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9 results

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
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…

March 14, 2018
Feasibility of Measuring Stress in Glass with a SCALP
- Paper by Nabhajit Goswami, Student Stephen M Morse, P.E., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
The SCALP device is designed to measure the residual compressive surface stress of glass. As the SCALP does not rely on the birefringence properties …

March 17, 2020
Influence of Performance and Design of Structural Silicone Joints on the Resilience of Curtain Wall Units Exposed to Seismic Impacts
- Paper by Viviana Nardini, Market Field Engineer Facade / Insulating Glass Florian Doebbel, Business Development Manager, Facades
Facade failure due to seismic event represents a potential hazard to people and can cause serious damages to buildings with consequent high-cost reme…

January 29, 2020
Silicone Spandrel Glass Opacifiers
- Paper by Scott Norville, Samir Blanchet, George Torok, Kris Vockler, John Swanson, Chris Barry, Lawrence Carbary, Stephane Hoffman, Timothy Krytenberg, Chris Fronsoe,
Curtain wall design commonly uses insulating glass units for vision and spandrel glazing to provide better visual harmonization of building facade gl…

March 14, 2018
Pioneering the Structural Terracotta Mullion Façade
- Paper by Victoria Ereskina · John Neary
Architects today must explore alternative enclosure materials to meet evolving energy codes and embodied carbon regulations. Terra cotta has been mos…

October 11, 2022
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…

March 22, 2020
Building by Numbers
- Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis PhD | PE | FRSA, Principal
This paper outlines the successful implementation of digital workflows between the design team composed of Architect, Structural Engineer and Project…

March 15, 2020
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