What has changed most is confidence. Timber façades are no longer approached defensively. Their limitations are understood.

The referential of movement, which describes the variation in an object's position and velocity according to the observer's perspective, is one of the fundamental concepts of physics. This idea not ...

From a distance, today’s building innovations in cladding performance, aesthetics, and construction appear unconstrained and quite varied. Material mixing is creating newly expressive façades, and ...

The development of glassfibre reinforced concrete was inspired by a vision of a concrete cladding panel that is both stable and lightweight. The material convinces with its range of benefits when it ...

This presentation will offer a basic overview of rainscreen technologies being used to incorporate BIPV into even the most discriminating design demands. We will discuss the important role onsite ...

Metal cladding is on a growth trajectory globally. This is reflected in rising demand for rainscreen cladding, which market research firm VMR values currently at over $10 billion worldwide, and ...

While prototypes were designed for off-grid living, the first series of cabins each span a luxurious 275 square feet and feature amenities like running water, electricity, and heated floors. Each ...

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned ...

Fire safety used to sit somewhere near the edge of architectural thinking. It was addressed, documented, approved, and then quietly filed away while design decisions moved on. That approach no longer ...

Longboard manufactures premium interior & exterior aluminum building products in a wide range of woodgrain, solid color, specialty & custom finishes. Longboard's 6" V-Groove Planks were used at ...

Facades are the living skin of a building—dynamic, expressive and deeply connected to their surroundings. More than mere envelopes, facades serve as thoughtful interfaces that balance privacy, ...