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  • Integrating Structure and Cladding

    • Paper by Jerome Engelking · Christian Stutzki

    The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material is …

  • Structural Skin: Integrating Structure and Cladding

    From gothic masonry to the sculptural building facades of today, exposed structural surfaces are often the most defining element of architecture. Increasingly, however, designers sit at a nexus of these aesthetic considerations and performance-driven design.

  • Coupling Facade and Structure

    • Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis, PhD, PE · Jessica Chen, PE

    Traditional approach for engineering the facade is building an isolated analysis model. However, it inhibits a dynamic design process where architect…

  • Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures

    • Paper by Alfonso E. Lopez, P.E. · David Dunham, P.E.

    The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the manufac…

  • ICSA 2022

    • Event by International Association of Structures and Architecture

    The International Conference on Structures and Architecture, organised by the International Association of Structures & Architecture, is the world’s leading and largest global conference bridging the gap between Structures and Architecture. For the first time ICSA is to be held in Aalborg, Denmark.

  • Undulated Glass Self-shading

    • Paper by Nebojsa Jakica · Mikkel K. Kragh

    The research is structured around complex optical effects of undulated glass and coatings that exhibit high reflectivity, especially at higher incide…

  • APT Seattle Conference Symposium 2023: Aging Composite Materials and Assemblies

    • Event by Association for Preservation Technology, APT Technical Committee on Modern Heritage

    Aging modern heritage buildings and structures face complex repair and reinvestment challenges. Manufactured composite materials and multi-material assemblies often cannot be cost-effectively repaired or replaced in kind.

  • From Design to Experiment

    • Paper by E. Yagdir CELIKER, MSc. · Oguz C. CELIK, PhD.

    Flat cable-net facades are form-active structures which provide maximum transparency by means of point fixing components, tensioned cables, and struc…

  • ANFA 2021 Call for Presenters

    • Event by Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture

    The ANFA Conference will explore, from a scientific basis, the range of human experiences that occur in context with elements of architecture, both exterior and interior. Abstracts will be accepted until February 28, 2021.

  • Design Principles For Museum Daylight Systems

    • Paper by Edgar Stach, PhD · Michael Esposito

    This research unlocks the relationship between space, structure and light in nine unique museums developed by architect Renzo Piano. Renzo Piano uses…

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    Origami-Inspired Facade Design

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP, Neil Katz, AIA,

    To paraphrase Robert le Ricolias, the art of the structure is where to put the folds. Using that inspiration, fundamental concepts from origami, topo…

  • Lightning Protection as Building Envelope

    • Paper by Jennifer Morgan · Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS

    A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents. Th…

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    Printed Facades?

    • Paper by Philipp L. Rosendahl, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chris Borg Costanzi, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Philipp A. Chhadeh, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Robert Akerboom, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Benedikt Waldschmitt, Institute for Steel Construction and Materials Mechanics, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Alexander Wolf, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt Marvin Kehl, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ulrich Knaack, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    While additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented freedom of design and a remarkable potential for material efficiency and lightweight structure…

  • Structuring Skin

    • Paper by John Neary

    Curtain wall is the prevailing type of enclosure on modern buildings because of its economy, its independence from structure that allows flexibility …

  • Fenestration Challenges

    The May SKINS newsletter focuses on fenestration, that is – windows, curtainwall, storefront, glazed doors and skylights. There are very few structures that are built without these elements, not just because they are so crucial for occupant health and well-being.

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    Orbit Tower

    • Paper by Enrica Oliva, Michele Andaloro, Werner Sobek,

    While most of high-rise buildings feature a core surrounded by a spatial frame defining the volume, one could envision a column-free plan where the p…

  • Slipping through the Cracks

    • Paper by Jason Siwek P.E.

    We construct building enclosures to keep the elements out, but sometimes air and water infiltrate the building envelope, causing several problems for…