What are the frequently overlooked requirements for designing a modern security management system? Is it really the case that a software-centred design philosophy will win the day over one that's more ...

Facade Design & Engineering 2010 provides you with case-studies from Burj Dubai, MASDAR Headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Dubai Autodrome, Qatar Science and Technology Park, Dubai Towers, Aldar Headquarters, ...

Interesting Engineering. Germany’s shape-shifting smart facade uses compressed air and AI to cut emissions. ... and the striped bug serving as biological models for the design.

Innovative façade design is stylising the appearance of some of the most spectacular architecture currently gracing the South African skyline. Developed by Eris, the tower called the Jewel at the ...

High performance facade design is as much a science as an art. Structural engineers can bring crucial knowledge to the architect’s drafting table, including how building movement and deflection ...

Color plays a critical role in the facade design of West Main. Each tower is anchored by a full-height mosaic wall composed of over 60,000 individual stainless steel tiles, with color schemes ...

You can see Balestrazzi’s presentation on facade engineering at the upcoming Facades+ Miami conference, on January 26 and/or take part in a Thornton Tomasetti workshop, “ Choosing Between the ...

Cláudio Vilarinho wins first prize to design the Engineering Research Institute at Minho University in Portugal. The building's protective facade was inspired by solar titanium nanotubes.