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Episode 09: Ted Kesik on SKINS
- Podcast by Ted Kesik, PhD
Special guest Ted Kesik, PhD, Professor of Building Science at the University of Toronto, joins us to discuss everything from digital workflows and durability to embodied carbon and resilience.

October 21, 2020
Episode 10: Modular Prefab & Offsite Manufacturing
- Podcast by Graham Finch · Vincent Davenport
Special guests Graham Finch, Senior Building Science Specialist at RDH Building Science, and Vincent Davenport from EllisDon's Construction Sciences Group join us to explore the relevance, issues and developments of modular prefabrication and offsite construction practices.

November 18, 2020
The Carapace Pavilion
- Paper by Douglas Noble, PhD, FAIA, Associate Dean Karen M. Kensek, DPACSA, Professor of Practice in Architecture
The Carapace Pavilion is a university-based, design-build, full-scale custom prototype for a possible replacement of the standard precast concrete…
October 11, 2022
Digital Enablement for Manufacturing
- Paper by Melody Rees, Director of Design
Architectural design freedom achieved on high-end projects currently costs over $1,000/sq. Ft. Building materials have long been relegated to plane…
October 11, 2022
Digital Medium, Tangible Message
- Paper by Nathaniel Barlam,
The reaches of architecture are inherently linked to the efficacy of communication, and as emerging technology broadens the conceptual horizon of the…
March 14, 2018
Design Digital Recipes
- Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis, PhD, PE, Lukasz Blonski, Jessica Chen, PE,
Precision in digital workflow is necessary to deliver facade projects where there is a high design aesthetic or structural performance requirement.…
March 14, 2018
Building by Numbers
- Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis PhD | PE | FRSA
This paper outlines the successful implementation of digital workflows between the design team composed of Architect, Structural Engineer and Project

March 15, 2020
Modeling Megapanels
- Paper by Elizabeth Bishop, AIA, LEED AP, Creative Design Director Emily Green, NCARB, LEED GA, Associate Lisa Podesto, PE, Timber & Innovations Specialist
Large format, steel-stud framed “megapanel” facades with rainscreen cladding create uniquely complicated requirements for digital documentation and…
October 11, 2022
Algorithmic Patterns for Facade Design
- Paper by Inês Caetano, António Leitão,
Recently, building envelopes have been exhibiting complex shapes and patterns, a trend supported by current digital technologies. Likewise, the…
March 12, 2018
Mixed Reality in Facade Education
- Paper by Phillip Anzalone AIA, Professor Amber Bartosh, RA LEED AP BD+C, Professor
Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design…
March 22, 2020
Working With Big Data
- Paper by Cristobal Correa
Big data is having a noticeable impact on enclosure engineering design. With continuing advancements that liberate the geometrical form and the

March 14, 2018
Exo-Skins
- Paper by Nick Braaksma, Malini Srivastava, AIA, Chad Ulven,
Cost-effective, sustainable, self-actuating, thermally-responsive, bio-composite exo-skins that act like shields or cloaks for existing buildings…
March 14, 2018
Connections – Tolerance, Adjustability, Geometric Accuracy
- Paper by Jeff Montague, RA, Vice President Scott Abukoff, Vice President
Connections, those transitions between systems and materials, are critically important when the surfaces are curved or complex. Well-designed…
December 10, 2019
VR For Daylight
- Paper by Kelly Burkhart, Enclosure Technical Designer Caris Frazier-Baker, Technical Artist for Virtual Reality Sanjeev Tankha, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Enclosure Engineering
Daylighting is often an important component of architectural design and heavily influenced by a building’s facade and enclosure systems. Unlike many…
March 22, 2020
Honing the Craft
- Paper by Patrick Delorey, Digital Fabrication Manager
Finishing of custom-fabricated architectural façade components represents one of the most significant components to their cost. Manually driven…
September 2, 2024
Developments in Gridshell Design
- Paper by Cristobal Correa P.E., Principal Craig Schwitter P.E., Principal
In 1959 Heinz Isler challenged the world of concrete shell design by proposing a series of shapes for shells that were very different from what most…
March 22, 2020
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)…
March 14, 2018
Sculptural Facades
- Paper by Matthew A. Trimble, Director of Product Development Matthew Culver, Architect | Product Development
In the vein of mass production, manufacturers leverage repeatable parts and modular construction in an effort to maximize quality control while…
October 11, 2022