Facades+ celebrates the latest developments in building enclosure design and technology
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Story of the Week
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At Facades+ Toronto, AEC experts discuss innovations in prefabrication and modular timber design
At Facades+ Toronto on September 26, hosted by AN with Diamond Schmitt, a roundtable brought together David Bowick of Blackwell Structural Engineers, Judith Martin from the City of Toronto, and Kevin Rocchi of mass timber manufacturer Element5, moderated by Diamond Schmitt’s Dieter Janssen. The discussion focused on the realities of industrialized building, where manufacturing precision… Read more
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CannonDesign blurs undulations of opaque and transparent glass at UW–Milwaukee’s new Chemistry Building
Approached from an oblique angle, a facade of opaque and transparent glass at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s (UWM) new Chemistry Building appears to defy its own physicality. Windows look as if extending past their edges. Reflective elements register sometimes as transparent, other times as solid. Vertical fins lining stacked, undulating surfaces suggest an ephemeral field of continuities. An… Read more
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Facades+ returns to Toronto on September 26
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BIG alternates balcony types to form the jagged, illusory Kaktus Towers in Copenhagen
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OMA’s JOMOO Headquarters flexes white ceramic stripes angled in different directions
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Facades+ returns to Chicago on September 12
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Miller Hull clads the main floors of the Consulate General Guadalajara in glass to inspire an inviting visitor experience
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Facades+ brings dynamic programs to five cities this fall
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Gensler clads the Iron Workers Local 63 with an undulating curtain wall of tinted glass
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Revery Architecture alters Vancouver’s skyline with The Butterfly, a residential tower with organic curvature and custom glazing
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Payette shades the Ragon Institute with tapered aluminum fins that mimic stone
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Clancy Moore beautifies an Irish wastewater treatment facility with a screen of sea-green louvers
