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At Facades+ Chicago, AEC experts weigh in on carbon, tariffs, and emerging workflows

Last week at Facades+ Chicago, AEC experts shared how their teams are working to reduce embodied carbon while responding to tariffs, how manufacturing facilities are cutting waste and improving recyclability, and how new workflows play a crucial role in achieving design excellence.

HGA faces University of Arkansas’s Windgate Studio + Design Center with corrugated metal
5468796 Architecture renovates a historic pumphouse in Winnipeg, adding a pair of apartment buildings clad in corrugated metal
RAMSA delivers a complex masonry facade for Korean retailer Shinsegae
GLUCK+ designs sheet-music inspired facade for WHIN Music Community Charter School
DLR Group tops the Cleveland Museum of Natural History with a sweeping GFRC roofline
KTGY wraps a California art gallery in charred Douglas fir

Facades+ brings dynamic programs to five cities this fall

This fall, AN’s Facades+ conference series will take place in five North American cities. In each city attendees will have the opportunity to tune into presentations on facade design for a range of building typologies from airports to retail shops to commercial developments, among other roundtable discussions and talks. This year marks the event’s 13th anniversary.