, Session Block B4
10:45 Innovative Products and Technologies for Building Skins
Chair: Amin Nayyar, ANA Design Studio, New Delhi, India
Pioneering glass innovation
- Breakthrough in flatness and transparency
- 3D curved glass
- Improved curvature and tempering
Outside the mould: Pioneering open-pour borosilicate glass for façades
- Large-scale exterior façades
- Challenging the boundaries of glass in architecture
- Material research, custom engineering, performance testing
Efficient façade Design for Manufacture and Assembly
- 90% recyclable content
- Control devices powered by embedded PV
- Oxygenation by inherent plantation
Innovative façade material from willow wood and polymer
- Willow wood textiles in façade reinforcement
- Process chain development from cultivation to construction
- Opacity control as a key design feature
Eroded earthen mass: Multi-axis waterjet carving of wet clay façade assemblies
- Automating production of extruded terracotta assemblies
- Creating deep digital textures using waterjet technology
- Exploring extreme material and weight reduction in ceramics
Innovative alternatives to fluor-based building protection
- What are fluor-based chemicals?
- Why are fluor-based chemicals used for graffiti protection?
- Problems related to fluor-based-chemistry
- Innovative fluorine-free graffiti protection
Brief Presentations
New envelope materials not described in the Code and Certifications
Innovating window technology
Fibre-reinforced composite materials in ventilated façade components
Optical-fiber façades for public advertising
12:30 Lunch