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    Nested Density

    • Paper by Wendy Cox, Architect, Associate Professor
    Projecting imagery onto building facades is not only becoming a marketing necessity for successful urban spectacles but is also altering social urban…

  • New Challenges – New Facades!

    Being part of the European Façade Network efn, an association of ten research and education entities throughout Europe, I would like to share my experiences of last year’s conferences and research activities with this brief contribution.

  • FTI Announces New SKINS Podcast

    • Announcement

    FTI’s Mic Patterson will be interviewing industry thought leaders on wide-ranging topics relating to buildings and their skins. Upcoming episodes will feature conversations on Passive House, tall buildings and the work the DOE is doing with windows and facades.

  • Welcoming FTI's Newest Leadership

    • Announcement

    The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) is pleased to announce recent changes to its Board of Directors and Special Advisory Council.

  • FTI Inducts New Special Advisory Council to Drive Growth and Engagement

    • Announcement

    The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) is pleased to announce its new Special Advisory Council (SAC). The Council is comprised of 27 individuals selected through a competitive application process and embody the disciplinary and geographic demographics of the Institute’s membership...

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    Hurricane-acoustic Glazing Barriers Using New Interlayer Technology

    • Paper by Stephen J Bennison, B.Sc., M.S., Ph.D., Research Fellow Alejandro G Gonzalez, Sales and Marketing Charles Anthony Smith, Research Scientist Rebecca L Smith, Research Scientist Takuya Kobayashi, Research Scientist Toshiyuki Iguchi, Engineering Manager
    In the last twenty years we have seen the development of polymer interlayers for laminated glass where the resin compositions have been optimized for…
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    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…
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    The Tectonics of Flimsiness

    • Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI, Associate Professor
    Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural…
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    Stainless Steel 101

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern,
    This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation…