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New Course on Building Façade Design Developed at Oklahoma State University
- Paper by Bodhisatta Hajra, Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering John Phillips, PE,
A façade, which is also called a ‘secondary structural system’, typically separates the exterior from the interior of a building. In recent times,…
September 18, 2024
Facade Tectonics Forum: MINNEAPOLIS
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
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.

April 15, 2019
Facade Tectonics Forum: HOUSTON
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
FTI's celebrated Forum in Houston brought together thought leaders to explore the amplified threats of climate change in the unique urban context of Houston.

October 10, 2019
Facade Tectonics Forum: TORONTO
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
The sold out 2019 Toronto Forum brought together AECO industry thought leaders to confront themes central to ever-evolving facade technology, themes engaging facade design, delivery, renewal, materiality, sustainability and resilience.

May 03, 2019
Facade Tectonics Forum: NYC
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
.FTI's 2019 NYC Forum was an intimate, provocative and forward-looking dialogue with thought leaders from all sectors of the building industry; owners, architects, consultants, contractors and more.

November 05, 2019
Facade Tectonics Forum: SEATTLE
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
FTI's celebrated Forum in Seattle explored the "facade effect" on buildings and urban habitat with industry and academic thought leaders.

July 16, 2019
Invert Auto-Shading
- Paper by Jae Yong Suk · Doris Sung
Allowing sufficient amount of natural light while avoiding excessive sunlight penetration is often hard to achieve with static facade systems due to

March 15, 2020
Modelling Perimeter Heating Demand
- Paper by Jonathan Graham, Sustainability Analyst Geoffrey Turnbull, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, CPHD, Director of Innovation David Constable OAA, LEED AP, CPHD, Principal Mike Reimer P.Eng, LEED AP, Principal Joshua Vanwyck, CPHD, CEO
Thermal discomfort can occur in perimeter zones due to radiant heat loss from the occupant to a poorly insulated exterior wall. It is valuable for…
October 11, 2022
Case Study: Kao Ho Hospital Development, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Paper by Jerry Ma, jerry.t.ma@dow.com Jason JS Lin, Project Manager
U-shaped annealed profiled glass, or U channel glass is used in both the interior and exterior glass façade for decades, as it has long and durable…
October 11, 2022
From Design to Experiment
- Paper by E. Yagdir CELIKER, MSc., Research Assistant Oguz C. CELIK, PhD., Professor of Structural&Earthquake Engineering
Flat cable-net facades are form-active structures which provide maximum transparency by means of point fixing components, tensioned cables, and…
March 22, 2020