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Leveraging Building Services as a Framework for the Evolution of Building Envelopes

Paul Yakubu — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Rising demands for energy efficiency, technical functionality, and interior comfort in buildings necessitate the development of more efficient building envelope constructions. The building envelope serves as a mediator between a building's exterior and interior. In today's architectural landscape, it performs a multitude of functions to enhance the building's performance. These functions include building control systems, energy supply (such as gas and electricity), and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), among others. These elements primarily determine the functionality, efficiency, and safety of building spaces. Given that the nature of building envelopes heavily depends on these services, how can they serve as primary frameworks for building design development?

Paolo Portoghesi, First Director of the Venice Architecture Biennale, Passes Away at the Age of 92

Nicolás Valencia — Tue, 30 May 2023 14:38:00 +0000

Italian architect and architecture historian Paolo Portoghesi, the first director of the Venice Architecture Biennale, passed away at the age of 92 in Calcata, Italy, as reported by the organization today, Tuesday, May 30.

Architecture Classics: Centre Georges Pompidou / Renzo Piano Building Workshop + Richard Rogers

Adelyn Perez — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:00:00 +0000

In the 1970's architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, both unknown at the time, collaborated and erected one of the most famous and radical buildings of our time, Centre Georges Pompidou. The cultural center in Paris, France turned our world inside out, literally. It all began with Georges Pompidou, President of France from 1969 to 1974, who wanted to construct a cultural center in Paris that would attract visitors and be a monumental aspect of the city. Receiving more than 150 million visitors since is completion thirty three years ago, there is no doubt that Pompidou's vision became a successful reality.