///News & events, May 2018. Los días Sábado 5 y Lunes 7 de mayo se realizó el Workshop 02 del Concurso de Ideas para la Innovación de Protecciones Solares Hunter Douglas 2018, el que se llevó a cabo en el Campus … Read More
///News & events, April 2018. El día martes 17 de abril los participantes del Concurso de Ideas para la Innovación de Protecciones Solares Hunter Douglas 2018 fueron recibidos en la planta industrial de Hunter Douglas ubicada en la Comuna de San … Read More
///News & events, April 2018. El pasado Sábado 14 de abril se realizó el primer Workshop del Concurso de Ideas para la Innovación de Protecciones Solares Hunter Douglas 2018 organizado por Hunter Douglas Chile, el Grupo de Estudio de Arquitectura y … Read More
///PowerSkin 2019, Munich. We are pleased to share the following information about PowerSkin 2019: The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to Monday, April 30, 2018. The upload platform closes on April 30, 2018, at 23:59 (CEST). The … Read More
///News: El Mercurio – Economía y Negocios, 2 April 2018. En este artículo de Economía y Negocios del diario El Mercurio, Conrad von Igel, Director del Centro de Innovación UC, discute sobre la industria de la construcción, cuyos aspectos sociales … Read More
///News & events, March 2018. El pasado jueves 27 de marzo se realizó el lanzamiento oficial del Primer concurso de ideas para la innovación de protecciones solares Hunter Douglas 2018 organizado por Hunter Douglas Chile, el Grupo de Estudio de Arquitectura … Read More
///News & events, ICBEST 2020 Candidate City Santiago de Chile, March-April 2018. English Version La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, con el apoyo de prestigiosas universidades e instituciones internacionales está preparando una postulación para organizar el Congreso Internacional ICBEST 2020, … Read More
///Concurso + Workshop + 5 Créditos, Primer Semestre 2018, FADEU UC. Hunter Douglas Chile, en conjunto con la Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Estudios Urbanos (FADEU) de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), con la colaboración de la Corporación … Read More
///Glass Magazine, March 2018. Highlights. The Fabrication Issue 03/18 is now available. Some of the topics you may find: Top Glass Fabricators Annual glass fabricators report, with project features, market statistics, map of locations at the newly updated … Read More
///ArchDaily News, February 2018. The article by Archdaily highlights some amazing permeable Facades: “Recently, a new trend in architecture has emerged: Several of the latest projects highlighted by ArchDaily, including some winners in the Building of the Year Awards, are using permeable facades as an … Read More
///SKINS Newsletter February 2018, Highlights. Facade Futures 2018: Considering long-term trends in curtainwall technology SKIN’s own Mic Patterson unpacks his crystal ball and looks ahead to the forces that will shape buildings over upcoming decades. “Expect some surprises down … Read More
///PowerSkin 2019, Munich. PowerSkin just announced its Conference 2019 in Munich and a Call for Abstracts for papers to be presented at the conference program. The conference aims to discuss the future role of building skin to achieve carbon neutral building … Read More
///SKINS Newsletter January 2018, Highlights. Digital Tech and Facade Design and Fabrication – Live Workshop For a second time, Ignacio Fernández Solla, Associate Director of the ARUP Facades group based in Madrid Spain, will present rare insight on computation and technology, … Read More
///Facade Tectonics Congress, Los Angeles, March 2018. The early bird registration for the Facade Tectonics World Congress 2018: Bridging industry and academia in pursuit of better buildings and urban habitat, is now open. The invitation is to join the … Read More
///Special Issue: Glass Performance, October 2017. The second issue of the journal Glass Structure & Engineering was published last October. The tags and highlights of this publication are: 3d printing, architecture, construction, design, envelopes, facade, glass, structure, sustainability, technology. This journal … Read More
///SKINS Newsletter December 2017, Highlights. Industry thought-leader Jeff Haber promotes the building facade industry in Worldwide Business Jeff Haber of W&W Glass is interviewed by Kathy Ireland and discusses performance and aesthetic trends and challenges in facade design and … Read More
///JFDE, Vol 4. The editors in Chief of the Journal of Facade Design & Engineering published the 4th version of the journal. Here is some information about the release. “After four volumes of JFDE we can conclude that JFDE is … Read More
///News: La Tercera – MásDeco, 25 November 2017. El exceso de energía que consumen estos edificios para su climatización y el impacto en la vida urbana y ecosistemas por el aumento de la temperatura exterior y reflexión de la luz … Read More
///efnMOBILE 2.0 Book release. Based on the experiences of efnMOBILE 1.0 the hands-on student workshop activities and exhibitions took place in different evironments and locations encouraging new technologies and methodologies. Like efnMOBILE 1.0 the new workshop series efnMOBILE 2.0 provides … Read More
///SKINS Newsletter November 2017, Highlights. Facades, Resilience and Reuse of Modernist Buildings Journey to the German Heartland for Detmold Conference Week 2017, connecting education and research, scholars and professionals in pursuit of insight into buildings and the built environment … Read More
///Symposium, 17 November, Santiago-Köln. The Network of Chilean Researchers in Germany (Red INVECA), the Network of Chilean Researchers in the Netherlands (IN-NL) and the Master in Sustainable Architecture and Energy UC (MASE) are glad to invite you to the Webinar Symposium … Read More
///Diálogos Impostergables, 06 November, Parque Cultural Valparaiso Chile. El Comité de Sustentabilidad y Energía del Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile invita a un diálogo impostergable en relación al desarrollo de la arquitectura sustentable nacional desde la mirada de sus gestores. En … Read More
///JFDE Special Issue, Vol 5, 2017. The Journal of Facade Design and Engeneering published online a Special issue of the ICBEST Istanbul. International Conference on Building Envelope Systems and Technologies – ICBEST is the premier conference for attendees to benefit … Read More
///Conference, 27 September 2017. Marco Perino, Ingeniero italiano en temas de eficiencia energética, con experiencia en investigaciones en el Politécnico de Torino y la Universidad de Aalborg se presentará en el ex Auditorio Arquitectura en el marco del proyecto Fondecyt … Read More
///Conference, November 07 2017. The ne-xt facades conference is setting the focus on adaptive facades: In the same way as natural organism adapt to their environment, adaptive facades are able to adapt to changing dynamic climatic conditions. Where_ Pinakothek der … Read More
///TED, June 2017. Shiny, bland and homogenous. These characteristics are increasingly encapsulating the nature and identity of our cities through the use of glass as a dominant building material, says Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Justin Davidson. In this TED Talk, Davidson … Read More
///Facade Week TU Delft, 19-24 Jun. The week of 19 to 24 of June the “Facade Week” will be held at TU Delft. The event brings together different activities of discussion and research on variable facades. Program: Student Workshop “Interacting … Read More
///News & conferences, May 2017. El pasado martes 16 y 23 de Mayo se celebraron las dos sesiones de la IV versión del Simposio de Arquitectura y Energía organizado por el Magister en Arquitectura Sustentable y Energía (MASE), la Escuela … Read More
///Conference, 23 May 2017. La segunda sesión del “IV Simposio de Arquitectura y Energía” se realizará el día martes 23 de mayo a las 14:00 horas en la Sala 17 (Piscina). El Simposio contará con la participación los arquitectos e … Read More
///Facade Tectonics Forum 2018. The Institute has announced its Annual Conference 2018, mid March in Los Angeles on the USC campus, and a Call for Abstracts for papers to be presented at the conference program. Key dates: July 1, 2017 … Read More
///Conference, 16 May 2017. El “IV Simposio de Arquitectura y Energía” busca acercar la discusión sobre la investigación y aplicación de soluciones sustentables a nuestra Escuela de Arquitectura a través de la exposición de trabajos destacados de Tesis de Magister … Read More
///News & conferences, May 2017. ICBEST is a worldwide forum for building envelope architecture and engineering. It provides information exchange, networking, and discussions of recent developments and their application thus bridging the gap between architects, designers, engineers, manufacturers, and researchers. … Read More
///SKINS Newsletter, April 2017. Facade Tectonics is a curated speaker program that includes diverse voices in the creation of advanced building facade systems, showcasing new perspectives on the opportunities for innovation in the design and delivery of the building skin. … Read More
///News, April 2017. La Academia Chilena de Ciencias le ha otorgado el Premio de Excelencia “Adelina Gutiérrez” 2017 a la doctora María Molinos Senante, académica del Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental y del Instituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales … Read More
///‘Next Business’ Conference, TU Delft, 22 June 2017. Over recent years, we have observed new trends and legal requirements such as lifecycle concepts and the need for buildings that use nearly zero energy. User and comfort level are moving into … Read More
///COST conference, Graz, 27 September 2017. The conference addresses creative and innovative professionals and researchers at the forefront of facade design. We will discuss tasks and issues in research, design and manufacturing of high-performance facades and building envelopes. Participants will … Read More
///News, March 2017. Durante los meses de enero, febrero y marzo estamos realizando mediciones de los prototipos de protecciones solares seleccionados por los investigadores del proyecto FONDEF Fachada Variable. Actualmente se están probando una serie de protecciones fijas y móviles … Read More
///Paper release, March 2017. El artículo “Benchmarking the energy performance of office buildings: a Data Envelopment Analysis approach” escrito por Dra. Maria Molinos, investigadora del proyecto FONDEF Fachada Variable en conjunto con Dr. Felipe Encinas y Dra. Francisca Ureta ha … Read More
///News, March 2017. Nuestro socio industrial Glasstech ha preparado un artículo en el que dan a conocer en detalle el proceso de armado de muros cortinas con DVH (doble vidriado hermético) o Termopanel. “Esta es una solución que se compone de … Read More
///News, January 2017. Los investigadores del proyecto visitaron la cátedra: “Architectural Design and Building Envelope” de la Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bettina Wolf, donde el Dr.-Ing. Philipp Molter les mostró sus trabajos y el laboratorio “Solar Station”, de cualidades similares a LAPSO … Read More