As Docomomo US celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are headed back to where it all began, Chicago, Illinois. It was in 1995 that a group of volunteers gathered during the first Preserving the Recent Past conference to set in motion a Docomomo chapter in the United States.
The subject of this case study is the design and construction of a custom corrugated-geometry facade featuring pre-patinated copper and glass for an …
Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design proces…
Complex freeform architectural enclosures are becoming increasingly popular and easy to model and design with the help of modern computational tools.…
Big data is having a noticeable impact on enclosure engineering design. With continuing advancements that liberate the geometrical form and the incre…
Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance requirem…
The research is structured around complex optical effects of undulated glass and coatings that exhibit high reflectivity, especially at higher incide…
Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries …
FTI's half-day NYC Forum will take place virtually on Thursday, November 5, 2020, hosted by the Ornamental Metal Institute of New York. Join us for this year’s virtual event themed Pandemic Pantry: Digesting Covid-19 and Understanding the Lessons for Building and Facade Systems..
One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from floor-to-fl…
The real estate market continues to demand “all glass” buildings often to the detriment of human comfort and thermal performance. For an office build…
Recent years have seen an increased use of insulated glazing units in spandrel applications to visually blend the appearance between the vision and s…
The global increase in atmospheric temperature rise combined with the rapid growth of previously underdeveloped climate zones presents a growing need…
Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural express…
Unitized curtain wall has become ubiquitous in contemporary facade design and construction due to advantages associated with speed of erection, lower…
Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating advertise…
The prominence of climatically responsive building facades through the use of kinetics has proliferated in recent years due to a concern for the redu…
Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution du…
Parametric Design has become an invaluable tool for complex tasks like designing energy efficient buildings when joined to performance-based methodol…