Contextualizing Glass and Carbon Impacts
Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate
Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate
Aesthetic and technical capabilities of facade design have become seemingly endless as building technologies progress. While the capacity to address
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries
This paper examines two profoundly different design approaches: one, herein called ‘autonomous’, where the building’s design is governed by internal
Facade design is a key component of architectural expression, and increasingly a key design consideration due to growing importance of factors like:
The pathway to carbon-neutrality, as urged during the COP 21 in Paris, and the repeated goal for resilient buildings and urban habitats, winds right
Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030
Fidelity between the built enclosure and early visualizations is rarely, if ever, an accident. When achieved, it comes as the result of persistent
With the developments in production, industrial facilities lost their function and were abandoned over time. The most frequent and often the most
Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure on
There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli
This paper surveys facade design education in accredited Bachelor and Master of Architecture (B.Arch and M.Arch) programs in the United States. A
Unitized curtain wall has become ubiquitous in contemporary facade design and construction due to advantages associated with speed of erection, lower