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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Paper by Roman Schieber, Thorsten Helbig,
Steven Holl Architects designed two new buildings in the Museum District in Houston, Texas. Knippers Helbig is the facade consultant of both projects…

March 14, 2018
The Myth of Simplicity
- Paper by Gerry Lang,
There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and effectively…

October 11, 2022
Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control
- Paper by Klaus Reuschle, Project Director Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Roman Schieber, Associate Director ppa.
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint …

October 11, 2022
Hydroformed Shading
- Paper by Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Architect Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Roman Schieber, Associate Director
New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of hi…

March 13, 2020