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  • United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum

    • Paper by Ilja Aljoskin PMP · Lee Pepin · Neil Meredith RA

    Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries

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    The Double Skin Facade

    • Paper by Lee A. Fithian, AIA, AICP, NCARB, LEED AP,
    The largest source of air pollution in North America is the atmospheric boundary layer of a city caused by its urban canyons with pollutants produced…
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    Designing with Photovoltaics

    • Paper by Wayne Walker, Associate, Project Architect Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Sustainability Strategist Sam Crawford, Intern
    Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With…

  • Blurred Edges

    • Paper by Elizabeth L. McCormick AIA, WELL AP, LEED AP, CPHC, Assistant Professor
    Sealed indoor environments have created artificial, homogeneous ecosystems that sever ties between humans and the natural world. This paper…

  • 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)

  • High-Performance Building Facades

    • Event by University of Massachusetts Amherst

    For architects, designers, engineers, manufacturers, consultants, and owners' representatives interested in methods for designing high-performance facades.

  • APT Seattle Conference Symposium 2023: Aging Composite Materials and Assemblies

    • Event by Association for Preservation Technology, APT Technical Committee on Modern Heritage

    Aging modern heritage buildings and structures face complex repair and reinvestment challenges. Manufactured composite materials and multi-material assemblies often cannot be cost-effectively repaired or replaced in kind.

  • Hydroformed Shading

    • Paper by Michelle Siu-Ching Lee · Robert Matthew Noblett · Roman Schieber

    New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of

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    Execution Ways

    • Paper by Viswanath Urala, P.E., Senior Engineer Prakash R. Desai, P.E., S.E., Senior Structural Engineer
    Business Insider has described San Francisco’s Chase Arena as setting “a new standard for a sports arena in the US”, and “the state-of-the-art arena…
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    Vintage Vinyl

    • Paper by Michael S. Plewacki,
    Mid-century through 1980’s buildings with lock-strip or “zipper-gasket” glazing systems are an ever present part of the urban landscape in many…

  • Facade Tectonics Forum: TORONTO

    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.

  • Contextualizing Glass and Carbon Impacts

    • Paper by Kayla Natividad, PhD, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate · Kyle Sword

    Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate

  • Facade Embodied Carbon Reduction Strategies

    • Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP

    Facades are increasingly being recognized as a major contributor to whole-building embodied carbon. While designers know how to reduce the embodied

  • Modern Heritage and Facade Improvements

    • Paper by Uta Pottgiesser · Angel Ayón

    Approximately 80% of our total building stock is from the 20th century. During the last decades, along with an increasing appreciation of modern