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Patchwork
- Paper by Alexander G. Worden, AIA,
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 …

March 14, 2018
Air Spaces Changed Everything
- Paper by Gerry Lang, M.Arch., (Penn, 2008), B. Arch (hons., Toronto, 1978) OAA, AIA,TSA, Senior Associate, Leader of Facades Group
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create ven…

March 19, 2020
Edge Lighting Glazing with Hidden Fixtures
- Paper by Dave McCarroll · Dan Weinreber · Lei Fu
Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating advertise…

March 14, 2018
Collaborative Methodology for Fastracking Challenging Facade Concepts
- Paper by Stuart Berriman, Peter Simmonds, Ph.D., FASHRAE, FIBPSA, FFTI,
The goal is to explore the role and methodology employed between the architect and engineer as they look to resolve the opposing demands of design ae…

March 14, 2018
Terracotta 1912 to 2018
- Paper by Carol Loewenson, FAIA, LEED AP · Stephen Dietz, AIA, LEED AP
Center Three is a 100-year-old, one million square-foot building in Long Island City, New York that was constructed over the course of one year. It w…

March 14, 2018
Retrofit Options for Historic Facades
- Paper by Carrie Davis, P.E., LEED Green Assoc., George Kantrales, Ph.D., Matt Barsotti, Andrew Schoenheit, Ty Vandergriff,
Building design criteria requires that government buildings be designed for a variety of extreme loads including blast, hurricane, and impact conditi…

March 14, 2018
Preserving a Historic Facade
- Paper by Maria Mohammed, S.E., Design Engineer John Fidler, RIBA, Intl Assoc AIA, FRICS, FSA, FRSA, FIIC, FAPT, President
Environmental and socio-economic benefits of sustainable preservation have become apparent most recently in the restoration of the historic former Ma…

March 15, 2020

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