A new, low-cost ‘optofluidic’ system designed at University of Toronto Engineering could enable buildings to save energy by dynamically changing the appearance of their exteriors. The inspiration for ...

Explore eight of the world's most unusual and innovative building facades, each redefining creative architecture. From the vertical urban farms of Quito's IQON Residences to Milan's plant-covered ...

A new building at the Illinois Institute of Technology looks and works like no other building in Chicago. It exemplifies an emerging trend in architecture — a “dynamic facade” that can tune a building ...

Arup has announced that Russell Fortmeyer, LEED AP, BD+C, an associate in Arup's Los Angeles office, has co-authored a book on kinetic architecture with industry expert Charles Linn, FAIA, an ...

Moving facades are spectacular, bringing buildings to life and allowing them to transform according to specific circumstances ...

When designing a new headquarters for Hanwha Group, a large Korean conglomerate, sustainability was among the company’s top concerns. The company, which is heavily involved in the renewable energy ...

University of Toronto Engineering researchers create bio-inspired system that can optimize the wavelength, intensity and dispersion of light reaching building interiors University of Toronto ...

Who says the façade for a renovation and restoration project needs to be stodgy? Certainly not New York-based architecture firm ODA, which recently finished its conversion of the former Arbuckle Sugar ...

Yet Tehrani said he’s disappointed that Stark cut many of his ideas for The Beacon’s interior. Tehrani wanted the tower to include innovative social spaces on the 22nd-floor “terrace level,’’ which is ...

Explore offsite construction's impact on reducing carbon emissions and improving building performance through advanced ...

Urban artist DAKU has created a dynamic solar mural, “Time Changes Everything,” on a building in the Lodhi Colony area of Delhi as part of India’s first ever public arts district. Words associated ...