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FACADE T E C T O N I C S
FACADE T E C T O N I C S was established as a
research focus group of the doctoral program in the Schol of Architecture at
the University of Southern California in 2008. The group held workshops, conferences
and Ph.D. seminars examining a range of issues related to the outside six
feet of a building. Students and
faculty were interested in materials, assemblies, sustainability, daylighting,
structures, and many other topics.
Our enthusiasm quickly outgrew our group. Strong professional and academic
interest in the building envelope resulted in sold-out conferences, and FACADE T E C T O N I C S has
emerged as a global collaborative community of professionals and scholars. We welcome the participation of everyone
involved in the design, delivery, maintenance and use of the building
envelope. Membership in the group is
free.
CONFERENCES
FACADE T E C T O N I C S conducts two conferences and two
workshops each year, plus additional special events, tours, and seminars. Some events are open to the public and others
are by invitation. Since most of
our conferences are over-subscribed, sponsors and members are given first
access to conference seats. Conferences include presentations by
leading architects, engineers, faade designers, and researchers. Each
conference provides a forum for connecting the academy and the professions.
Leading practitioners and researchers come together to share about cutting edge
issues in facade design and implementation.
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S #1, November 6, 2008
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S #2, March, 2009
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S #3, December 3, 2009
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S #4,
May 3, 2010
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S #5,
November 19-20, 2010
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S #6, July 29-30, 2011
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S #7, December 2, 2011
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S #8, June 29 - July 1, 2012
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S #9, December 9, 2012 (tentative
date)
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S #10, June 27-30, 2013
(tentative date)
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S Fall 2012 Workshop: FABRIC /
TEXTILE / MEMBRANE
PUBLICATIONS
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S JOURNAL
FACADE
T E C T O N I C S 2012 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
FACADE T E C T O N I C S STUDIO HANDBOOK
FACADE T E C T O N I C S WHITE PAPERS
STRUCTURAL GLASS
FACADES AND ENCLOSURES, a book by USC Ph.D. candidate Mic Patterson
RESEARCH ARENAS
Sustainability
Double-Skin Facades Architectural Acoustics Digital Media Solar Access
Faade Acoustics Seismic Design Membrane / Fabric Structures Faade
Systems Integration Digital Fabrication, CAD/CAM, Rapid Prototyping
Performative Architecture Materials and Assemblies Lighting / Daylighting /
Glare Building Information Modeling Best Practices Analytical
Modeling and Simulation Historic Structures Technology Cable-Suspended
Glass Skins Architectural Science Education Design Methods Integrated
Architectural Technology and much more
SPONSORS
SUPPORT / SPONSORSHIP
/ MEMBERSHIP: There are many
different kinds of opportunities to support FACADE T E C T O N I C S,
from scholarship and conference sponsorships to naming endowments. By far the most important support you
can offer is your own expertise and participation. Please consider attending one of the
wonferences or workshops, and submitting research for publication in the
Journal and presentation at the conferences.
Our most important
financial goal is the establishment of permanently named, endowed scholarships
for students. These permanent
endowments last forever, and students benefit annually from the endowment
interest. The students proudly
carry the fellowship name on the resumes for the rest of their lives. Endowments can be established for as low
as $25,000, and pledges can be made over several years until the endowment is
complete.
We are eager to rename
the entire organization with the help of a lead endowment gift. We will be adding additional Founding
sponsors through the 2012 Conference.
Get on board before June 2012 to be a founding sponsor. We also seek publication endowments,
facilities support, and named faculty Chairs.
To learn more about
conference, publication, scholarship and research sponsorship opportunities,
please email Douglas Noble at dnoble@usc.edu To learn more about
these kinds of sponsorship opportunities (without anyone finding out that you
wanted to know) click through to the FACADE T E C T O N I C S SPONSORSHIP
PAGE
The FACADE T E C T O N I C S Conference
sponsors include:
AC MARTIN PARTNERS
Since 1906, driven
to pursue timeless ideals in commercial, corporate office, education,
government, hospitality, religious, renovation, residential, science +
technology, and urban design and planning.
ALTOON + PORTER
Architects LLP
A commitment to
respond to context, to create community and to serve the clients investment or
institutional goals has resulted in projects in 42 countries valued at more
than $11 billion in construction.
Architects
Newspaper
The official media
sponsor of Faade Tectonics
C.R.Laurence Co.,
Inc.
A Global Manufacturer of hardware for all your Heavy Glass
Needs. All-Glass Entrance
Systems, Balance Doors, Hand Rail Systems, Frameless Shower Enclosures, Visit crlaurence.com
ENCLOS Corp.
Experts in the
design, engineering, fabrication, assembly and erection of custom facade
systems
GIROUX GLASS, Inc.
Giroux Glass Inc.
has established itself as one of the nations most respected glazing
contractors with over 65 years of service in the industry.
Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory, Building Technologies Department
With support from
the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, and the California Energy Commission, Public Interest Energy Research
Program.
MITSUBISHI-ALPOLIC
A leading supplier
of the highest quality Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) and Metal Composite
Material (MCM) for the construction industry.
Nabih Youssef
Associates
Structural
Engineers
Oldcastle Building
Envelope Los Angeles
Custom Fabricated
Architectural Glass products, Store fronts and Entry Systems
PARAGON
Advanced Specialty
Glass, Advanced Engineering, www.glassengineer.com
PPG Architectural
Glass
Glass Coatings
Paint
Serge Ferrari
Composite Textiles
for Lightness
Simpson Gumpertz
& Heger
A national engineering
firm that designs, investigates, and rehabilitates structures and building
enclosures throughout the United States and in more than 30 other countries.
SMG Stone Company
Setting the
Standard in Stone Craftsmanship and Installation
W & W Glass,
LLC
Suppliers of the
Pilkington Planar system. Point supported glass for glass fin walls, cable
nets, skylights and canopies.
Walters and Wolf
Exterior Cladding
and Enclosure Specialist From Concept to Completion
MEMBERSHIP
Members receive notice
regarding upcoming events and other important information related to the
building envelope. Members may
opt-out at any time. The email list
is never sold or distributed. To
join, send an email with your name, contact information, and a few keywords
describing your interest areas.
Basic membership is free and provides access to most FACADE T E C T O N I C S
content. Starting in 2012, there will
be paid membership levels for those who would like to get special privileges
such as print versions of the FACADE T E C T O N I C S
Journal and Conference Proceedings, priority conference registration access,
and invitations to workshops and special events.
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Ph.D. PROGRAM: THE FACADE
TECTONICS DOCTORAL RESEARCH PROGRAM AT USC
FACADE T E C T O N I C S grew
out the Ph.D. Program in Architecture at the University of Southern California.
The Ph.D. program is focussed on the exploration of a broad range of building
envelope research. After a few
years of holding local building enclosure workshops to support the research
activities of the Ph.D. program, the FACADE T E C T O N I C S group
has outgrown the small USC doctoral program and now maintains a global reach. The
facades-based Ph.D. program at USC continues to grow also, and now has about a
dozen doctoral students. The doctoral program builds on the strengths of the USC
Chase L. Leavitt Building Science Masters Degree program, which recently was
named a Top-notch program by Architect Magazine. The graduate research area
examines a full range of aspects of the building envelope.
ABOUT THE Ph.D. PROGRAM
at USC
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Assoc. Prof. Douglas
E. Noble, FAIA, Ph.D.
Chair of
the Ph.D. Program and Co-Founder of the CLIPPER Lab
School of Architecture
University of Southern California
Los
Angeles, California 90089-0291 USA
2137404589
dnoble@usc.edu
Assist. Prof. Karen M.
Kensek
Co-Founder
of the CLIPPER Lab
School of Architecture
University of Southern California
Los
Angeles, California 90089-0291 USA
2137402081
kensek@usc.edu
ADVISORY BOARD
Updated list to be re-posted in October