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When Facades Kill
- Paper by Terri Meyer Boake,
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 of…
March 14, 2018
Unitized Curtain Wall
- Paper by Brian Masuda, Kathleen Kulpa, Margaret Tyrpa,
Unitized curtain wall has become ubiquitous in contemporary facade design and construction due to advantages associated with speed of erection, lower…
March 14, 2018
Elliptical Ways
- Paper by Gustav Fagerström, Lia Tramontini, Kelly Burkhart, Jianing Song, Sanjeev Tankha,
Construction projects almost invariably encounter a critical stage at the moment of handover between the designing and the executing party. At this…
March 14, 2018
Curved Forming Panel Facades
- Paper by Roger Schroeder,
The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate that…
March 14, 2018
Shade and Spectacle
- Paper by Warren Techentin, FAIA, NCARB, LEED, Adjunct Associate Professor
This paper will look at the different facades of the Elysian Fields apartment building designed by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH] and…
March 26, 2020
United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum
- Paper by Ilja Aljoskin PMP, Project Manager Lee Pepin, Director of Virtual Design & Construction Neil Meredith RA, Modeler
Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries…
March 15, 2020
Terra Cotta Skins
- Paper by Laura B. Garofalo, Assistant Professor
This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will…
March 17, 2020
Green Wall Rainscreen
- Paper by Stephan Wurster, Business Development Manager Till Jackenkroll, Product and Innovation Manager
Green Wall applications are growing in popularity around the world. Often thought of as a decorative element they provide much more than aesthetic…
March 22, 2020
Air Spaces Changed Everything
- Paper by Gerry Lang, M.Arch., (Penn, 2008), B. Arch (hons., Toronto, 1978) OAA, AIA,TSA, Senior Associate, Leader of Facades Group
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create…
March 19, 2020

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