Restoring Hi-Tech Architecture
Challenging Glass Conference ProceedingsIn this paper we will discuss a challenging, iconic, heritage, refurbishment project – Channel 4’s headquarters building located in London, England. The building was originally designed by Richard Rogers and Partners in collaboration with Arup, RFR and ...
Peter Lenk +2 more
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Investigating the Views of Urban Streets in terms of Citizens\' Perception (Case Study: Pedestrian May 15, Tehran) [PDF]
تحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی, 2022 Analysis of the views of urban buildings is important in order to identify effective components in the perception of the audience. By conducting studies on existing buildings, we can provide appropriate strategies for organizing urban views. This article
anahita zarif +2 more
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Energy and technological refurbishment of the School of Architecture Valle Giulia, Rome [PDF]
, 2017 Modern architecture built in historical urban contexts represents a demanding issue when its energy efficiency should be improved. Indeed, the strongest efforts have to be made to maintain the architectural identity and its harmony with the surrounding ...
Clemente, C. +3 more
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Increased Thermal Load in Insulated Glass Units
Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2016 The oil crises of the 1970s increased the awareness of energy efficiency. Over the past forty years, single- and double-glazed windows have evolved into a range of modern insulating glass solutions for windows and facades.
Thomas Wüest, Andreas Luible
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Bearing capacity of riveted connections of mineral wool sandwich panels
Magazine of Civil Engineering, 2022 The article presents a study on the pulling-out bearing capacity of the connection between a curtain wall system and an outer sheet of a wall sandwich panel with a mineral wool core realized through blind rivets.
Galyamichev Alexander +5 more
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Challenging Glass Conference ProceedingsGlass handrail loading and design in the United States lags behind best practice in other parts of the world. Improvements are possible for the design load, residual capacity and damage-event loading, each of which could be based on occupancy.
Richard Green, Andrew Crosby
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The Role of an Architect in Creating the Image of an Elderly-Friendly Sustainable Smart City
Buildings, 2019 The idea of sustainable smart city has extensive scientific literature where the architects’ role in designing built environments, being a physical platform for implementing “elderly-friendly” solutions, is poorly referenced.
Joanna Tymkiewicz
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Rain infiltration mechanisms in ventilated facades: literature review, case studies, understanding common practice flaws [PDF]
, 2015 Ventilated facades are contemporary construction systems, which present a number of benefits in comparison to a traditional facade (unventilated or vented air cavity).
Arce Recatala, Maria +2 more
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Reduction of carbon dioxide by bio-façades for sustainable development of the environment
, 2021 Nowadays, air pollution and consequently global warming are the major problems that the earth is faced with. These issues can influence climate change and human health.
H. Rezazadeh +3 more
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Transparent Perovskite Light‐Emitting Diodes with Conductive Oxide Top Electrodes
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Transparent perovskite light‐emitting diodes (TrPeLEDs) enable simultaneous display and transparency, expanding application possibilities. Using a metal oxide buffer layer and pulsed laser deposition, TrPeLEDs with diverse compositions and architectures are demonstrated.
Michele Forzatti +11 more
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