North Capitol Building Case Study
The Utah State Capitol North Building, currently under construction, features 80,000 SF of classically designed cubic granite detailing, including
The Utah State Capitol North Building, currently under construction, features 80,000 SF of classically designed cubic granite detailing, including
A façade, which is also called a ‘secondary structural system’, typically separates the exterior from the interior of a building. In recent times,
Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the
The contemporary renovation of historic buildings often includes all-glass structures that allow architects to preserve the original building design
The impacts of climate change, driven by increasing extreme temperature, sea-level rise, and heavy precipitations, interact and play an essential
As we change the rules of thermal performance for facades, we are changing the conditions the glass is subject to in shadow boxes and glazed spandrel
A review of balustrade practices from around the world, and why practices in United States and countries using ICC code/ASCE 7 designs are failing to
Embodied carbon in buildings is a key factor in building decarbonization and while it is generally small compared to operational carbon, the
Glass structural elements have become increasingly common to the point of ubiquity; however, there currently is no universally recognized and
Other than limited special cases, there is a lack of standards providing guidance on the design of structural glass. This has resulted in an ad-hoc
Glass handrail design in the United States lags behind best practice in other parts of the world. There can be as much as a factor of four (4)
The technology of glass now allows glass to be fabricated in sizes and structural configurations not previously conceivable. The standards and codes
Case study of the recently opened John A. Paulson Center for New York University in Manhattan reviews design solutions of façade depth and scale to
In 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) inaugurated the first two global sustainability disclosure standards IFRS S1/S2 to
Over the past two decades, the art of cold-forming glass has grown from an unknown approach to a widely accepted strategy for achieving an array of
Wearables protect us from climatic conditions, they provide privacy, comfort and they also reflect our style and personality. Building facades in the
Automated facades are, for the most part, still considered as separate from other building systems throughout the design, installation,
Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment
Facade systems of various transparent and opaque materials and systems are increasingly becoming integrated components of modularized facade
Explosions can result in very high loads of extremely short durations. Protective design to mitigate the effects of blast loading requires façade