Novel Techniques for Facade Optimization
Complex freeform architectural enclosures are becoming increasingly popular and easy to model and design with the help of modern computational tools.…
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Multilayer Design Technique in the Metal Facades
Multilayer design technique in metal facades is introduced in this paper. Generally, in this technique, a metal facade is designed in the fourth laye…
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Hurricane-acoustic Glazing Barriers Using New Interlayer Technology
In the last twenty years we have seen the development of polymer interlayers for laminated glass where the resin compositions have been optimized for…
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Contextual Envelopes
Aesthetic and technical capabilities of facade design have become seemingly endless as building technologies progress. While the capacity to address …
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Generative Design Tool
The piezoelectric facade as a self-sustained technology can generate a considerable amount of energy by converting swaying motions (actuated by the w…
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Fire Safety in Facade Design
During the last century together with growing construction technology and modern architectural trends, the number of high rise buildings and dimensio…
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Optimized Adaptive Re-Use
Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal geometri…
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The First Triple Certified Facade
Johnson Controls (JCI), a leading provider of intelligent building technology solicited the design of a 35,000sm headquarters for its Asia-Pacific Re…
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The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos
Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution du…
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Specifying Electrochromic Glass
Electrochromic (EC) glass is a seemingly magical solution to a building’s sun shading problems. A technology that was originally developed about sixt…
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Form as Energy
All too often, high-performance building envelopes are considered in terms of new materials and technologies that push specific systems to improve en…
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Digital Medium, Tangible Message
The reaches of architecture are inherently linked to the efficacy of communication, and as emerging technology broadens the conceptual horizon of the…
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Shade and Spectacle
This paper will look at the different facades of the Elysian Fields apartment building designed by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH] and complet…
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Algorithmic Patterns for Facade Design
Recently, building envelopes have been exhibiting complex shapes and patterns, a trend supported by current digital technologies. Likewise, the desig…
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA
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…
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Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures
The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the manufac…
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Patchwork
It may be difficult for modern man to believe that what is known as handicraft was once the advanced manufacturing of the day. These techniques were …
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Facade Engineering for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
What does the fourth industrial revolution mean to the design and engineering of facades of the future? We are experiencing a global technological re…
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Solid Surface Material for Facades
Navigating the building code, while challenging in any respect, can be even trickier when considering the use of emerging materials on building facad…
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International Facade Education
Globalization in the construction industry has brought about new demands for buildings and construction projects, new demands that still need to take…
