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Mar 28, 2013 - Two basic types of exterior shading device are horizontal and vertical.

Image 3 of 19 from gallery of Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability / Perkins&Will. Photograph by Martin Tessler

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Buildings are responsible for 30% of energy use in the United States. As our existing building stock ages, much of the power consumption in our cities will be the result of buildings that were cons…

Facade Ideas l London on Instagram: "Al Bahar towers Architect: @Aedas_architects Facade Contractor: @Yuanda Inspired by Mashrabiya, the exterior skin of the two glass towers sits 2m outside the glass facade.This screen acts to reduce solar gain and the amount of glare inside the building. At night the shading system contracts and closes then as the sun begins to rise and strike the facade, the umbrella like shading devices open and shade that face of the facade from the sun. The facade…

By harnessing a small yet novel design detail, this flexible brick façade material pushes masonry forwards in dramatic fashion.

2015 Apr 22 - best shading for south facade - Google Search

"Good design requires more than an element of truth - it requires an ensemble of correct assumptions and valid calculations" - HENRY PETROSKI - (Liceo Farnesina in Rome, Italy. Designed by Architect Davide Coluzzi)