The Architectural Glass Institute (AGI) of Philadelphia, Pa., sponsored its second annual Architectural Glass Student Design Competition in January, where third-year Jefferson University architecture students competed to design glass learning pods.
Architecture students from Philadelphia University took five of the top ten spots in the building Healthy building(s) competition. The student competition was conducted as a precursor to an upcoming conference...
With increasing interest in wellness and human-centric design in workplaces, the design of building enclosures is predicated on optimizing competing
Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design
Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high
Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal
The subject of this case study is the design and construction of a custom corrugated-geometry facade featuring pre-patinated copper and glass for an
Facade design is a key component of architectural expression, and increasingly a key design consideration due to growing importance of factors like:
This paper outlines the successful implementation of digital workflows between the design team composed of Architect, Structural Engineer and Project
Designing a multi-functional building envelope as an architectural façade, environmental interface and solar collector is a multi-objective
Buildings have a considerable impact on the environment, and it is crucial to consider environmental and energy performance in building design.
Construction projects almost invariably encounter a critical stage at the moment of handover between the designing and the executing party. At this
Facades developed in response to climactic factors increase performance and human comfort while reducing energy loads. A single building envelope
Architects specify curtain wall thermal performance criteria and usually identify simple modeling software, like THERM, to perform thermal analysis
Big data is having a noticeable impact on enclosure engineering design. With continuing advancements that liberate the geometrical form and the
This paper tells the story of a Double Skin Facade (DSF), where high performance and multi-disciplinary collaboration saves a library concept of
The largest source of air pollution in North America is the atmospheric boundary layer of a city caused by its urban canyons with pollutants produced
Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased
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
Complex freeform architectural enclosures are becoming increasingly popular and easy to model and design with the help of modern computational tools.
