Posts Tagged: Education
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
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
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
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),
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
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
MOOC Detailing Ventilated Facades – now open!
///MOOC Detailing Ventilated Facades – now open! You may have seen the mooc „Detailing Stick Systems Facades“ – the story of developing a detail. Here comes the next one: „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ – with integrated windows. And again Marcel Bilow
MOOC Detailing Ventilated Facades – now open!
///MOOC Detailing Ventilated Facades – now open! You may have seen the mooc „Detailing Stick Systems Facades“ – the story of developing a detail. Here comes the next one: „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ – with integrated windows. And again Marcel Bilow
FACE Courses Available
///FACE Courses Available EURAC / Bolzano is once again organizing the FACE postmaster facade education: The course is designed for professionals in the world of façade architecture, construction and engineering. At FACE they offer comprehensive curriculum that bridges theoretical knowledge with practical, real-world
FACE Courses Available
///FACE Courses Available EURAC / Bolzano is once again organizing the FACE postmaster facade education: The course is designed for professionals in the world of façade architecture, construction and engineering. At FACE they offer comprehensive curriculum that bridges theoretical knowledge with practical, real-world
Carlo Ratti @ BK Talks / 10.06.25
///Carlo Ratti @ BK Talks / 10.06.25 This edition of BK Talks welcomes Carlo Ratti—architect, engineer, and director of the MIT Senseable City Lab. As founding partner of CRA–Carlo Ratti Associati, with offices in Torino, New York, and London, he
Carlo Ratti @ BK Talks / 10.06.25
///Carlo Ratti @ BK Talks / 10.06.25 This edition of BK Talks welcomes Carlo Ratti—architect, engineer, and director of the MIT Senseable City Lab. As founding partner of CRA–Carlo Ratti Associati, with offices in Torino, New York, and London, he
MOOC Circularity Principles for Facades Online!
///MOOC Circularity Principles for Facades Online! As you know, we are developing a digital educational program for facade design and engineering. And of couse circularity is central in this field of technology – so here we go: the MOOC Circularity
MOOC Circularity Principles for Facades Online!
///MOOC Circularity Principles for Facades Online! As you know, we are developing a digital educational program for facade design and engineering. And of couse circularity is central in this field of technology – so here we go: the MOOC Circularity
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.
MicroMaster Meeting Darmstadt
///MicroMaster Meeting Darmstadt OpenFace – a digital education program for facade design and engineering – is contstantly developing: We are halfway through with the production of the video and learning content – and looking forward to the next submissions of
MicroMaster Meeting Darmstadt
///MicroMaster Meeting Darmstadt OpenFace – a digital education program for facade design and engineering – is contstantly developing: We are halfway through with the production of the video and learning content – and looking forward to the next submissions of
MOOC Principles, Materials and Technologies of Façades online
///MOOC Principles, Materials and Technologies of Façades online We had this as a request: a MOOC (massive open online course) about facade principles and technology. So here we go: this is the „theory of facades“ course no 1 – dealing with
MOOC Principles, Materials and Technologies of Façades online
///MOOC Principles, Materials and Technologies of Façades online We had this as a request: a MOOC (massive open online course) about facade principles and technology. So here we go: this is the „theory of facades“ course no 1 – dealing with
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
ISM+D @ NL
///ISM+D @ NL Always the best education: traveling to the places with interesting buildings and meeting the people behind. So in summer 24 the ISM+D traveled with a number of students of the Civil Engineering Faculty / TU Darmstadt to
ISM+D @ NL
///ISM+D @ NL Always the best education: traveling to the places with interesting buildings and meeting the people behind. So in summer 24 the ISM+D traveled with a number of students of the Civil Engineering Faculty / TU Darmstadt to
OpenFace is Online!
///OpenFace is Online! Openface – the platform for digital facade education – is online! Learn façade design, construction, and engineering from the three leading educational institutions of the façade world.OpenFace is an open MicroMaster, an online educational program that allows
OpenFace is Online!
///OpenFace is Online! Openface – the platform for digital facade education – is online! Learn façade design, construction, and engineering from the three leading educational institutions of the façade world.OpenFace is an open MicroMaster, an online educational program that allows
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