Metals in Construction 2012 Facades Conference
The Architect's Newspaper inaugural facade conference is set to take place on Thursday, February 16, 2012 in New York City. The two-day event brings together leading designers and fabricators to explore innovations in building skin material, facade solutions, and collaborations through a series of case studies and roundtable discussions.
Day One of the Metals in Construction 2012 Facades Conference includes a list of prestigious speakers, including Mic Patterson, director of strategic development for Enclos, who will present “New Skins for Old Bones: Facade Retrofits for Tall Curtain Wall Buildings.” Day Two includes five workshops focused on the conceptual design and cutting edge computer technologies available to today's building skin creators. The discounted early registration fee for Day Two ends January 31st.
We hope you’ll join us for this important facade summit in February.
The list of conference speakers is available here, and registration here.
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Bronx County Hall of Justice featured in The Architect’s Newspaper
Don’t miss The Architect’s Newspaper feature on the Rafael Viñoly designed Bronx County Hall of Justice. The publication recently ran a “Five-Year Reunion” article discussing several celebrated buildings and how they’ve evolved amongst their cityscape since opening half a decade ago.
The article makes a point of discussing the Bronx County Hall of Justice’s “accordion-like glass facade (that) faces onto 161st Street in a stately manner.” Enclos provided complete design/build services for the New York project’s five custom curtainwall systems, totaling 350,000 square feet of cladding. Our scope of work also included louvers, skylights, metal panels, stainless steel and revolving doors.
The New York courthouse called upon Enclos to design corrugated glass and aluminum curtainwall systems that are as high performing as they are visually engaging. Integrated light shelves reflect sunlight at angled folds, directing daylight onto ceilings that diffuse the light throughout broad floor areas. The curtainwall system is articulated locally to increase natural luminance, provide shade or diffused light as appropriate, and control glare. The south and west folded wall systems utilize etched glazing to diffuse direct sunlight and prevent a view of the interior from outside. In other areas fritted glass provides views from inside the structure to the streets below while providing some measure of control over direct solar penetration. The facade agenda required units to span an unusual 18-foot dimension between floor-plates.
This $275 million project was begun only weeks before the September 11th terrorist attacks. As a result, new security features such as blast-resistance bulletproof glazing and additional exterior wall systems were adapted to the building program.
You view the article in its entirety here, and see more of the Bronx County Hall of Justice here.
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Facades Design and Delivery 2012 conference registration discount
Jim Crawford, partner at Richard Meier & Partners Architects, discusses the New San Diego United States Courthouse at the Facades Design & Delivery 2011 conference.
Enclos is again sponsoring the upcoming Facades Design and Delivery conference, which is set to take place January 23-25 in New York City. The 2012 gathering marks the 3rd facade conference since debuting the event last year.
This important summit gathers leading architects, contractors and suppliers to discuss innovative materials, breakthrough applications, and developments in energy efficient façade technologies. The 2012 New York assemblage brings together many the nation's most innovative and prestigious firms to share their insights on facade technology, design practice, and delivery strategy.
Notable topics of discussion will include:
- innovative case studies
- how to increase ROI on high performance facades
- developments in energy efficient technologies
- BIM integration
- facade retrofitting and maintenance
As a sponsor of Facades Design and Delivery 2012, Enclos has negotiated an exclusive discount on the standard pricing for our colleagues and clients. To reserve your place at the event contact Jerry Dumont at 212-885-2726 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Please mention code FDD12ENCLOS when registering to ensure you receive this discount.
We look forward to seeing you in January!
The list of distinguished speakers.
The full 2012 conference brochure.
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Enclos Presents | Exposed Structural Systems and Long Span Glass Facades
Mic Patterson presents Exposed Structural Systems & Long Span Glass Facades to the BEC Los Angeles chapter on November 17th at the Advanced Technology Studio of Enclos.
A new facade technology has gradually emerged in recent decades, driven largely by the pursuit of transparency in the building facade. This new technology has evolved in long-span applications, and can be categorized by the various structural systems employed as support.
Enclos’ AIA/CES registered course Exposed Structural Systems & Long Span Glass Facades (LU | HSW) meets these emerging technologies head-on by identifying and comparing:
• structural systems used in the support of long span glass facades
• relevant evaluation criteria used in comparing structural systems
• glass systems for application in long span glass facades
• optimum delivery strategies
• long span facade solutions in response to given project parameters
This AIA/CES registered course is based upon the recently published book Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures by Mic Patterson, published by John Wiley and Sons. Patterson has presented the course to dozens of top architecture offices nationwide to critical acclaim, including the Building Enclosure Council’s Los Angeles chapter last month.
About the presenter:
Mic Patterson has made a career study of structural glass facades, participating in the design, fabrication and installation of a remarkably diverse body of novel applications. He founded ASI Advanced Structures Inc in 1991, the firm that pioneered the introduction of advanced facade technology in the US marketplace. Enclos, a leading global curtain wall firm, acquired ASI in 2007. Patterson subsequently participated in the establishment of the Advanced Technology Studio of Enclos, a facade think-tank located in downtown Los Angeles, where he works as the Director of Strategic Development. Patterson earned a Masters of Building Science degree from the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California, where he is currently a PhD candidate. He has taught, written extensively and lectured widely on diverse aspects of advanced facade technology. He is the author of Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures, published by Wiley in 2011.
Additional AIA/CES registered courses by Enclos include:
- Introduction to Curtainwall (LU | HSW)
- Double Skin Facades (LU | HSW | SD)
To schedule an AIA/CES presentation, please send your request to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 888.234.2966.
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Recap | Facade Tectonics 7 conference
Neil M. Denari, design principle at Neil M. Denari Architects, discusses his firm’s work on the High Line 23 project in New York City.
An assortment of industry professionals, academics and students gathered for the University of Southern California School of Architecture’s Facade Tectonics 7 conference on Friday, December 2nd. The seventh in the series of this biannual event featured design and technical presentations from an assortment of stakeholders in the building envelope, including leading architects, engineers, contractors, suppliers and researchers.
Facade Tectonics was initially established by the school’s PhD program as a research focus group in 2008. The conference series has experienced significant growth for each consecutive event, resulting in consistenly sold-out conferences, number 7 being no exception. Enclos staff and USC PhD candidates Mic Patterson, director of strategic development, and Jeffrey Vaglio, design engineer, were each cited Friday for their pivotal roles in the development of the conference. Students from SCI-Arc and other neighboring architectural schools were also in attendance.
Presentation topics ran the gamut of facade design and implementation considerations, and ranged from theory to the ultimately pragmatic. Over a dozen speakers discussed the increasing complexities of the building skin, showcasing this building system’s growing diversity. Design presentations included Steven Ehrlich, design principal at Ehrlich Architects, speaking on his culturally driven architectural anthropologist approach. Neil M. Denari, design principle at Neil M. Denari Architects, used his nearly completed HL23 project in Manhattan as a vehicle to discuss the nuances of visual effects in architecture. Technical presentations included process integration of BIM in engineered-to-order facade systems by Michel Michno, vice president of Enclos, and metal backpan rain screen curtainwall detailing from Kevin Kavanagh, associate at CO Architects. Sanjeev Tankha, associate principle at Buro Happold, concluded the conference with his presentation of Soft Skins: Membranes in the Building Envelope.
U.S.C.’s School of Architecture will be publishing the Facade Tectonics journal in weeks to come.
Facade Tectonics 8 is scheduled for June 29-30, 2012. The Call for Papers schedule is available here.
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