Technoledge Façade Design

The facade is one of the most technically challenging, complex and multidisciplinary parts of a building. The building envelope not only defines the appearance of the building and its architectural expression, but it also determines how the building technically functions in terms of comfort, energy performance, sustainability and safety. Besides these technical aspects, the envelope also plays an important role when it comes to investment costs and operating costs of a building. Because of the many aspects that have to be dealt with when designing and constructing a façade, the façade is one of the most complex and integrated parts of a building. Because so many disciplines are involved, from architecture to building physics, facade engineering, costs and construction, working in design teams and good cooperation is essential to create excellent, integrated façade concepts. The courses aim at knowledge application and design integration, as well as creation of awareness of the complexity of façades.

General planning:

The content of the course program is split around two main parts: Part A (analysis) and Part B (design / research) . Both Parts A and B consist of several lectures, excursions to construction site and product manufacturers and several assignments. Content-wise these parts are interrelated during the course.