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  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    • Paper by Roman Schieber · Thorsten Helbig

    Steven Holl Architects designed two new buildings in the Museum District in Houston, Texas. Knippers Helbig is the facade consultant of both projects…

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    The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA

    • Paper by Roman Scheiber, Associate Director ppa. Florian Meier,

    Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed a 290,000 sf museum celebrating the artistry and technology of film, becoming the world’s first museum and eve…

  • Design Principles For Museum Daylight Systems

    • Paper by Edgar Stach, PhD · Michael Esposito

    This research unlocks the relationship between space, structure and light in nine unique museums developed by architect Renzo Piano. Renzo Piano uses…

  • United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum featured image

    United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum

    • Paper by Ilja Aljoskin PMP, Project Manager Lee Pepin, Director of Virtual Design & Construction Neil Meredith RA, Modeler

    Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries …

  • Environmentally Responsible Wood Cladding

    • Paper by Pratibha Chauhan · Doug Bergert, AIA, LEED AP

    This case study focuses on the solutions provided for the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota. Our design team worked with the client to creat…

  • Preserving a Historic Facade

    • Paper by Maria Mohammed, S.E. · John Fidler, RIBA, Intl Assoc AIA, FRICS, FSA, FRSA, FIIC, FAPT

    Environmental and socio-economic benefits of sustainable preservation have become apparent most recently in the restoration of the historic former Ma…

  • Connections – Tolerance, Adjustability, Geometric Accuracy featured image

    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…

  • Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades

    • Paper by Ned Kirschbaum, FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP · Peter Koukos · Alfonso Lopez, P.E.

    In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it cost?” …