The University of Washington Life Sciences Building, recently named one of the top green building projects of 2021 by the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment, features building integrated photovoltaic windows and a highly transparent glass façade.

The $122-million facility is a strong example of the way today’s architects are mixing metal wall panels in varied finishes and profiles to create impressive façade designs.

The system accommodates the substantial floor movement caused by the hourly changes to the loading of the decks, as vehicles enter and exit the 1,000-space parking structure

Erie AP strengthens its position as a single-source facades supplier for high-performance building projects, providing expanded access to YKK AP’s product portfolio in a prefabricated and pre-engineered format.

Nine of the retrofit structures at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be outfitted with building solutions powered by Dow technology designed to seal, protect and enhance building performance.

Dynamic facades, ones that not only provide for the high-performance enclosure of a building but through innovative design react to the environmental demands, are part of the continuing evolution of modern architecture.

The project will increase campus classroom capacity by 35 percent, providing 2,000 seats in contemporary instructional spaces over four floors in the center of the University’s iconic shoreline campus.

Steven Holl Architects designed the $29 million project. A three-story, 33,000-square-foot building that opened in the fall of 2020. The unique building design curves in plan and section in response to several large, historic trees

Schools typically age faster than the funding to fix them is allocated. For some municipalities this leads to a continuing cycle of deferred maintenance and the natural wear-and-tear process accelerates

Developers and architectural designers alike have become increasingly captivated by sustainability and green design—amplified by the demand for big-idea solutions to climate change and an unprecedented global health crisis that has encouraged a re-evaluation of what it means to be both physically and mentally well