International Facade Education
Globalization in the construction industry has brought about new demands for buildings and construction projects, new demands that still need to take…
Globalization in the construction industry has brought about new demands for buildings and construction projects, new demands that still need to take…
With facades becoming increasingly more complex, and performance a key objective, expertise becomes an important component of successful design proje…
Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design proces…
This paper surveys facade design education in accredited Bachelor and Master of Architecture (B.Arch and M.Arch) programs in the United States. A rev…
Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth; experiential…
Glass is an essential component for any type of building. Its transparency enhances daylighting and provides occupants a view to the outside. Whether…
The global increase in atmospheric temperature rise combined with the rapid growth of previously underdeveloped climate zones presents a growing need…
This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo (SUNY) a…
The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the end-use…
The paper will try to study the impact of window opening on waiting room experience of patients in an eye hospital along with their attendants. As di…
Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030 …
The Parametric Louver System is a customized tool that expedites several design iterations while embedding multiple design parameters. The ambition o…
As facades become more sophisticated and complex, more detail-intensive and performance-critical, it's vital that architecture students develop a dee…
Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy codes…
This paper will focus on the design and detailing of large-format glass enclosures intended to maximize transparency using state-of-the-art materials…
The stability of monolithic glass fins is reasonably well defined; as an elastic material it behaves in a similar manner to other elastic materials s…
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli…
Glass spandrels are a common design strategy utilized to opacify floor levels in building facades. These opaque glass assemblies are integrated into …
The prominence of climatically responsive building facades through the use of kinetics has proliferated in recent years due to a concern for the redu…
California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge challenge. C…