
Green Wall applications are growing in popularity around the world. Often thought of as a decorative element they provide much more than aesthetic
The case study presented is a 195 meters tall office tower with a raised podium made of 16 meters full height glass panels (and smaller). The panels
This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation
This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural
Johnson Controls (JCI), a leading provider of intelligent building technology solicited the design of a 35,000sm headquarters for its Asia-Pacific
Large format, steel-stud framed “megapanel” facades with rainscreen cladding create uniquely complicated requirements for digital documentation and
Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth;
The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate that