Architect: Handel Architects Location: Scarborough, Ontario Completion Date: 2024 Harmony Commons, a 718 unit dormitory, is the latest addition to the University of Toronto’s Scarborough, Ontario campus. Designed by Handel Architects, the new residence is all-electric and is the largest building in Canada to achieve passive house certification. To conceal the insulation and weather barrier

Facade Design + Constructionin the Southeast December 15, 2020 Facades+ is moving online to virtually connect some of the world’s most productive building professionals in the southeast. The American Southeast is home to a thriving architecture and engineering industry; shaping one of the fastest growing regions in the country. The online conference, co-chaired by Perkins&Will,

Awarded the 2021 AIA Award for Architecture in late April, the Senegalese Fass School and Teacher’s Residences is the first in its region of over 110 villages to provide secular education alongside traditional Quranic teaching. The project, completed in 2019, was designed by Toshiko Mori Architect (TMA) for the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and nonprofit group Le Korsa. The oval-shaped main building

A veritable spaceship has landed on the outskirts of the Botswanan capital city of Gaborone, its coppery carapace glinting in the unrelenting sun. This is the Botswana Innovation Hub, and while its form evokes the stylings of Battlestar Galactica, it is very much of this world. SHoP Architects was awarded the project in 2010 following an international

To ring in the New Year, AN dived into a year’s worth of facade products to select the best of 2018. Ranging from operable vent windows to manually-embossed cement rainscreen panels, these products are sure to boost the environmental performance and aesthetic value of any new project. SUNGATE 400  Vitro Architectural Glass Sungate 400 is glazed with

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] Today at Facades+ New York, The Architect’s Newspaper’s conference series on innovative building envelopes, AEC professionals gathered for a day of talks on the challenges and opportunities presented by the design and construction of high-performance facades. To kick off the afternoon session, Blake Middleton, partner at Handel Architects and Lois Arena, senior mechanical engineer at SWA convened

WE ARE LIVE IN Seattle December 3 Motif Seattle 6 AIA HSW CEUs PRESENTED BY We are back in person! Facades+, hosted by The Architect’s Newspaper, is an event filled with tailor-made presentations and robust dialogue on high-level detailing of all things building skin. We invited leading architects, engineers, and enclosure specialists to present their

Adam is a mechanical engineer with experience in high-performance building systems design promoting a balance of finely tuned engineering systems and sound passive design principles. He believes successful design performs across a spectrum of quantitative and measurable to qualitative and aesthetic.

Natalia Quintanilla is a Sustainability Associate at SOM where she works in the design and delivery of high-performance buildings. With over 10 years of experience in sustainability, architecture and façades consulting, she has acquired expertise in a variety of complex projects, including residential, commercial, supertall and large-scale mixed-use developments. By combining her background in architectural

Facades+ returns to Houston for the first time since 2015 on April 13. After successful events in Austin and Dallas in 2022, Facades+ is excited to present a technical program that caters to Houston’s local audience. AN has worked with co-chairs Luisina Basilico, principal at Page, and Rives Taylor, principal and co-director of design resilience

The premier conference on high-performance building enclosures Houston April 13, 2023 Join us at the Four Seasons 6 AIA HSW CEUs This event has ended. Sign up to be notified of our upcoming events. Facades+ continues to bring together the world’s most talented building professionals. 6 AIA HSW CEUs Event Overview Symposium Attend a day

On January 31, The Architect’s Newspaper’s Facades+ conference series is returning to San Francisco. The conference co-chair is EHDD, a Bay Area firm with particular expertise in sustainable design. The morning is split into three panels discussing the resilient design features of 181 Fremont and The Exchange; the complex facade assemblies of Mira Tower and 950 Market Street; and

Blake Middleton, AIA Blake Middleton’s, work includes a variety of large-scale projects that have broken new ground in approaches to sustainable design and urban living. Recent examples include The House at the new Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island, the world’s largest and tallest certified Passive House, and Millennium Tower Boston, a 1.4 million SF

Being fascinated by architecture and design from an early age, Arne pursued this passion through a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto. After joining Diamond Schmitt Architects in 2013 he has been engaged on numerous projects of varied scales, from temporary pavilions sheltering dozens to multi tower developments housing thousands. His belief

Shruti Kasarekar, LEED AP, BD+C, ASHRAE BEMP, BEAP Shruti is an Associate Director, a senior member of the Atelier Ten Energy Analysis Practice, and the Environmental Design Practice Leader. Shruti has worked on many of the firm’s most ambitious projects including SFMOMA and Uber Headquarters. As a member of the ILFI, Shruti guides project teams

With over 25 years’ experience in the architecture profession. Poisson has been responsible for the design and construction of some of BKSK’s most ambitious residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and institutional projects, including: 44 Union Square (Tammany Hall); Charlotte of the Upper West Side, a forthcoming Passive House condominium; as well as 529 Broadway, a six-story retail

Louis Koehl, AIA CPH Koehl joined Handel Architects in 2012. He is a Certified Passive House Designer, and much of his work at Handel has focused on the design, detailing, and construction of Passive House projects, including the 709-unit 100-percent affordable multi-family building in East Harlem, Sendero Verde

The premier conference on high-performance building enclosures New York City calendar_month April 4-5, 2024 location_on Join Us at the Washington Metropolitan Pavilion and the New York Law School Earn Up to 12 AIA HSW CEUs This event has ended. Sign up to be notified of our upcoming events. Themes we’ll explore: Co-Chairs Featured Speakers What

IN PERSON & ONLINE NYC August 5-6 Day 1 – Metropolitan PavilionDay 2 – Online 13 AIA HSW CEUs PRESENTED BY New York City is coming back to life—be part of it at Facades+ NYC on August 5 + 6! For the first time in more than a year, professionals will gather in person for

WE ARE LIVE IN Boston October 26 The Westin Copley Place 6 AIA HSW CEUs PRESENTED BY The long-awaited Facades+ Boston conference, hosted by the Architect’s Newspaper and co-chaired by Payette, will finally take place in-person on October 26. Join us for a full day led by the best and brightest in the regional AEC

Agenda Symposium Tuesday, July 22 Times in CDT Previous Next Save Your Seat Today! Join us for peer-learning and networking opportunitiesto keep you at the forefront of practice. EARN 6 AIA HSW CREDITS

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Agenda AGENDA Symposium – April 3 WORKSHOPS Workshops – April 4 Symposium Thursday, April 3 Times in EDT Workshops Friday, April 4 Times in EDT Held in person at the New York Law School, participants will engage with the industry’s leading design professionals in an intimate, classroom-style setting. Select between four thematic tracks including: sustainability,