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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

  • Hydroformed Shading

    New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of

  • Jurors Select Winning Redesigns of 200 Park Avenue Facade

    Metals in Construction magazine and the Ornamental Metal Institute of New York named six winning teams for its 2016 Design Challenge yesterday at the Times Center in New York City. “Reimagine a New York City Icon” challenged designers and engineers to reclad 200 Park Avenue in New York.

  • Reduce, Reuse, Reclad

    Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with powdered precious metal, is a practice of celebrating the life and history of an

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    GlassCon Global VE-Glass Virtual-EX

    GlassCon Global® and USGlass magazine have joined together to produce a new ground-breaking virtual event servicing the architectural glass, metal and fenestration industries, GlassCon Global VE-Glass Virtual-EX.

    Industry Event by Glasscon Global

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    Glass TEXpo

    Industry Event by USGlass Magazine

  • Novel Thermal Break Solution

    Thermal-break-blanket technology is a novel and high-performance thermal break solution for aluminum curtain walls. The thermal-break-blanket is

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    Architectural Glass Bootcamp 2020

    Up your game at the Architectural Glass Boot Camp! Get hands-on with industry innovators and earn AIA credits. This free, hands-on workshop designed for the design community to learn the latest developments in glazing and metalwork from leading industry professionals.

    Industry Event by Northern California Glass Management Association

  • Save the Date for our 2020 NYC Forum – Nov. 5

    The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) is pleased to announce our half-day NYC Forum will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2020, hosted by the Ornamental Metal Institute of New York.

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    Glass Expo West

    Industry Event by USGlass Magazine

  • Blast Performance

    Designing for blast performance for glazing units can be very complex. The test methods for evaluating performance include subjecting units to actual

  • Transitions Between Diverse Envelope Systems

    The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California features an extremely diverse set of facade systems within one