Facades+ celebrates the latest developments in building enclosure design and technology
Story of the Week
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Dattner Architects equips a Brooklyn sanitation garage with fritted glass, aluminum fins, and precast concrete
Each face of Brooklyn Community District 3 sanitation garage (colloquially referred to as Brooklyn 3) was designed by Dattner Architects to respect its users, visitors, and neighbors. Fritted and transparent glazing provides interior views and daylight for sanitation workers and caters to both nearby residents and pedestrians. Aluminum fins aid in passive shading and precast… Read more
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Facades+ returns to Washington, D.C. on May 15
On May 15, the Facades+ conference series travels to Washington, D.C. to deliver a program co-chaired by Ayers Saint Gross. The teams behind some of the city’s recently completed institutional projects and upcoming ones will present in-depth case studies on their work. Facades+ Washington, D.C. assembles representatives from every facet of the construction process to… Read more
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commoncraft uses rounded forms and a mica-chip stucco to realize 545 Metropolitan Avenue
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Flad Architects shields Avia Labs in Millbrae, California, with modular GFRC panels
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Preston Scott Cohen and BNIM clad the addition to Congregation Beth Shalom’s Synagogue with corrugated metal panels
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Facades+ visits Monterrey, Mexico, for the first time on April 22 and 23
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2×4 wraps Prada Fifth Avenue in custom double-layer scrim
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Perkins&Will applies a frit with vertical cadence to the FIU Innovation Building
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Facades+ Las Vegas offers programming at Coverings 2026
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Facades+ returns to New York City on March 26 and 27
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CO Architects sheaths Hope Plaza in anodized metal panels tailored to the landscape
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KPF scales a variable arch system at 520 Fifth Avenue
