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,
Fraunhofer Institute for Silica Research ISC
Being on the road together always offers the opportunity to take a break from the highway and discover new buildings we wouldn’t usually come across so easily. On our way down south to AGC Interpane, Uli and Marcel spotted the
Fraunhofer Institute for Silica Research ISC
Being on the road together always offers the opportunity to take a break from the highway and discover new buildings we wouldn’t usually come across so easily. On our way down south to AGC Interpane, Uli and Marcel spotted the
Meeting the experts !
Filming Facade Theory and Technology 2 in Italy Earlier this autumn, Alessandra Luna Navarro and Marcel Bilow travelled through Italy to film new episodes for the MOOC “Facade Theory and Technology 2” — part of the OpenFace micro master program learning series. Between historic piazzas and modern research
Meeting the experts !
Filming Facade Theory and Technology 2 in Italy Earlier this autumn, Alessandra Luna Navarro and Marcel Bilow travelled through Italy to film new episodes for the MOOC “Facade Theory and Technology 2” — part of the OpenFace micro master program learning series. Between historic piazzas and modern research
ThermoTwist — Motion by the Power of the Sun
It’s always a thrill when the Bucky Lab turns an abstract idea into a tangible, working prototype. The “ThermoTwist” project is one of those moments when technology and elegance meet: a façade element that moves without motors, cables, or electricity—just
ThermoTwist — Motion by the Power of the Sun
It’s always a thrill when the Bucky Lab turns an abstract idea into a tangible, working prototype. The “ThermoTwist” project is one of those moments when technology and elegance meet: a façade element that moves without motors, cables, or electricity—just
Looking for an Enthusiast in Acoustic Design!
Looking for an Enthusiast in Acoustic Design! TU Darmstadt’s Generative Design Lab is looking for a new colleague with a distinct expertise in acoustic research to improve on the performance of facades in urban environments. If you have the required
Looking for an Enthusiast in Acoustic Design!
Looking for an Enthusiast in Acoustic Design! TU Darmstadt’s Generative Design Lab is looking for a new colleague with a distinct expertise in acoustic research to improve on the performance of facades in urban environments. If you have the required
Future Façade 2025 – Where Academia Meets Industry
Its been some time ago, but we still have to share it here — because Future Façade 2025 was truly something special.In the buzzing halls of the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, something new began: an event where academics, makers, and industry experts met not in theory, but
Future Façade 2025 – Where Academia Meets Industry
Its been some time ago, but we still have to share it here — because Future Façade 2025 was truly something special.In the buzzing halls of the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, something new began: an event where academics, makers, and industry experts met not in theory, but
TerraCool – Evaporative Cooling by Utilizing Ceramic Tiles
An innovative approach to passive climate control and water management How can architecture respond to the challenges of urban heat, water scarcity, and flooding—all at once? The TerraCoolfaçade prototype, developed at TU Delft’s Bucky Lab, offers a refreshingly simple yet ingenious answer:
TerraCool – Evaporative Cooling by Utilizing Ceramic Tiles
An innovative approach to passive climate control and water management How can architecture respond to the challenges of urban heat, water scarcity, and flooding—all at once? The TerraCoolfaçade prototype, developed at TU Delft’s Bucky Lab, offers a refreshingly simple yet ingenious answer:
Students and ISM+D on Tour
///Students and ISM+D on Tour A group of 20 students from the Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften at Technische Universität Darmstadt, together with a team from Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design and Glass Competence Center – GCC, is currently on
Students and ISM+D on Tour
///Students and ISM+D on Tour A group of 20 students from the Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften at Technische Universität Darmstadt, together with a team from Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design and Glass Competence Center – GCC, is currently on
Students Mimic the Facade Professors – A Lovely Compliment
Sometimes the best compliment as a teacher is when your students start to copy you. At TU Darmstadt, in the Civil Engineering course Facade Technology 1, two students — David FlußTarek El-Rashidy – created a short film about their study trip to
Students Mimic the Facade Professors – A Lovely Compliment
Sometimes the best compliment as a teacher is when your students start to copy you. At TU Darmstadt, in the Civil Engineering course Facade Technology 1, two students — David FlußTarek El-Rashidy – created a short film about their study trip to
Visit to the Galsfachschule Hadamar and the Glass Museum in Hadamar with the ZIM Network NextGlass
///Visit to the Galsfachschule Hadamar and the Glass Museum in Hadamar with the ZIM Network NextGlass As part of the ZIM Network NextGlass, we recently had the opportunity to visit the Glass School in Hadermar and the Glass Museum in
Visit to the Galsfachschule Hadamar and the Glass Museum in Hadamar with the ZIM Network NextGlass
///Visit to the Galsfachschule Hadamar and the Glass Museum in Hadamar with the ZIM Network NextGlass As part of the ZIM Network NextGlass, we recently had the opportunity to visit the Glass School in Hadermar and the Glass Museum in
BE-AM 2025 – Link to Register
///BE-AM 2025 – Link to Register We are happy to announce this year’s BE-AM | Built Environment Additive – Manufacturing Symposium and Exhibition at the Formnext 2025.Sixteen international speakers from academia and industry will present and discuss the latest developments in Additive Manufacturing
BE-AM 2025 – Link to Register
///BE-AM 2025 – Link to Register We are happy to announce this year’s BE-AM | Built Environment Additive – Manufacturing Symposium and Exhibition at the Formnext 2025.Sixteen international speakers from academia and industry will present and discuss the latest developments in Additive Manufacturing
OpenFace Meeting at TU Wien
///OpenFace Meeting at TU Wien At TU Wien, the OpenFace consortium met with colleagues from architecture and civil engineering to discuss opportunities for façade education. A key topic was how the OpenFace online programme could be integrated into teaching at
OpenFace Meeting at TU Wien
///OpenFace Meeting at TU Wien At TU Wien, the OpenFace consortium met with colleagues from architecture and civil engineering to discuss opportunities for façade education. A key topic was how the OpenFace online programme could be integrated into teaching at
Survey on Visual Perception of Façades
///Survey on Visual Perception of Façades Why do certain façades evoke certain feelings when we look at them? Researchers at TU Delft and TH OWL are studying people’s visual perception of residential façades, focusing on houses in Detmold, Germany. You’re
Survey on Visual Perception of Façades
///Survey on Visual Perception of Façades Why do certain façades evoke certain feelings when we look at them? Researchers at TU Delft and TH OWL are studying people’s visual perception of residential façades, focusing on houses in Detmold, Germany. You’re
“Building and Façade Design Research for the AEC Industry” Seminar
/// “Building and Façade Design Research for the AEC Industry” Seminar “Building and Façade design research for the AEC industry” seminar took place at the UC Lo Contador and San Joaquín campuses on September 22 and 23, 2025, respectively. The
“Building and Façade Design Research for the AEC Industry” Seminar
/// “Building and Façade Design Research for the AEC Industry” Seminar “Building and Façade design research for the AEC industry” seminar took place at the UC Lo Contador and San Joaquín campuses on September 22 and 23, 2025, respectively. The
Bucky Lab – Future Facade
Last year the Bucky Lab cooperated with Aldowa in Rotterdam. The assignment was to think about the future of facades. All 13 project were exhibited during our Future Facade Expo and show in Utrecht in the beginning of 2025 and
Bucky Lab – Future Facade
Last year the Bucky Lab cooperated with Aldowa in Rotterdam. The assignment was to think about the future of facades. All 13 project were exhibited during our Future Facade Expo and show in Utrecht in the beginning of 2025 and
Building Dignity: The COA–ONE Pavilion in Leidschendam in cooperation with the Bucky LAB
At the Bucky Lab we are convinced that education should not stop at the drawing board. In 2024, our students were part of a project that brought together COA (the Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers), ONE (Office for the New Earth),
Building Dignity: The COA–ONE Pavilion in Leidschendam in cooperation with the Bucky LAB
At the Bucky Lab we are convinced that education should not stop at the drawing board. In 2024, our students were part of a project that brought together COA (the Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers), ONE (Office for the New Earth),
Bosco Verticale in Milan – Ambition and Complexity on the Façade
///Bosco Verticale in Milan – Ambition and Complexity on the Façade The Bosco Verticale in Milan, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti in 2014, has become a global symbol of green architecture. Its façades, densely planted with trees and shrubs, promise
Bosco Verticale in Milan – Ambition and Complexity on the Façade
///Bosco Verticale in Milan – Ambition and Complexity on the Façade The Bosco Verticale in Milan, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti in 2014, has become a global symbol of green architecture. Its façades, densely planted with trees and shrubs, promise
BE-AM Call for Exhibition
///BE-AM Call for Exhibition Call for Contributions – extended Deadline September 28, 2025 The BE-AM Symposium is the key platform for 3D printing and additive manufacturing in architecture, engineering, construction, and design. On November 19, 2025, the Digital Design Unit
BE-AM Call for Exhibition
///BE-AM Call for Exhibition Call for Contributions – extended Deadline September 28, 2025 The BE-AM Symposium is the key platform for 3D printing and additive manufacturing in architecture, engineering, construction, and design. On November 19, 2025, the Digital Design Unit
Blast from the past- Cleaning the MATELAB
After the Matelab was set up in Delft, we first faced the task of unpacking everything that had been transported from Cambridge. Over the years, all sorts of materials and equipment had found their way into the two containers that
Blast from the past- Cleaning the MATELAB
After the Matelab was set up in Delft, we first faced the task of unpacking everything that had been transported from Cambridge. Over the years, all sorts of materials and equipment had found their way into the two containers that
A Glimpse into the Past: Launching the MATE Lab
During her PhD at Cambridge, our colleague Alessandra Luna Navarro, in collaboration with the Permasteelisa Group, developed the innovative MATE Lab—the Mobile Adaptive Technology Experimental Lab—a bespoke façade test chamber designed to study occupant–façade interaction in realistic office settings. Years have passed since
A Glimpse into the Past: Launching the MATE Lab
During her PhD at Cambridge, our colleague Alessandra Luna Navarro, in collaboration with the Permasteelisa Group, developed the innovative MATE Lab—the Mobile Adaptive Technology Experimental Lab—a bespoke façade test chamber designed to study occupant–façade interaction in realistic office settings. Years have passed since
Multihalle Mannheim
///Multihalle Mannheim When Frei Otto designed the Multihalle in Mannheim in the late 1970s, he wasn’t just building a venue for a garden exhibition—he was redefining what architecture could be. The sweeping timber lattice shell was groundbreaking: light, fluid, and
Multihalle Mannheim
///Multihalle Mannheim When Frei Otto designed the Multihalle in Mannheim in the late 1970s, he wasn’t just building a venue for a garden exhibition—he was redefining what architecture could be. The sweeping timber lattice shell was groundbreaking: light, fluid, and
Built Environment-Additive Manufacturing Symposium 2025
///Built Environment-Additive Manufacturing Symposium 2025 At its annual symposium, the BE-AM network gathers professionals in 3D printing and additive manufacturing from architecture, engineering, industry, design and academia. For the past years, BE-AM grew to be a vivid platform to disseminate
Built Environment-Additive Manufacturing Symposium 2025
///Built Environment-Additive Manufacturing Symposium 2025 At its annual symposium, the BE-AM network gathers professionals in 3D printing and additive manufacturing from architecture, engineering, industry, design and academia. For the past years, BE-AM grew to be a vivid platform to disseminate
MicroMaster Course „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ Launched
///MicroMaster Course „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ Launched Feel invited to check the MicroMaster program OpenFace! It is a program of free online courses, explaining the how and why of facades. Now we launched the „Detailing Ventilated Facades“course, a program to explain
MicroMaster Course „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ Launched
///MicroMaster Course „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ Launched Feel invited to check the MicroMaster program OpenFace! It is a program of free online courses, explaining the how and why of facades. Now we launched the „Detailing Ventilated Facades“course, a program to explain
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
AM Perspectives 2
///AM Perspectives 2 It became a regular activity: PhDs in the field additive / advanced manufacturing of Minho, Delft, Darmstadt and Milano are meeting annually to discuss their research – last meeting in Milano see here: W.AMCA 2024 in Milano Each time the
AM Perspectives 2
///AM Perspectives 2 It became a regular activity: PhDs in the field additive / advanced manufacturing of Minho, Delft, Darmstadt and Milano are meeting annually to discuss their research – last meeting in Milano see here: W.AMCA 2024 in Milano Each time the
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