Architects will explore climate-responsive design at Facades+ Dallas

Facades+ kicks off its fall conference lineup live in Dallas on September 9th. Featuring a morning of presentations and an afternoon of workshops, Facades+ continues to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style.  With Michel Borg and Mattia Flabiano, Page’s lead designers serving as co-chairs, the conference will feature three panels, and a full day of

CR Laurence

CRL is the industry’s leading, full-service provider of architectural metals, glass fittings, and professional-grade glazing supplies. The company leverages more than 50 years of experience and a track record of industry firsts to offer a one-stop shop with a breadth of innovative product choices. Expert support from specification to installation, and fast, reliable service helps

Kurt Wenzel

Wenzel is an architectural sales representative for YKK AP America covering Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. He has over 25 years of experience in the glass & glazing industry helping architects, general contractors and glazing contractors solve fenestration challenges.

Albert Einstein Education and Research Center emulates a tree canopy

BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Architect Safdie Architects Location São Paulo, Brazil Opening August, 2022 Programmer, Interior Planner, and Executive Architect Perkins&Will Landscape Architect Isabel Duprat Skylight Sub-Contractor Seele Structural Engineer Thornton Tomasetti, Avila Engenharia, BRZ Experts Facade Thornton Tomasetti, Crescencio Environmental  Atelier Ten, Ca2 Horticulture Sue Minter General Contractor Racional Engenharia Exposed Concrete Beams Peri

Titanium dioxide breaks down smog on a Milanese hospital building

Brought to you by: Architect Mario Cucinella Architects Location Milan, Italy Completion Date January, 2022 Structural Engineer Ballardini Studio di Ingegnaria Service Engineer Deerns Italia  Contractor Itinera Facades Aza Aghito Zambonini  Glass Sentire AZA Facades Profile Schüco Italia Sunscreen Blades Laminam REI Doors AGEZE Italia  Lighting iGuzzini Mario Cucinella Architects’ San Raffaele Hospital breaks down

KieranTimberlake restores facade of Philadelphia’s Bulletin Building

Brought to you by: Architect KieranTimberlake Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia Completion Date May 2020 Structural and Facade Engineer Thornton Tomasetti Structural Engineer (Construction Phase) Keast & Hood Landscape Architect West 8 Landscape Design Construction Manager Hunter Roberts Exterior Envelope Contractor National Glass & Metal Company Curtain Wall Erie Architectural Products Custom Aluminum Fabrications Architectural Systems, Inc.

Paul Revere Williams’ building gets a refresh from CO Architects

Brought to you by: Architect CO Architects Location Los Angeles, California Completion Date November 2020 Construction Manager at Risk Rudolph and Sletten MEP Engineer and LEED Consulting Affiliated Engineers (AEI) Structural and Civil Engineering KPFF Engineering Landscape Architect Studio-MLA Lighting Designer KGM Architectural Lighting Historic Consultant Page & Turnbull Curtain Wall Arcadia Windows Insulated Glass

BKSK Architects installs terra-cotta facade on residential building

Brought to you by: Architect BKSK Architects Location New York, New York Completion July 2022 Developer Roe Corporation Construction Manager Hudson Meridian Construction Group  Interior Design Alyssa Kapito Interiors & BKSK Architects Terra-cotta Ceipo Ceramiche Brick Hebron Brick Company Glazing Guardian UltraClear Low Iron Residential windows and glazed doors: Zola Thermo Clad and Thermo Plus

Clayton Terbrock

Clayton Terbrock is working at Eastman as the Business Development Manager for the Advanced Interlayers group in North America. He is responsible of overseeing the relations with architects and façade engineers, providing an experience of over 4 years with glass and laminated glass, in particular. With a background in Marketing from the University of Missouri,

A modernist-inspired facade built for desert heat anchors Arizona State University’s Health Futures Center

Brought to you by: Architect CO Architects Executive Architect  DFDG Architecture General Contractor DPR Construction EIFS Stucco Dryvit Outsulation Plus MD system Glass Viracon Landscape Floor Associates MEP Engineer/Lighting Designer Affiliated Engineers (AE) Structural Engineer Advanced Structural Engineering Civil Engineer WOODPATEL Acoustical, Audiovisual, IT  Systems Consultant: Jeremiah Associates Rising three floors in the Sonoran Desert,

Inspired by Manhattanhenge, Scalar Architects transforms aging Kips Bay building with a sparkling facade

Architect Scalar Architecture Location New York City Completion Date September 2021 Composite Metal Panels PE by Alpolic Structural Fiberglass Enduro PVC Windows Drutex Taking the name of the solar phenomenon ‘Manhattanhenge’, Scalar Architecture’s recently completed facade intervention in Kips Bay brings a dynamic relationship between facade and sunlight to a 20th-century building. The brick and

SOM’s 28&7 black terra-cotta facade shines in Chelsea

Brought to you by: Architect Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill Location New York City Completion Date February 2022 Design Consultants AJLP Developers GDS Development Management (GDSNY) Terra-cotta Shildan Group Windows Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Construction Icon Adorned in a slick, black terra-cotta and glass grid, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s (SOM) 28&7 opened February, 2022, near the northern end

Goettsch Partners designs new home for lions at Lincoln Park Zoo

Brought to you by: Architect Goettsch Partners Exhibition Design PJA Location Chicago Completion Date October 2021 Glass Design Rice Engineering Glass Supplier Agnora Architectural Glass North America PVB glass interlayer Trosifol Ultra Clear PVB Glass-to-Glass Sealant Pecore 895 NST-Clear General Contractor Pepper Construction Glazing Contractor SG Metal & Glass Digital Printing in Glass Dip-Tech Construction

Deborah Berke Partners shakes up Penn’s campus with terra-cotta baguettes

Brought to you by: Architect Deborah Berke Partners Location Philadelphia Completion Date Fall 2021 Terra-cotta Shildan Group Windows Wausau Window & Wall Systems Metal Panels VMZINC ‘QUARTZ-ZINC’ Facade Installer EDA Contractors Entry Doors Kawneer Waterproofing/Air Barrier Henry Blueskin VP160 Exterior Insulation Rockwool Cavity Rock With much of its campus shaped by eclectic historical architecture, the

Facades+ returns to NYC this April for its 10th anniversary

Facades+ largest event of the year returns to New York City on April 13 and 14. Featuring a full first day of in-person presentations, and a second day of virtual workshops, Facades+ will celebrate its 10th anniversary in the city where the conference series started. With Blake Middleton, partner at Handel Architects, serving as co-chair,

The Westly juts over its Upper West Side neighbors with a gravity-defying triple cantilever

Architect ODA Location Manhattan Completion Date Estimated spring 2022 Facade Consultant Thornton Tomasetti Facade Fabricator and Limestone Manufacturer GGL Enterprises General Contractor Urban Atelier Group Glazing Manufacturer Guardian Glass Real estate in New York City is a notoriously pricey commodity, and developers have long pushed buildings ever upward in a frantic bid to maximize their

Mark Cavagnero Associates shades the UCSF Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building with symmetrical light screen

Brought to you by: Architect Mark Cavagnero Associates Architect of Record SmithGroup Opening Date July 2021 Location San Francisco Design-Build Fabricator Walters & Wolf General Contractor DPR Glass Viracon Aluminum Composite Panel System Alucobond Benchmarking and Energy Analysis Atelier Ten Centering patient needs while meeting high performance standards, the facade of the new Joan and

GammaStone

GammaStone® is synonymous with creativity and excellence, the qualities that stem from our 50 years of experience in the stone industry and our tireless dedication in realizing high performance products.Clients from all over the world have certified our products in terms of quality, versatility, reliability and performance. With its extensive experience in the stone industry,

The white aluminum facade of the Neutron Research Centre shines in front of the French Alps

Architects Levitt Bernstein, TKMT Location Grenoble, France Completion Date 2021 Aluminum Curtain Wall System Wicona Insulated Solid Metal Panels l’Emaillerie Alsacienne Double Glazing with Sun Protection AGC Perforated Aluminum Panels Local fabricators, Rhône-Alpes Region, France With the Alps rising behind it, the white aluminum and glass facade of the Neutron Research Centre at Institut Laue-Langevin

David Green

David Green is a building enclosure consultant specializing in curtain wall, glazing, and cladding systems. Collaborating with talented architects, Mr. Green designs, details, and oversees the construction of building envelope systems for various building types, including high-rise hotels and residences, museums, retail storefronts, universities, and office buildings. Mr. Green works closely with architects to turn

A rendering of Malachowsky Hall, with a crsyalline facade

Malachowsky Hall deflects the Florida glare with an aluminum facade and electrochromatic glazing

Architect Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Location Gainesville, Florida Associate Architect Walker Architects Structural Engineer Walter P Moore Glazing Manufacturer Viracon (curtain wall); SageGlass (electrochromatic window glazing) Prefabricated Panel Manufacturer N-RG Cladding Panel Finish Manufacturer PPG In early August 2021, before the University of Florida in Gainesville commenced fall classes, a construction crew erected provisional elements of

Here are the top facades AN highlighted in 2021

With 71 facades articles published in 2021, it’s time to take a look at a few of AN ’s most popular and some whose projects feature unique materials and construction methods. Ranging from large dormitory projects by well-known firms to a projects that utilize local cork, thatch, and brick, the following list covers the full

Vishwadeep Deo

Vishwadeep Deo joined Thornton Tomasetti as a Vice President in 2022, bringing over 20 years of global experience. He leads the design of façades across various sectors, including cultural, institutional, commercial, sports, aviation, transit, and residential. As a Façade Consultant, he investigates façade system designs that intersect analysis, fabrication, assembly, optimization, materiality, and computation—driving designs