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Facade Tectonics Forum: NYC
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
.FTI's 2019 NYC Forum was an intimate, provocative and forward-looking dialogue with thought leaders from all sectors of the building industry; owners, architects, consultants, contractors and more.

November 05, 2019
Innovations with Glass
- Paper by Jens Schneider · S. Müller-Braun · T. Peters · M. Schuster
Glass has become a popular building material that is used not only for windows but also as a load-bearing material. New dimensions of glass panes in …

March 23, 2020
Solar Reflection Mitigation
- Paper by Kais Al-Rawi, AIA, Associate
Glass by nature is a reflective material, and it is well-known and documented that issues of glare can occur due to solar reflection. This phenomenon…

March 22, 2020
Transfer Topologies
- Paper by Nada Tarkhan, Project Manager
This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design. Th…

March 21, 2020
Connecting Composites to Sustainability: Probabilistic LCA, Industrialized Construction, and Digital Twinning
- Article by Michael D. Lepech
Material flows of the fossil fuel industry, from exploration and extraction to distribution and combustion, are massive on a global scale. In 2019, the world produced approximately 80 million barrels of crude oil per day, with most being used as a feedstock for combustible fuels.

March 29, 2022
Duplex Stainless Steel Cladding
- Paper by Fred Deuschle, Director of Engineering & Quality Jim Halliday, Director of Business Development
It was a challenging design problem: supply a sustainable material for roofing, soffit and fascia panels that would perform in close proximity to the…

March 22, 2020
Printed Facades?
- Paper by Philipp L. Rosendahl, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chris Borg Costanzi, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Philipp A. Chhadeh, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Robert Akerboom, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Benedikt Waldschmitt, Institute for Steel Construction and Materials Mechanics, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Alexander Wolf, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt Marvin Kehl, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ulrich Knaack, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
While additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented freedom of design and a remarkable potential for material efficiency and lightweight structure…

October 11, 2022
Addressing climate change through façade design - Vaclav Hasik
- Article by Vaclav Hasik
There is a growing awareness and interest in understanding the carbon footprint of material manufacturing, opening doors to new opportunities in facade design and manufacturing innovation. There are steps and decisions we can make today to help fight climate change.

September 20, 2021
Facade Tectonics Institute Delivers Fifth Regional Forum at Rice University
- Press Release
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) hosted its fifth 2019 Regional Forum in the Material Matters series at Rice University. FTI is widely recognized for producing the leading technical events focused on buildings and urban habitat through the lens of the building skin.

October 11, 2019
Growing Myceliated Facades
- Paper by Thibaut Houette, M. Arch. · Brian Foresi · Christopher Maurer, AIA, NCARB · Dr. Petra Gruber
Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource harvesting a…

March 15, 2020
Building Facade as a Branding Vehicle
- Article by Karine Charlebois, PE, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate
Building facades for flagship stores play an important role in people’s perception of a brand. Facade system and material selection as well as detailing therefore have to take careful consideration of the image to be conveyed. - Karine Charlebois PE, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

May 18, 2020
Rainscreen Association in North America
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Member since: February 24, 2023
Integrating Structure and Cladding
- Paper by Jerome Engelking, Christian Stutzki, Principal
The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material is …

March 15, 2020
Call for Board Nominations
- Announcement
We invite members to submit nominations for a vacancy opening on our Board of Directors — we will consider applications for individuals working in material supplier, education, public interest, general contracting, building ownership/development, or fabrication spaces.

June 15, 2021
Facade Tectonics Institute Conducts Regional Forum at the University of Washington
- Press Release
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) is pleased to announce the organization hosted its fourth Regional Forum, Material Matters at the University of Washington

July 16, 2019
Facade Tectonics Hosts Inaugural Regional Forum at The University of Miami School of Architecture
- Press Release
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) hosted the first of its 2019 Regional Forum Series, Material Matters, at the University of Miami School of Architecture of

November 03, 2019
PowerSkin Conference 2022
- Event by European Facade Network
The PowerSkin Conference aims to address the role of building skins to accomplish a carbon neutral building stock.

December 08, 2022
Integrating Soft Robotics into Architectural Assemblies
- Paper by Vera Parlac, Associate Professor
The project described in this paper explores the integration of custom-made soft robotic muscles into a component-based surface. This project is part…

March 19, 2020
SSG and Seismic
- Paper by Jon Kimberlain, Senior Scientist Valerie Hayez, Senior Scientist Jie Feng, Research Scientist Mark Mirgon, R&D Technologist
With the advent of more sophisticated analysis methods and the desire to optimize geometries of structural silicone joints in high performance design…

October 11, 2022
Generative Design Tool
- Paper by Amir Hosseinzadeh Zarrabi, Mona Azarbayjani, Maryam Tavakoli,
The piezoelectric facade as a self-sustained technology can generate a considerable amount of energy by converting swaying motions (actuated by the w…

March 14, 2018