Renewing Two Saarinen Icons Paper by David N. Fixler, FAIA, Gary Tondorf-Dick, AIA, LEED AP, Katherine S. Wissink, PE, Matthew B. Bronski, PE, Kresge Auditorium and the MIT Chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen and built in 1955, are both world renowned works of architecture and powerful symbols… March 14, 2018
Performance Criteria for Museum Enclosure Design Paper by Karen Brandt, This paper develops a framework of considerations for the development of project specific performance criteria for the design of art museums and… March 14, 2018
Performance Based Generative Facade Workflow for Large Scale Projects Paper by Paul Ferrer, Mili Kyropoulou, Tim Logan, Heath May, James Warton, Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased… March 14, 2018
Paul Rudolph's Christian Science Building Paper by Scott Murray, This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the American… March 14, 2018
Patchwork Paper by Alexander G. Worden, AIA, 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… March 14, 2018
Parametric Facade Design Paper by Patricia E. Camporeale, María del Pilar Mercader Moyano, Parametric Design has become an invaluable tool for complex tasks like designing energy efficient buildings when joined to performance-based… March 14, 2018
Origami-Inspired Facade Design Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP, Neil Katz, AIA, To paraphrase Robert le Ricolias, the art of the structure is where to put the folds. Using that inspiration, fundamental concepts from origami,… March 14, 2018
Orbit Tower Paper by Enrica Oliva, Michele Andaloro, Werner Sobek, While most of high-rise buildings feature a core surrounded by a spatial frame defining the volume, one could envision a column-free plan where the… March 14, 2018
Optimized Green Wall Paper by Algis Lencus, A Catmull-Clark algorithm (used in 3D computer graphics for smoothing polygon surfaces) was used to create a unique design for an over 208ft by 30ft… March 14, 2018
Novel Techniques for Facade Optimization Paper by Viktoria Henriksson, Complex freeform architectural enclosures are becoming increasingly popular and easy to model and design with the help of modern computational tools.… March 14, 2018
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Paper by Roman Schieber, Thorsten Helbig, Steven Holl Architects designed two new buildings in the Museum District in Houston, Texas. Knippers Helbig is the facade consultant of both… March 14, 2018
Multilayer Design Technique in the Metal Facades Paper by Soleyman Arebi, Kiamoosh Farhang Djavid, Naser Paryab, Bahram Allahyari Emadi, Mohammad Manafazadeh, manafzadeh@arvin-uzman.com Hossein Mahmoudi, Multilayer design technique in metal facades is introduced in this paper. Generally, in this technique, a metal facade is designed in the fourth… March 14, 2018
Multi Layer Facades Paper by Robert Moisy, The history of high performance facades and glazing has been a tale of attempting to manage the conflicting requirements of, on one hand inviting… March 14, 2018
Localized Rigidification of PCM Envelopes Paper by Elnaz Tafrihi, This is an experimental and computational exploration of structural systems that transform between states of rigidity and flexibility. The goal is to… March 14, 2018
Lightning Protection as Building Envelope Paper by Jennifer Morgan, Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS, A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents.… March 14, 2018
Let Thin Glass in the Facade Move Paper by Prof. DI Dr. Jürgen Neugebauer, DI Dr. Markus Wallner-Novak, Facades play an important role in the control of energy flow and energy consumption in buildings as they represent the interface between the outdoor… March 14, 2018
Kinetics in Building Facades Paper by Sean Cullen, Professor Greg Keeffe, The prominence of climatically responsive building facades through the use of kinetics has proliferated in recent years due to a concern for the… March 14, 2018
Kinetic Shading Systems Paper by Alireza Jahanara, Negar Kalantar, This study focuses on experiments in kinetics and architectural skins. More extensively, it introduces a solution for environmental design issues and… March 14, 2018
Kinematic Structural Glass Paper by Lisa Follman, AIA, Gregor Horstmeyer, PE, The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building… March 14, 2018
Integrated Energy Analysis Paper by Greg Verabian, Saurabh Shrestha, Laure Michelon, Energy codes across the country are progressively getting stricter and increasing the threshold for a baseline building’s energy performance.… March 14, 2018