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European Research Network on Structural Glass
/// The European Research Network on Structural Glass The research network (COST Action TU0905) was launched in Brussels on the 7th and 8th of April 2010 with aim of unifying ongoing research activities within the European research community and fostering
European Research Network on Structural Glass
/// The European Research Network on Structural Glass The research network (COST Action TU0905) was launched in Brussels on the 7th and 8th of April 2010 with aim of unifying ongoing research activities within the European research community and fostering
FACE – International Facade Community
/// This is the FACE blog, an international network about façade projects and facade industry, expressing design, construction, projects and people .
FACE – International Facade Community
/// This is the FACE blog, an international network about façade projects and facade industry, expressing design, construction, projects and people .
Anisotropic Skins
/// ‘Anisotropic Skins – Fibre reinforced composites (FRC) for building skins based on examples of natural solutions’ PhD Researcher: Goeran Pohl First mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack
Anisotropic Skins
/// ‘Anisotropic Skins – Fibre reinforced composites (FRC) for building skins based on examples of natural solutions’ PhD Researcher: Goeran Pohl First mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack
Acoustic effective Facade design
/// ‘Acoustic effective Facade Design– The environmental and constructive effects of introducing acoustic-potent structures to high-rise facades’ PhD Researcher: Jochen Krimm First mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Second mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Holger Techen Period: 2012-2016 .
Acoustic effective Facade design
/// ‘Acoustic effective Facade Design– The environmental and constructive effects of introducing acoustic-potent structures to high-rise facades’ PhD Researcher: Jochen Krimm First mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Second mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Holger Techen Period: 2012-2016 .
Facade integrated energy generation & long term energy storing
/// ‘Facade integrated energy generation and long term energy storing – Research on autarkic buildings’ PHD Researcher: Christian Wiegel Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-Promoter: Dipl.-Ing. Tillmann Klein Period: Sept 2012 – Sept 2015
Facade integrated energy generation & long term energy storing
/// ‘Facade integrated energy generation and long term energy storing – Research on autarkic buildings’ PHD Researcher: Christian Wiegel Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-Promoter: Dipl.-Ing. Tillmann Klein Period: Sept 2012 – Sept 2015
PhD Defence – Integral Facade Construction
“Integral Facade Construction – Towards a new product architecture for curtain walls“ Integral Facade Construction focuses on the future development of the curtain wall. While the requirements on facades have slowly increased over the last decades, the curtain wall has
PhD Defence – Integral Facade Construction
“Integral Facade Construction – Towards a new product architecture for curtain walls“ Integral Facade Construction focuses on the future development of the curtain wall. While the requirements on facades have slowly increased over the last decades, the curtain wall has
Strategic investment of embodied energy in the architectural planning process
/// ‘Strategic investment of embodied energy in the architectural planning process’ PHD Researcher: Linda Hildebrand First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Period: 2009 – 2012 Technical University of Delft .
Strategic investment of embodied energy in the architectural planning process
/// ‘Strategic investment of embodied energy in the architectural planning process’ PHD Researcher: Linda Hildebrand First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Period: 2009 – 2012 Technical University of Delft .
Rapids
Processes of construction are related to available technologies of production and assembly. Internet Technologies (IT) have made a deep impact on design possibilities and the control of production logistics – enabling feats much as freeform architecture and increasingly precise elaboration.
Rapids
Processes of construction are related to available technologies of production and assembly. Internet Technologies (IT) have made a deep impact on design possibilities and the control of production logistics – enabling feats much as freeform architecture and increasingly precise elaboration.
The Future Envelope 7 / Facade Value
/// Façade Value The Future Envelope 7 – Conference on the Building Envelope Faculty of Architecture TU Delft (NL) Thursday, 06 June 2013 Due to the complexity of modern façades the façade is one of the most expensive parts
The Future Envelope 7 / Facade Value
/// Façade Value The Future Envelope 7 – Conference on the Building Envelope Faculty of Architecture TU Delft (NL) Thursday, 06 June 2013 Due to the complexity of modern façades the façade is one of the most expensive parts
Photovoltaics in Buildings
/// ‘Photovoltaics in Buildings’ PHD Researcher: Christof Erban First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Period: 2011 – 2013 Technical University of Delft
Photovoltaics in Buildings
/// ‘Photovoltaics in Buildings’ PHD Researcher: Christof Erban First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Period: 2011 – 2013 Technical University of Delft
Components & Connections
/// Components and Connections – Principles of Construction Authors : Meijs, Maarten, Knaack, Ulrich Publisher: Birkhaüser Every building is composed of parts, or components, that may be organized in various ways. For example, there are different ways to configure walls
Components & Connections
/// Components and Connections – Principles of Construction Authors : Meijs, Maarten, Knaack, Ulrich Publisher: Birkhaüser Every building is composed of parts, or components, that may be organized in various ways. For example, there are different ways to configure walls
Facade Refurbishment of Residential Buildings
/// ‘Facade Refurbishment of Residential Buildings – A design approach to energy efficiency upgrades’ PHD Researcher: Thaleia Konstantinou Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-Promoter: Ir. Arjan van Timmeren Period: Sept 2009 – Sept 2013 Chair of Design & Construction –
Facade Refurbishment of Residential Buildings
/// ‘Facade Refurbishment of Residential Buildings – A design approach to energy efficiency upgrades’ PHD Researcher: Thaleia Konstantinou Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-Promoter: Ir. Arjan van Timmeren Period: Sept 2009 – Sept 2013 Chair of Design & Construction –
Call for papers – New Journal of Facade Design & Engineering
The Facade Design and Engineering is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal, focusing on the following topics: >Architecture >Building Engineering >Structural Design >Climate Design >Energy Generation >Building Services Engineering >Building Physics >Design Management >Facility Management The journal is primarily
Call for papers – New Journal of Facade Design & Engineering
The Facade Design and Engineering is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal, focusing on the following topics: >Architecture >Building Engineering >Structural Design >Climate Design >Energy Generation >Building Services Engineering >Building Physics >Design Management >Facility Management The journal is primarily
Performance driven envelopes
The impact of climate design on architecture is obvious. But design trends are currently attempting to implement climate design merely as an additional item in architectonic planning. The alternative is to start with an architectural attitude that will produce a
Performance driven envelopes
The impact of climate design on architecture is obvious. But design trends are currently attempting to implement climate design merely as an additional item in architectonic planning. The alternative is to start with an architectural attitude that will produce a
Integral Facade Construction
///‘Integral Facade Construction – Towards a new product architecture for curtain walls’ PHD Researcher: Tillmann Klein First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Second Mentor: Prof. Dr. ir. Mick Eeckhout Period 2006-2012 .
Integral Facade Construction
///‘Integral Facade Construction – Towards a new product architecture for curtain walls’ PHD Researcher: Tillmann Klein First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Second Mentor: Prof. Dr. ir. Mick Eeckhout Period 2006-2012 .
Heizkraftwerk in Aachen
The Heizkraftwerk in Aachen is a former power station within the university campus that was converted into a seminar and lecture hall. The concept was to keep the outline and the main structure while giving a new and fresh appearance.
Heizkraftwerk in Aachen
The Heizkraftwerk in Aachen is a former power station within the university campus that was converted into a seminar and lecture hall. The concept was to keep the outline and the main structure while giving a new and fresh appearance.
Vertical City
Watching a highrise grow in the city is always something very interesting, seeing it from the inside during the construction phase is even more exciting. We went out high with Kees van Casteren / project architect from OMA Architects to
Vertical City
Watching a highrise grow in the city is always something very interesting, seeing it from the inside during the construction phase is even more exciting. We went out high with Kees van Casteren / project architect from OMA Architects to
Imagine the blog
The Imagine blog is supported by the Imagine Group which is a network of teachers and constructors- of builders, structural engineers and climate designers. The group sees itself as a merger of educational, research and planning institutions working on conceptual
Imagine the blog
The Imagine blog is supported by the Imagine Group which is a network of teachers and constructors- of builders, structural engineers and climate designers. The group sees itself as a merger of educational, research and planning institutions working on conceptual
Bucky Lab
This blog is dedicated to the Bucky Lab from the TU Delft. Within the master course the students design, develop and at the end build architecture and building construction related prototypes. Its a “get your hands dirty” approach in which
Deflate-ables
Pneumatic structures have been thoroughly investigated and developed during the 60’s. However, the energy crisis and aesthetic developments prevented this type of structures from becoming part of the mainstream construction methods. Nowadays these structures are typically used in special areas
Deflate-ables
Pneumatic structures have been thoroughly investigated and developed during the 60’s. However, the energy crisis and aesthetic developments prevented this type of structures from becoming part of the mainstream construction methods. Nowadays these structures are typically used in special areas
Imagine facades
The facade technology of the 20th century is related to the dissolution of the massive wall into a separation of structure and facade. Looking at the development of facade technology now, after 60 years of curtain wall systems, 30 years
Imagine facades
The facade technology of the 20th century is related to the dissolution of the massive wall into a separation of structure and facade. Looking at the development of facade technology now, after 60 years of curtain wall systems, 30 years
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