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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 proces…

March 22, 2020
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 connect…

December 10, 2019
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
Facade Engineering for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Paper by Mikkel K. Kragh,
What does the fourth industrial revolution mean to the design and engineering of facades of the future? We are experiencing a global technological re…

March 23, 2020
Coupling Facade and Structure
- Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis, PhD, PE, Jessica Chen, PE,
Traditional approach for engineering the facade is building an isolated analysis model. However, it inhibits a dynamic design process where architect…

March 14, 2018