The University of Stuttgart’s (Stuttgart, Germany) research demonstrator “Adaptive FRP elements for facade shading” has been selected as an interactive exhibit in the Building & Industry Innovation ...

A team of faculty engineers from the University have started research that could change how effectively buildings are built. The research project, titled Robotic Materials for Future Infrastructure, ...

The building facade features double-steel skin with frame openings. Window boxes act as portals for preschoolers on the ground floor, while the second floor holds retreat areas.

Origami-inspired architecture Pitt, Cal Poly & Michigan researchers receive $920K award to develop adaptive façade technology Grant and Award Announcement University of Pittsburgh ...

Energy Harvesting & Storage addresses the exciting new progress of extracting energy from heat, light, motion, biology, RF and other means to power small devices to vehicles. This IDTechEx event, ...

A Swiss startup, Zurich Soft Robotics, has devised a photovoltaic façade that tracks and moves with the sun. The company calls Solskin the first commercially available intelligent climate-adaptive ...

Nori Architects’ renovation of the Asanuma Corporation’s Nagoya Branch Office has given a 30-year-old, nearly all-glass office building in Aichi, Japan a new facade with primarily recycled ...

“FlectoLine maximizes the comfort and functionality of the building while simultaneously improving energy efficiency and reducing CO₂ emissions.” Germany’s shape-shifting smart facade uses ...

“We’ve found Brooklyn residents appreciate adaptive reuse, blending old masonry with modern materials.” The Greenpoint building it still poised to have 18 units, but will be condos as ...

Fifth and Tillery, an adaptive reuse project, has revitalized a post-industrial site in East Austin, Texas. Limited to the footprint of an existing warehouse, the site has been reimagined as a vibrant ...