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Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop — ACAW 2023
ACAW is a hands-on research and development workshop for architects and facade engineers to explore the use of terra cotta in high-performance facade design.
ACAW is a hands-on research and development workshop for architects and facade engineers to explore the use of terra cotta in high-performance facade design.
The PowerSkin Conference aims to address the role of building skins to accomplish a carbon neutral building stock.
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have
The next PowerSKIN Conference will be held virtually in Munich on April 9th. The focus of the 2021 conference deals with the question of whether simplicity and robustness are in contradiction to good performance or whether they even complement each other: Simplicity vs. Performance?
The International Conference on Structures and Architecture, organised by the International Association of Structures & Architecture, is the world’s leading and largest global conference bridging the gap between Structures and Architecture. For the first time ICSA is to be held in Aalborg, Denmark.
This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries
Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light,
Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design
<p>The recently completed Capital One Hall performing arts center located in the Washington DC metro area is defined by a pleated exterior of glass…
The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli
<p>Envelope-for-Service (E4S) is a novel business model developed with the aim of converting the building façade from a traditionally traded good to…
The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture
High-rise buildings in growing cities could become more vulnerable to variations in wind flow due to the continuous changes in urban topology. The
This article discusses design, prototype development and a simulation study of novel types of facade systems, which integrate thermoelectric (TE)
User centred façades | The Future Envelope 13 – Conference on Building Envelopes | During the 13th edition of the annual conference, twelve international speakers from research, industry, management and design will share their experience and visions of the future building envelope.
PLEA stands for “Passive and Low Energy Architecture”, a commitment to the development, documentation and diffusion of the principles of bioclimatic design and the application of natural and innovative techniques for sustainable architecture and urban design.
Our upcoming FTI Student Forum explores the intersection of Facades, Carbon, and Circularity. In a fast paced spitfire format, architecture students present their recent work and research.
<p>Solar shading devices are required to find a trade-off between conflicting requirements: Protection from excessive solar gains and glare, daylight…