Dynamic facades, like the one cloaking the Design Hub, are a response to the industry’s latest preoccupation: performance. With architects no longer satisfied to merely decorate a shed, facades have ...

In recent years, building envelope assemblies have become increasingly sophisticated, separating the skin from its traditional, structural function and thus making way for formal experimentation. For ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prada has transformed its Fifth Avenue facade with a bespoke, temporary skin. As reported, Prada bought 724 Fifth Avenue, site of ...

Folding, lattice shutters form the dynamic facade of Paral·lel, a residential complex in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, designed by local architecture studio OHLAB. Located within the quiet residential ...

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 ...

A new, low-cost “optofluidic” system designed by University of Toronto researchers – and inspired by marine life like fish, crab and krill – could help buildings save energy by dynamically changing ...

In total, the integrated photovoltaic elements, combined with a thin-film photovoltaic system on the roof, should generate more primary energy than the house actually needs. This extra energy can then ...

Scientists from China have built photovoltaic blinds that can reportedly regulate thermal load, daylight penetration, and energy generation in high-rise buildings with glazed facades. Their creators ...

To mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated dynamic facade lighting at the Lok Bhawan on Sunday.The façade lighting has been ...

A University of Toronto Engineering team used carefully controlled fluid injections to design active materials that can help reduce energy usage for buildings A new, low-cost ‘optofluidic’ system ...