Curved Forming Panel Facades
The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate that
The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate that
In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building
Architects and facade planners require that anisotropies or haze, optical phenomena disturbing the clear appearance of a glass, have to be avoided
There is no other place where everyone who impacts the built environment comes together to find solutions. This year, BI2020 is even bigger. Anyone within the building industry is invited to attend.
We are excited to announce the launch of our video library featuring a selection of past live event recordings now available, exclusively to FTI members. Our events bring international audiences together to explore industry issues, trends, and emerging technologies as they relate to buildings...
A small team of digital designers at the Schüco Virtual Construction Lab (VCL) in NYC is developing a new way for clients to experience and evaluate facade products. The VCL will be demonstrating the technology at the conference in Los Angeles on March 12-13.
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli
High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy
An innovative lightweight ceramic precast composite panel is introduced in this paper that offers the unique benefits of prefabricated off-site
The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the
The 71Above restaurant on the 71st floor of the U.S. Bank Tower features 192 electrochromic windows installed by Giroux Glass, Inc. Explore the sensory experience made possible by glazing choices and why we’re apt to see more tech-driven smart window installations in the future.
The National Institute of Building Sciences is gearing up for the industry’s only conference for the entire building community to connect, collaborate, and design solutions for the built environment – and we are looking for speakers.
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.
There is history to this new enterprise. Facade Tectonics started as a series of invited roundtable discussions at the University of Southern California School of Architecture in 2007 as a strategic response to the escalating importance and complexity of building facade technology. These roundtable