Stainless Steel 101
This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation ha…
This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation ha…
Solar shading devices are required to find a trade-off between conflicting requirements: Protection from excessive solar gains and glare, daylight pr…
The historical focus on reducing the carbon footprint of a building has recently shifted to include more emphasis on embodied carbon, the carbon emit…
When it comes to the subject of building enclosure in Australia, one topic has eclipsed all others in recent years: combustible cladding. It has even…
For over 60 years architects, engineers, and consultants have been specifying stainless steels for use in building skins and in some structural appli…
Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal geometri…
In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building en…
This paper surveys facade design education in accredited Bachelor and Master of Architecture (B.Arch and M.Arch) programs in the United States. A rev…
There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the abili…
This case study focuses on the solutions provided for the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota. Our design team worked with the client to creat…
This is an experimental and computational exploration of structural systems that transform between states of rigidity and flexibility. The goal is to…
Model building codes and standards in the United States use a probabilistic model to define glass load resistance (LR). In general, these model build…
Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate resil…
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…
The history of high performance facades and glazing has been a tale of attempting to manage the conflicting requirements of, on one hand inviting con…
In 2015, Australia’s largest embassy complex in the world was built in Jakarta, Indonesia, to provide an official residence for Australia’s permanent…
The tragic fire of June 14, 2017 at the Grenfell Tower in London, England has brought to a very public global forum issues related to the impact of f…
This paper provides an overview of a course focusing on the façade as taught to architecture students over a twenty-year period. The need for this s…
Kresge Auditorium and the MIT Chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen and built in 1955, are both world renowned works of architecture and powerful symbols…
Glass as a building material plays a very important role in modern architecture, determines our visual landscape, and fulfills practical functions in…