When Facades Kill
<p>The tragic fire of June 14, 2017 at the Grenfell Tower in London, England has brought to a very public global forum issues related to the impact…
<p>The tragic fire of June 14, 2017 at the Grenfell Tower in London, England has brought to a very public global forum issues related to the impact…
Unitized curtain wall has become ubiquitous in contemporary facade design and construction due to advantages associated with speed of erection, lower
<p>Construction projects almost invariably encounter a critical stage at the moment of handover between the designing and the executing party. At…
<p>The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate…
<p>This paper will look at the different facades of the Elysian Fields apartment building designed by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH] and…
<p>Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the…
<p>This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will…
<p>Green Wall applications are growing in popularity around the world. Often thought of as a decorative element they provide much more than aesthetic…
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create