Posts Tagged: Education
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Clemens Hübler accepts appointment at TU Braunschweig
///Prof. Dr.-Ing. Clemens Hübler accepts appointment at TU Braunschweig Prof. Hübler, head of the Chair of Data-infused Modeling in Structural Dynamics at the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design (ISM+D), has accepted a call to Technische Universität Braunschweig, where he
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Clemens Hübler accepts appointment at TU Braunschweig
///Prof. Dr.-Ing. Clemens Hübler accepts appointment at TU Braunschweig Prof. Hübler, head of the Chair of Data-infused Modeling in Structural Dynamics at the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design (ISM+D), has accepted a call to Technische Universität Braunschweig, where he
BLOOM – A Façade That Blooms to Cool!
Bucky Lab Cooling Solutions – Project 7/16 What if a building could bloom like a flower to protect itself from the sun? For the seventh project in our Bucky Lab series, we introduce BLOOM, an innovative façade concept inspired by
BLOOM – A Façade That Blooms to Cool!
Bucky Lab Cooling Solutions – Project 7/16 What if a building could bloom like a flower to protect itself from the sun? For the seventh project in our Bucky Lab series, we introduce BLOOM, an innovative façade concept inspired by
FRAMED
More than just sunshading As part of the Bucky Lab, Group 6 developed FRAMED, a sunshading concept that goes beyond reducing solar gain. The design creates an intermediate zone in front of the façade: a framed extension of the home that
FRAMED
More than just sunshading As part of the Bucky Lab, Group 6 developed FRAMED, a sunshading concept that goes beyond reducing solar gain. The design creates an intermediate zone in front of the façade: a framed extension of the home that
The CornerShade
Cut. Fold. Coat. Assemble! How can a simple addition provide shade while giving a repetitive modular façade a new identity? The CornerShade proposes a lightweight, demountable shading element designed to attach to the existing façade without requiring a fixed mounting position.
The CornerShade
Cut. Fold. Coat. Assemble! How can a simple addition provide shade while giving a repetitive modular façade a new identity? The CornerShade proposes a lightweight, demountable shading element designed to attach to the existing façade without requiring a fixed mounting position.
SUNLIT SHADE
The canopy that reduces heat while adding warmth How can a shading system do more than simply block the sun? Sunlit Shade tackles overheating at the most exposed parts of the modular COA housing: the roof and upper floors. Instead
SUNLIT SHADE
The canopy that reduces heat while adding warmth How can a shading system do more than simply block the sun? Sunlit Shade tackles overheating at the most exposed parts of the modular COA housing: the roof and upper floors. Instead
Flutter Façade – a Façade in Motion
What if the wind could help protect a building from overheating – while bringing the façade to life? Flutter Façade is a secondary façade system developed to reduce solar heat gain on the existing modular housing units. Instead of using a
Flutter Façade – a Façade in Motion
What if the wind could help protect a building from overheating – while bringing the façade to life? Flutter Façade is a secondary façade system developed to reduce solar heat gain on the existing modular housing units. Instead of using a
Openface – facade education on glasstec
OpenFace – Façade Education Without Borders Over the past three years, Alessandra Luna Navarro, Ulrich Knaack and Marcel Bilow have developed, together with their European partners (TU Delft, TU Darmstadt, Eurac), an open educational program on Façade Design and Engineering, consisting of
Openface – facade education on glasstec
OpenFace – Façade Education Without Borders Over the past three years, Alessandra Luna Navarro, Ulrich Knaack and Marcel Bilow have developed, together with their European partners (TU Delft, TU Darmstadt, Eurac), an open educational program on Façade Design and Engineering, consisting of
OpenFace Reaches More Than 10,000 Learners
///OpenFace Reaches More Than 10,000 Learners OpenFace is growing – so is the international façade community! The open online education programme in Façade Design and Engineering, developed by TU Delft, TU Darmstadt and Eurac Research, has now reached more than
OpenFace Reaches More Than 10,000 Learners
///OpenFace Reaches More Than 10,000 Learners OpenFace is growing – so is the international façade community! The open online education programme in Façade Design and Engineering, developed by TU Delft, TU Darmstadt and Eurac Research, has now reached more than
New online: the Building Envelope Alliance
///New online: the Building Envelope Alliance If you are involved in façade design, engineering, research, or product development, the new Building Envelope Alliance (BEA) website is well worth a visit. It is becoming a central European platform for innovation, testing,
New online: the Building Envelope Alliance
///New online: the Building Envelope Alliance If you are involved in façade design, engineering, research, or product development, the new Building Envelope Alliance (BEA) website is well worth a visit. It is becoming a central European platform for innovation, testing,
Keeping Cool – Designing Climate-Resilient Housing for COA
How can architecture improve the daily lives of people living in temporary housing while responding to the growing challenges of climate change? This question formed the starting point of one of the most inspiring Bucky Lab design studios at TU
Keeping Cool – Designing Climate-Resilient Housing for COA
How can architecture improve the daily lives of people living in temporary housing while responding to the growing challenges of climate change? This question formed the starting point of one of the most inspiring Bucky Lab design studios at TU
OpenFace Day 2026: A Celebration of Façade Education
///OpenFace Day 2026: A Celebration of Façade Education What an electric day! On 24 June 2026, the Co-Creation Centre at TU Delft’s Green Village buzzed with energy as OpenFace Day brought together learners, teachers and industry professionals to explore the
OpenFace Day 2026: A Celebration of Façade Education
///OpenFace Day 2026: A Celebration of Façade Education What an electric day! On 24 June 2026, the Co-Creation Centre at TU Delft’s Green Village buzzed with energy as OpenFace Day brought together learners, teachers and industry professionals to explore the
Woonzorg x Bucky Lab #5 – Origranny: Bringing Identity Back to the Corridor
Designing communal spaces that residents can truly call their own As part of a collaboration between Woonzorg Nederland and the Bucky Lab at TU Delft, students were challenged to rethink the shared spaces in senior housing. The goal was not only to improve
Woonzorg x Bucky Lab #5 – Origranny: Bringing Identity Back to the Corridor
Designing communal spaces that residents can truly call their own As part of a collaboration between Woonzorg Nederland and the Bucky Lab at TU Delft, students were challenged to rethink the shared spaces in senior housing. The goal was not only to improve
Robotic fabrication free form facades
///Robotic fabrication free form facades Robotic fabrication of thermoplastic reinforcement on elastically pre-formed aluminium panels. The work was developed by Daniel Andrade in the master’s thesis AM Reinforcement: Additive Manufacturing-Based Optimization of Reinforcement Patterns for Free-Form Metal Façade Panels, under
Robotic fabrication free form facades
///Robotic fabrication free form facades Robotic fabrication of thermoplastic reinforcement on elastically pre-formed aluminium panels. The work was developed by Daniel Andrade in the master’s thesis AM Reinforcement: Additive Manufacturing-Based Optimization of Reinforcement Patterns for Free-Form Metal Façade Panels, under
Floora – Bringing Nature to Your Front Door
How can residents personalize their living environment without compromising safety, maintenance, or visual harmony? Developed in collaboration with Woonzorg Nederland, the Floora project explores how apartment entrances can become places of recognition and identity. Rather than allowing ad-hoc decorations that may conflict
Floora – Bringing Nature to Your Front Door
How can residents personalize their living environment without compromising safety, maintenance, or visual harmony? Developed in collaboration with Woonzorg Nederland, the Floora project explores how apartment entrances can become places of recognition and identity. Rather than allowing ad-hoc decorations that may conflict
Miura Ori – Folding Climate into the Façade
At first glance, Miura Ori is an elegant façade screen. Look closer, and it reveals a carefully engineered response to one of the most pressing challenges in contemporary architecture: overheating. Inspired by the geometric logic of origami, this adaptive sunshade transforms a
Miura Ori – Folding Climate into the Façade
At first glance, Miura Ori is an elegant façade screen. Look closer, and it reveals a carefully engineered response to one of the most pressing challenges in contemporary architecture: overheating. Inspired by the geometric logic of origami, this adaptive sunshade transforms a
openface.world competition
///openface.world competition Got an idea for the future of façades? OpenFace Day 2026 offers a unique opportunity to bring it to an international audience. Taking place on 24 June 2026 as a hybrid event – both onsite at TU Delft
openface.world competition
///openface.world competition Got an idea for the future of façades? OpenFace Day 2026 offers a unique opportunity to bring it to an international audience. Taking place on 24 June 2026 as a hybrid event – both onsite at TU Delft
Cooling with Time — A PCM Facade That Breathes Energy
Some facades try to block heat, others reflect it. This one stores it. At the Bucky Lab at TU Delft, a student team set out to rethink a familiar weakness of modern architecture: the thermal performance of glass facades. While
Cooling with Time — A PCM Facade That Breathes Energy
Some facades try to block heat, others reflect it. This one stores it. At the Bucky Lab at TU Delft, a student team set out to rethink a familiar weakness of modern architecture: the thermal performance of glass facades. While
GESS-what ?
Some façades shade.Some façades produce energy. This one stores it. At TU Delft’s Bucky Lab, a student team explored a concept that feels almost too simple to be true: using gravity as a battery. The project GESS_what translates Gravitational Energy Storage Systems (GESS) into a
GESS-what ?
Some façades shade.Some façades produce energy. This one stores it. At TU Delft’s Bucky Lab, a student team explored a concept that feels almost too simple to be true: using gravity as a battery. The project GESS_what translates Gravitational Energy Storage Systems (GESS) into a
Launching the Future of Learning in Delft: Openface.world
///Launching the Future of Learning in Delft: Openface.world We’re excited to officially launch the Openface.world teaching program – an initiative designed to rethink how we learn, connect, and grow in an increasingly complex world. Why Openface.world? Education today often feels
Launching the Future of Learning in Delft: Openface.world
///Launching the Future of Learning in Delft: Openface.world We’re excited to officially launch the Openface.world teaching program – an initiative designed to rethink how we learn, connect, and grow in an increasingly complex world. Why Openface.world? Education today often feels
BK PUBLIC PROGRAMS – SPRING 2026: In Conversation: Tosin Oshinowo
///BK PUBLIC PROGRAMS – SPRING 2026: In Conversation: Tosin Oshinowo As part of her Jaap Oosterhoff Visiting Professorship, Tosin Oshinowo will engage in a conversation with students of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. Through her Lagos-based architecture firm, her
BK PUBLIC PROGRAMS – SPRING 2026: In Conversation: Tosin Oshinowo
///BK PUBLIC PROGRAMS – SPRING 2026: In Conversation: Tosin Oshinowo As part of her Jaap Oosterhoff Visiting Professorship, Tosin Oshinowo will engage in a conversation with students of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. Through her Lagos-based architecture firm, her
Mooc Facade Forward now open!
///Mooc Facade Forward now open! Façade engineering never stands still. New materials, increasing sustainability demands, and rapid digitalisation are continuously reshaping how building envelopes are designed and realised. The MOOC Façade Forward on openface.world offers a concise introduction to these
Mooc Facade Forward now open!
///Mooc Facade Forward now open! Façade engineering never stands still. New materials, increasing sustainability demands, and rapid digitalisation are continuously reshaping how building envelopes are designed and realised. The MOOC Façade Forward on openface.world offers a concise introduction to these
Kinetic Chameleon
An adaptive auxetic façade system responding to changing climate conditions Kinetic Chameleon is a dynamic façade concept developed at the Architectural Engineering + Technology department of TU Delft within the Bucky Lab. The project challenges the notion of static building envelopes
Kinetic Chameleon
An adaptive auxetic façade system responding to changing climate conditions Kinetic Chameleon is a dynamic façade concept developed at the Architectural Engineering + Technology department of TU Delft within the Bucky Lab. The project challenges the notion of static building envelopes
GreenBreathe Facade — Letting Buildings Breathe Better
Many buildings in the Netherlands are ventilated directly with outdoor air. But outdoor air isn’t always as clean as we think. Traffic, industry, and urban density mean that what we breathe inside often carries pollution from outside. GreenBreathe Facade is a
GreenBreathe Facade — Letting Buildings Breathe Better
Many buildings in the Netherlands are ventilated directly with outdoor air. But outdoor air isn’t always as clean as we think. Traffic, industry, and urban density mean that what we breathe inside often carries pollution from outside. GreenBreathe Facade is a
Precast Precision with Hölscher Fassadenbau
precast GFRP panels in the air Every now and then we visit a project that really stays with us. During our recent trip to Munich to film new content for our OpenFace façade-engineering MOOCs, Uli and I were invited by Hölscher Fassadenbau to take
Precast Precision with Hölscher Fassadenbau
precast GFRP panels in the air Every now and then we visit a project that really stays with us. During our recent trip to Munich to film new content for our OpenFace façade-engineering MOOCs, Uli and I were invited by Hölscher Fassadenbau to take
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