concepts in traditional architecture have been
Complex freeform architectural enclosures are becoming increasingly popular and easy to model and design with the help of modern computational tools.
Today's evolving digital tools allow designers to be more creative in designing new forms and geometries. Adapting similar tools to the fabrication
An innovative lightweight ceramic precast composite panel is introduced in this paper that offers the unique benefits of prefabricated off-site
Explosions can result in very high loads of extremely short durations. Protective design to mitigate the effects of blast loading requires façade
Dive deeper into the top papers from the 2020 World Congress! We invite you to tune in to the first episode of the series with Stephen Katz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C who will be speaking about his winning paper, "The First Triple Certified Facade: Merging sustainability and Building well-being."
Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the
Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance
Paper Abstract with photos and illustrations Detailing and Engineering of copper panels with complex geometries: A case study in developing a