Curtain wall is becoming an increasingly sophisticated building envelope system. A current and continuing trend, according to Kirt Osgood, vice president and principal of Dallas-based Curtain Wall ...

A group of researchers in China has developed a new design for vacuum integrated photovoltaic (VPV) curtain walls, which they claim can efficiently combine PV power generation and thermal insulation ...

As architectural design continues to evolve, so too must the materials and systems that shape the modern building envelope. This course introduces architects to innovative, non-traditional façade ...

A new office building, Kotelna Park II, has been built within a business district in Prague. The architect, Chapan Taylor, followed the design of the already built sister complex, Kotelna Park I. Both ...

Reducing the need for additional insulation, these curtain wall systems achieve thermal efficiency while keeping out air and water and reducing building sway. The following products showcase materials ...

A cut through the center of 1000M differentiates the top and bottom of the tower. (Tom Rossiter) “The tower’s facade evolved out of [our] interest in not providing the city with another all-glass ...

PhoenixWERK, in Dortmund is a new building that takes a fresh innovative look at workspace design. Located near Dortmund's historic industrial architecture, the building was designed to match the ...