Dive deeper into the top papers from the 2020 World Congress! We invite you to tune in to the second episode of the series with Eric Haas, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal at DSH // Architecture, who will be speaking about his winning paper, "Put Your Sweater On! A Case for Low Performance."
Exterior shading devices, when typically used, are horizontal planes that are most effective at the south face of buildings in the northern
There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the
As facades become more sophisticated and complex, more detail-intensive and performance-critical, it's vital that architecture students develop a
It may be difficult for modern man to believe that what is known as handicraft was once the advanced manufacturing of the day. These techniques were
The prominence of climatically responsive building facades through the use of kinetics has proliferated in recent years due to a concern for the
The reaches of architecture are inherently linked to the efficacy of communication, and as emerging technology broadens the conceptual horizon of the
Projecting imagery onto building facades is not only becoming a marketing necessity for successful urban spectacles but is also altering social urban
Tokyo’s prestigious Ginza District, is home to innovative architectural design. One of the most recent examples is Ginza Six (GSIX), the largest
This paper surveys facade design education in accredited Bachelor and Master of Architecture (B.Arch and M.Arch) programs in the United States. A
This paper examines two profoundly different design approaches: one, herein called ‘autonomous’, where the building’s design is governed by internal
In 1959 Heinz Isler challenged the world of concrete shell design by proposing a series of shapes for shells that were very different from what most
This paper provides an overview of a course focusing on the façade as taught to architecture students over a twenty-year period. The need for this
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create
Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural
Mies van der Rohe’s concurrently designed projects for Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (1953-1956) and the Esplanade Apartments (1953-1957), saw
During the particularly cold first months of 1977 President Jimmy Carter, in what some call “The Sweater Speech,” famously noted how much energy
