A2+A3 | Advanced Building Skins
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, Session Block A2

8:45 Parametric Design and Digital Fabrication

Experiences of parametric design and digital fabrication

  • Site constraints as an opportunity for design
  • Structural analysis and cost/program/resource oprimization
  • Efficient digital fabrication

Marco Dessì, Populous Ltd, London, United Kingdom

Lessons from the Langara Science Building

  • High-performance envelopes in a cost-constrained environment
  • Innovative detailing through industry collaboration
  • A pragmatic, parametric process for louver façade deployment
  • Simple strategies for complex structural glazing

Stephen Teeple, Teeple Architects, Toronto, Canada

Using parametric analysis to save energy and simplify passive building design

  • Automated parametric tool optimizing design alternatives
  • Envelope optimization through performance target guardrails
  • Operational energy and cost savings of three projects

Florian Antretter, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Raubling, Germany

Lightweight roofs on alp peaks

  • Complex form and parametric design
  • Design-engineering ETFE foil and steel structure
  • Digital fabrication and accelerated building process

Cornelius Schlotthauer, studio schlotthauer matthiessen - architecturemade, Hamburg, Germany

Shaping healthcare buildings using parametric simulations

  • Computational building form generation and parametric simulations
  • Impact of the building form on building performance
  • Integration of building skin with building systems

Andrea Frisque, Stantec, Vancouver, Canada

Synthesis of structure and skin through topology optimization and form finding

  • Structural optimization methods
  • Iterative design feedback and analysis
  • Integration between envelope and structure

James Warton, HKS Architects, Los Angeles, United States

10:15 Coffee Break

Day 2, Session Block A3

11:00 Advanced Building Skin Design

Living architecture

  • Living structure that grows, builds and repairs itself
  • Converting solar energy into growth via photosynthesis
  • Natural evaporative cooling to reduce 'heat island' effect

Sean Affleck, make architects, Hong Kong SAR of China

Bio-inspired design of adaptive solar photovoltaic faҫades

  • Biomimetic design methodology
  • Influential parameters of a PV faҫade
  • Living organisms for the design of bio-inspired PV faҫades

Julie Ratovonkery, University of Savoie Mont-Blanc, Le Bourget Du Lac, France

Designing for longevity and quality with a low-carbon façade

  • Designing for a 100-year life
  • Façade design to maximise passive performance
  • Embracing future maintenance

Nick Hodges, FCBStudios, Bath, United Kingdom

Balancing qualitative and quantitative criteria to achieve integrated façade solutions

  • Passive shading, while maximizing views and daylight
  • Assembly manipulation for design and performance goals
  • Detailing for efficient shipping and optimized installation

Ruth Baleiko, The Miller Hull Partnership, Seattle, United StatesSean Waldron, The Miller Hull Partnership, Seattle, United States

Managing client and contractor risk in the delivery of modern building envelopes

  • Planning and programme management of building envelopes
  • Managing client and contractor risk in building façades
  • Programming envelope design, procurement and installation

Neil Pickavance, John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Brief Presentations

Double-skin façade: semi-unitized system for improving architectural flexibility

Raul Corrales, Biff SA, Lausanne, Switzerland

Windborne debris resilient façades

Angela Mejorin, Iuav University of Venice, Italy

Pivotal building skin design in New York City by Natalie De Blois

Robert Holton, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States

12:30 Lunch