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    This document discusses architectural facades and their performance. It begins with an overview of the types and history of building envelopes and facades. It then discusses key architectural parameters and design criteria that must be considered for facades. The document concludes by looking at potential solutions and assemblies for facades, as well as important material selection considerations.

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    This document discusses architectural facades and their performance. It begins with an overview of the types and history of building envelopes and facades. It then discusses key architectural parameters and design criteria that must be considered for facades. The document concludes by looking at potential solutions and assemblies for facades, as well as important material selection considerations.

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    Architectural Efficiency: Facade Performance

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    Raghavendra Kuppuswamy
    This document discusses architectural facades and their performance. It begins with an overview of the types and history of building envelopes and facades. It then discusses key architectural parameters and design criteria that must be considered for facades. The document concludes by looking at potential solutions and assemblies for facades, as well as important material selection considerations.

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    Architectural efficiency

    Facade performance

    Javier Orozco-Messana
    DIMM, ITM, Ass.Pr
    Building envelopes
    (façades)

    Types and history


    Architectural parameters
    Design criteria
    Solutions and Assemblies
    Material selection

    2 / 19
    Types and history
    Architectural parameters
    Design criteria
    Solutions and Assemblies
    Material selection

    3 / 19
    JO1

    Halliday building 1918

    Finca roja
    1930’s

    Seagram bd. Innovation tower


    Mies van der Rohe Zaha Hadid
    2013 Allianz arena
    1950’s Munchen
    2005

    Strata center
    MIT
    2001 Toyo ITO, 2011
    4 / 19
    Diapositiva 4

    JO1 Javier Orozco; 02/04/2016


    Types and history

    Architectural parameters
    Design criteria
    Solutions and Assemblies
    Material selection

    5 / 19
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    7 / 19
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    11 / 19
    Types and history
    Architectural parameters

    Design criteria
    Solutions and Assemblies
    Material selection
    Air flow control
    Thermal control
    Anti condensation
    Noise filter

    Visual function

    Self cleaning
    Structural loads
    Seismic control
    jaormes@cst.upv.es

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