Each facade on a new building for Loyola University's Maywood, Illinois, campus is treated differently. For example, the south elevation features a set of solar chimneys that bookend a glazed facade ...

A new, low-cost ‘optofluidic’ system designed at University of Toronto Engineering could enable buildings to save energy by dynamically changing the appearance of their exteriors. The inspiration for ...

Moving facades are spectacular, bringing buildings to life and allowing them to transform according to specific circumstances ...

A new building at the Illinois Institute of Technology looks and works like no other building in Chicago. It exemplifies an emerging trend in architecture — a “dynamic facade” that can tune a building ...

Explore offsite construction's impact on reducing carbon emissions and improving building performance through advanced ...

Yet Tehrani said he’s disappointed that Stark cut many of his ideas for The Beacon’s interior. Tehrani wanted the tower to include innovative social spaces on the 22nd-floor “terrace level,’’ which is ...

When designing a new headquarters for Hanwha Group, a large Korean conglomerate, sustainability was among the company’s top concerns. The company, which is heavily involved in the renewable energy ...

Urban artist DAKU has created a dynamic solar mural, “Time Changes Everything,” on a building in the Lodhi Colony area of Delhi as part of India’s first ever public arts district. Words associated ...

The 10-acre Torrey View life science research campus has opened in San Diego’s Del Mar Heights neighborhood. Developed by Breakthrough Properties and designed by Flad Architects, the campus offers 520 ...

A new building designed by HDR in Rochester, Minnesota for Mayo Clinic was wrapped in a highly custom double-layered facade punctuated by “oculi” windows. (Dan Schwalm) “The intention of the oculi is ...

The global facade materials market is poised for robust growth through 2035, fueled by escalating demand for energy-efficient, sustainable building envelopes and urban infrastructure development.