The Facade Tectonics Institute's biennial World Congress, hosted October 12-13, 2022 in Los Angeles, gathers the built environment’s most influential players to discuss advancements revolutionizing the design and delivery of the building skin.
Presentations of outstanding projects in the LA area. More details will be announced soon. Make sure you're signed up to receive event updates. The event is free but registration is required. See you there!
In this first 2022 issue of SKINS, we pause to look back on 2021 through our most-read stories of the year, which we’ve recycled here in case you missed them. The very first thing we see is the inaugural Vitruvian Honors & Awards (VH&A) program conducted virtually. It was a spectacular event!
The topic of the Forum is Carbon Crisis: Leveraging the Façade System for Carbon Reduction in Buildings
This year's World Congress was presented online through a virtual platform providing a unique forum for a diverse cross section of the design and real estate communities to discuss the innovations and advancements revolutionizing the design and delivery of the building skin.
Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural express…
The gap between simulated and actual energy performance has hobbled progress towards important carbon reduction goals in buildings and urban habitat. This summit advocates the need for improved energy modeling and the development of best practices, with emphasis on the building façade.
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) is pleased to announce the organization hosted its fourth Regional Forum, Material Matters at the University of Washington
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) is a premier member organization for building industry professionals, academic, government, and nonprofit organizations and institutions focusing on healthy and livable communities. FTI recently hosted a sold-out Forum at University of Toronto
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) hosted the second event of its 2019 Regional Forum Series Phase Change at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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
FTI's celebrated Forum in Seattle explored the "facade effect" on buildings and urban habitat with industry and academic thought leaders.
The Facade Tectonics Institute has issued a call for papers for its 2016 Annual Conference and inaugural World Congress on October 10th-11th in Los Angeles. The two-day summit will feature speaking and poster presentations, panel discussions, workshops and exhibitors.
The Facade Tectonics Institute will convene its second World Congress on March 12-13, 2018, in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California. The theme of this year’s conference, “Skins on Campus: Bridging Industry and Academia in Pursuit of Better Buildings and Urban Habitat,” focuses on the