From the TEX-FAB announcement:
“The 3xLP team, Christopher Romano and Nick Bruscia with Phil Gusmano and Dan Vrana, have been working toward a new and larger version of their winning proposal for the SKIN competition.
We have aligned several industry partners with this effort that have provided material support like Rigidized® Metals in Buffalo, NY who the 3xLP team brought forward from ongoing collaboration.”
WINTER STUDIO 2014: The Sweat Lodge
“FACADE T E C T O N I C S was established as a research focus group of the doctoral program in the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California in 2008. The group held workshops, conferences and Ph.D. seminars examining a range of issues related to the “outside six feet” of a building. Students and faculty were interested in materials, assemblies, sustainability, daylighting, structures, and many other topics. Our enthusiasm quickly outgrew our group. Strong professional and academic interest in the building envelope resulted in sold-out conferences, and FACADE T E C T O N I C S has emerged as a global collaborative community of professionals and scholars. We welcome the participation of everyone involved in the design, delivery, maintenance and use of the building envelope.”
Our presentation focused on the advantages added by deep texturing metal to parametrically designed facade components.
