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  • Systems Thinking

    This paper surveys facade design education in accredited Bachelor and Master of Architecture (B.Arch and M.Arch) programs in the United States. A

  • Facade Technology in Educational Methodology

    With facades becoming increasingly more complex, and performance a key objective, expertise becomes an important component of successful design

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    Teaching Facades

    <p>As facades become more sophisticated and complex, more detail-intensive and performance-critical, it's vital that architecture students develop a…

  • Behind the Surface

    <p>The architectural facade, like clothing for a building's form, serves as both an aesthetic expression and a protective veil, concealing the inner…

  • Modern Heritage and Facade Improvements

    Approximately 80% of our total building stock is from the 20th century. During the last decades, along with an increasing appreciation of modern

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    The Craft of Building Enclosures

    <p>This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke…

  • Contextual Envelopes

    Aesthetic and technical capabilities of facade design have become seemingly endless as building technologies progress. While the capacity to address

  • Mapping Advanced Facades

    <p>This paper describes the development of an interactive map that highlights case studies of advanced facade design strategies and technologies from…

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    Printed Facades?

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

  • Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades

    Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli

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    Steel As A Curtain Wall Framing Material

    <p>This paper will explore steel forming methods other than cold drawn or hot rolled processes, and how they allow steel to be utilized as the…

  • Designing with Photovoltaics

    Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With

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    From Design to Experiment

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

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    Breathing Lessons

    <p>For a new corporate headquarters in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district, SHoP Architects designed a semi-conditioned atrium space inside the…

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    Kinetic Solar Envelope

    <p>Kinetic responsive systems are gaining attention in architectural applications, to reduce the building’s energy consumption and environmental…