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 ...

Arup has announced that Russell Fortmeyer, LEED AP, BD+C, an associate in Arup's Los Angeles office, has co-authored a book on kinetic architecture with industry expert Charles Linn, FAIA, an ...

Building facades are no longer simple exterior walls. In modern architecture, the facade is a highly engineered system that controls light, heat, safety, and visual identity. It is the first element ...

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 ...

Aluminum strips were used for the facade, to display objects within, across the landscape, in lighting, and in furniture, materially connecting spaces and breaking down the barriers between the museum ...

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 ...

This blog post was authored by Scott Newman, FAIA, Director, Cooper Robertson; and Erin Flynn, RA, LEED AP, Partner, Cooper Robertson. When designing a contemporary museum building, the exterior can ...

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 ...