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Translation from Concept to Construction
- Paper by Ryan Donaghy, AIA, Senior Associate, Enclosure Design Matthew Spahr, PE, Associate / Facade Engineer
Fidelity between the built enclosure and early visualizations is rarely, if ever, an accident. When achieved, it comes as the result of persistent ef…

March 15, 2020
Stainless Steel 101
- Paper by Michael Mulhern,
This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation ha…

March 14, 2018
The Tectonics of Flimsiness
- Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI, Associate Professor
Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural express…

March 22, 2020
Novel Thermal Break Solution
- Paper by Yuzhen Steve Zhou, Technical Director - Warmframe Technology Corporation
Thermal-break-blanket technology is a novel and high-performance thermal break solution for aluminum curtain walls. The thermal-break-blanket is inst…

October 11, 2022