Facade failure due to seismic event represents a potential hazard to people and can cause serious damages to buildings with consequent high-cost reme…
As awareness around the seismic performance of buildings grows, it is becoming increasingly necessary to integrate seismic expansion joint cover syst…
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…
Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource harvesting a…
A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents. Th…
Apertures is a six-story, commercial building in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City–a neighborhood severely impacted by the 1985 and 2017 ear…
California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge challenge. C…
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have cr…
The project described in this paper explores the integration of custom-made soft robotic muscles into a component-based surface. This project is part…
Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual obstr…
The pathway to carbon-neutrality, as urged during the COP 21 in Paris, and the repeated goal for resilient buildings and urban habitats, winds right …
As the building stock ages around the country and the consequences of design and/or construction that are deficient or lack resiliency become apparen…
In 2015, Australia’s largest embassy complex in the world was built in Jakarta, Indonesia, to provide an official residence for Australia’s permanent…
The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material is …
During the postwar era, and before the universal adoption of air-conditioning in the United States, leading architects participated in the design of …
A Catmull-Clark algorithm (used in 3D computer graphics for smoothing polygon surfaces) was used to create a unique design for an over 208ft by 30ft …
