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Heat-Treated Glass
- Paper by Reece Poth, Conner Claus,
What was once an accepted reality in heat-treated exterior glass, optical disturbances in glass are under increasing scrutiny by developers, designer…

January 29, 2020
Digital Medium, Tangible Message
- Paper by Nathaniel Barlam
The reaches of architecture are inherently linked to the efficacy of communication, and as emerging technology broadens the conceptual horizon of the…

March 14, 2018
Form Follows Well-Being
- Paper by David Bjelland M.Sc., Research Assistant Prof. Dr. sc. hum. MArch Dipl.-Ing. Timo Schmidt, Professor
Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is reduce…

October 11, 2022
Window in Wall: Back to the Future
- Paper by Thomas Auer, Ata Chokhachian,
In order to get to a carbon neutral building stock – which is e.g. required by the EU Carbon roadmap by 2050 – our efforts need to be smart and holis…

March 22, 2020
Facade Engineering for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Paper by Mikkel K. Kragh,
What does the fourth industrial revolution mean to the design and engineering of facades of the future? We are experiencing a global technological re…

March 23, 2020
DC Water Headquarters Case Study
- Paper by Sven Shockey, Leland Curtis, David Fersh,
Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance requirem…

March 14, 2018