Category Archives: Network
Kick-off for the “FunkBau” Network: Functional Building Components for the Future
///Kick-off for the “FunkBau” Network: Functional Building Components for the Future On October 28, 2025, the partners of the newly founded network “Funktionalisierung Bauteile” (FunkBau) met for the first time at TU Darmstadt. Officially launched at the beginning of October,
Kick-off for the “FunkBau” Network: Functional Building Components for the Future
///Kick-off for the “FunkBau” Network: Functional Building Components for the Future On October 28, 2025, the partners of the newly founded network “Funktionalisierung Bauteile” (FunkBau) met for the first time at TU Darmstadt. Officially launched at the beginning of October,
Research Network NextGlass
///Research Network NextGlass The glass industry is undergoing an exciting transformation. Advances in technology are opening up entirely new possibilities for sustainable, functional, and highly customizable glass products. Glass is not only an essential material in many aspects of our
Research Network NextGlass
///Research Network NextGlass The glass industry is undergoing an exciting transformation. Advances in technology are opening up entirely new possibilities for sustainable, functional, and highly customizable glass products. Glass is not only an essential material in many aspects of our
WOOD 3.0 in Delft
///WOOD 3.0 in Delft The European-funded WOOD 3.0 is a research and development network, investigating the potential of paper-based materials as construction materials and components. The annual network meeting was held in Delft. Program: Dr. Olga Ioannou shared her experiences
WOOD 3.0 in Delft
///WOOD 3.0 in Delft The European-funded WOOD 3.0 is a research and development network, investigating the potential of paper-based materials as construction materials and components. The annual network meeting was held in Delft. Program: Dr. Olga Ioannou shared her experiences
Facade Program Istanbul @ Özyeğin University
///Facade Program Istanbul @ Özyeğin University Interested in facade engineering? New On-Campus program started at Özyeğin University in Istanbul – in English, so for national and international students! More information here.
Facade Program Istanbul @ Özyeğin University
///Facade Program Istanbul @ Özyeğin University Interested in facade engineering? New On-Campus program started at Özyeğin University in Istanbul – in English, so for national and international students! More information here.
EFN Group Meeting
///EFN Group Meeting The European Facade Network efn, an association of 10 universities being active in facade education, meets twice a year during the association’s conference. Last meeting in Luzern was linked to the conference Facade 24, hosted by the
EFN Group Meeting
///EFN Group Meeting The European Facade Network efn, an association of 10 universities being active in facade education, meets twice a year during the association’s conference. Last meeting in Luzern was linked to the conference Facade 24, hosted by the
Additive Manufacturing for Heritage
///Additive Manufacturing for Heritage The need for restoration in the field of heritage conservation is enormous. Many listed buildings and a large number of special structures (e.g. statues) need to be restored. Due to the time-consuming and cost-intensive craft restoration
Additive Manufacturing for Heritage
///Additive Manufacturing for Heritage The need for restoration in the field of heritage conservation is enormous. Many listed buildings and a large number of special structures (e.g. statues) need to be restored. Due to the time-consuming and cost-intensive craft restoration
AMglass
//AMglass Additive manufacturing offers enormous design freedom – the ever-increasing trend of individually manufactured components is a particular contributor to this, mostly for metal and plastics. In the glass industry things are different: the high temperatures and strong temperature differences
AMglass
//AMglass Additive manufacturing offers enormous design freedom – the ever-increasing trend of individually manufactured components is a particular contributor to this, mostly for metal and plastics. In the glass industry things are different: the high temperatures and strong temperature differences
New Page efn
///New Page efn The European Façade Network is an association of universities in Europe, being involved in façade education and research. The group has been active for more than a decade and is now launching a new homepage as a
New Page efn
///New Page efn The European Façade Network is an association of universities in Europe, being involved in façade education and research. The group has been active for more than a decade and is now launching a new homepage as a
Building with Paper
///Building with Paper What if we could build paper houses? If paper was a building material? Would this create new possibilities for architecture and design? Would we be able to develop new solutions for the construction process, and could we
Building with Paper
///Building with Paper What if we could build paper houses? If paper was a building material? Would this create new possibilities for architecture and design? Would we be able to develop new solutions for the construction process, and could we
Façade Retrofit Database
///Façade Retrofit Database If you are looking for decent information about retrofitted building envelopes, this website is interesting: it collects data about refurbishment projects on an international level, the global numbers and technical information, involved people, sometimes detail drawings and
Façade Retrofit Database
///Façade Retrofit Database If you are looking for decent information about retrofitted building envelopes, this website is interesting: it collects data about refurbishment projects on an international level, the global numbers and technical information, involved people, sometimes detail drawings and
Network BauProPapier
///Network BauProPapier The network vision is to build an innovation platform for building products with paper. The network partners located along the entire value chain will work together to develop, market and establish product innovations, including TU Darmstadt as research
Network BauProPapier
///Network BauProPapier The network vision is to build an innovation platform for building products with paper. The network partners located along the entire value chain will work together to develop, market and establish product innovations, including TU Darmstadt as research
Quake – a Research Company!
///Quake – a Research Company! Tomorrow’s challenges for the built environment require groundbreaking innovations today. New technologies and methodologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and research by design offer unprecedented opportunities to rethink, redesign and reshape our society. Enabling us
Quake – a Research Company!
///Quake – a Research Company! Tomorrow’s challenges for the built environment require groundbreaking innovations today. New technologies and methodologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and research by design offer unprecedented opportunities to rethink, redesign and reshape our society. Enabling us
GW-News
/// GW-News GW-News is a new international information platform for facades, windows, glass and sun protection. The platform presents in detail innovations as well as new applications and products relating to the development, production and assembly of facades, construction elements,
GW-News
/// GW-News GW-News is a new international information platform for facades, windows, glass and sun protection. The platform presents in detail innovations as well as new applications and products relating to the development, production and assembly of facades, construction elements,
International Facade + Glass Lab
/// International Facade + Glass Lab The International Façade + Glass Lab is a cooperation between the Tongji University / College of Civil Engineering, TU Darmstadt / Faculty of Civil Engineering and the TU Delft / Department of Architectural Engineering
International Facade + Glass Lab
/// International Facade + Glass Lab The International Façade + Glass Lab is a cooperation between the Tongji University / College of Civil Engineering, TU Darmstadt / Faculty of Civil Engineering and the TU Delft / Department of Architectural Engineering
Fachadas
///Fachadas Bill Marshall, one of the leading façade consultant in South America, opened this blog about facades, proposing projects, event, and technical information. Interesting to get this community linked as well! For more information see here.
The Glass Competence Center (GCC) of the TU Darmstadt
///The Glass Competence Center (GCC) of the TU Darmstadt The Institute for Statics and Design (ISM+D) and the Material Testing Institute (MPA) of the TU Darmstadt both have strong competencies in the field of glass construction. A team of 15
The Glass Competence Center (GCC) of the TU Darmstadt
///The Glass Competence Center (GCC) of the TU Darmstadt The Institute for Statics and Design (ISM+D) and the Material Testing Institute (MPA) of the TU Darmstadt both have strong competencies in the field of glass construction. A team of 15
Lithium Architects GmbH
/// Lithium Architects GmbH Lithium Architects GmbH was founded in September 2018 as an Architectural and Façade consultant. Lithium Architects GmbH is a group of Architects, Engineers, and Researchers, who are dedicated to develop construction solutions for classic and complex
Lithium Architects GmbH
/// Lithium Architects GmbH Lithium Architects GmbH was founded in September 2018 as an Architectural and Façade consultant. Lithium Architects GmbH is a group of Architects, Engineers, and Researchers, who are dedicated to develop construction solutions for classic and complex
BuildingAM
///BuildingAM Building Am supports the connection between the building industry and futuristic technologies, such as Additive manufacturing. The Network adopts the idea of finding individual solutions for highly complex architecture problems at any scale. the generated solutions have to fulfill
BuildingAM
///BuildingAM Building Am supports the connection between the building industry and futuristic technologies, such as Additive manufacturing. The Network adopts the idea of finding individual solutions for highly complex architecture problems at any scale. the generated solutions have to fulfill
EFN Agreement
/// EFN Agreement After some years of informal cooperation, the partners in the European façade network agreed to formalize their cooperation in education and research. So – at our last meeting in Luzern we signed a cooperation agreement with the
EFN Agreement
/// EFN Agreement After some years of informal cooperation, the partners in the European façade network agreed to formalize their cooperation in education and research. So – at our last meeting in Luzern we signed a cooperation agreement with the
New façade program in the US at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia
///New façade program in the US at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia The M.S. in Architecture program at Thomas Jefferson University / Philadelphia is an advanced post-professional, research-based degree, featuring two concentrations: Façade Design and Technology and High-Performance Building. This
New façade program in the US at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia
///New façade program in the US at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia The M.S. in Architecture program at Thomas Jefferson University / Philadelphia is an advanced post-professional, research-based degree, featuring two concentrations: Façade Design and Technology and High-Performance Building. This
FACECAMP | facade training program Bolzano / Innsbruck
///FACECAMP – facade training program Bolzano / Innsbruck Interreg Italy-Austria FACEcamp project offers a training course aimed at increasing the know-how of companies and freelance professionals operating in the field of complex technological building façades. The course aims to transfer
FACECAMP | facade training program Bolzano / Innsbruck
///FACECAMP – facade training program Bolzano / Innsbruck Interreg Italy-Austria FACEcamp project offers a training course aimed at increasing the know-how of companies and freelance professionals operating in the field of complex technological building façades. The course aims to transfer
Interreg Nort-West Europe | SeraMco
///Interreg Nort-West Europe | SeraMco The construction sector is the most resource intensive industrial sector in the EU. It uses around 50% of the available primary raw materials, hence exhausting the natural resources, degrading the environment and generating high costs
Interreg Nort-West Europe | SeraMco
///Interreg Nort-West Europe | SeraMco The construction sector is the most resource intensive industrial sector in the EU. It uses around 50% of the available primary raw materials, hence exhausting the natural resources, degrading the environment and generating high costs
Facade Tectonics
/// Facade Tectonics Façade Tectonics started as a series of invited roundtable discussions at the University of Southern California School of Architecture in 2007; a strategic response to the escalating importance and complexity of building facade technology. The roundtables grew
Facade Tectonics
/// Facade Tectonics Façade Tectonics started as a series of invited roundtable discussions at the University of Southern California School of Architecture in 2007; a strategic response to the escalating importance and complexity of building facade technology. The roundtables grew
Advanced Ceramics R&D Lab
///Advanced Ceramics R&D Lab The Advanced Ceramics R&D Lab is an emerging laboratory, based in the Design Institute of Guimarães, which aims to explore the integration of digital additive manufacturing techniques in the architectural design and production processes of ceramic elements for
Advanced Ceramics R&D Lab
///Advanced Ceramics R&D Lab The Advanced Ceramics R&D Lab is an emerging laboratory, based in the Design Institute of Guimarães, which aims to explore the integration of digital additive manufacturing techniques in the architectural design and production processes of ceramic elements for
Research group for Resource-Centered Construction / RWTH Aachen
/// Research group for Resource-Centered Construction / RWTH Aachen Research needs interaction – so: Prof. Dr. Linda Hildebrand’s new developed Research group for resource-centered construction came to visit the ISM+D institute in TU-Darmstadt – to interact, discuss and develop. Nice meeting,
Research group for Resource-Centered Construction / RWTH Aachen
/// Research group for Resource-Centered Construction / RWTH Aachen Research needs interaction – so: Prof. Dr. Linda Hildebrand’s new developed Research group for resource-centered construction came to visit the ISM+D institute in TU-Darmstadt – to interact, discuss and develop. Nice meeting,
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