At GWWO, the evaluation of the building envelope starts early in the design process. We believe that an interdisciplinary approach to design is inclusive of building systems and is essential to ...

Weighing in at just 22 pounds, the flat-packed "Couch in an Envelope" is light enough to be carried by one person. Reading time 2 minutes Ikea has turned stuffing big things into small packages into ...

[The Sapa Building System technical essay, RIBA Awards 2012] More than the plan, more than the section, and even more than form, the envelope is central to how a building communicates, writes Felix ...

One of the most epic mix-ups in the history of the Academy Awards could have been the result of a faulty envelope design as much as bad backstage distribution. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were ...

Cladding has come a long way in terms of development, and the new 50mm flat-face panel introduced into the market this year by Rigidal has proven a hit. “The Centria product has proved hugely popular ...

Boulder Community Health’s West Medical Building, with its hybrid vacuum-insulated glass installation and two inches of continuous rigid insulation, and the Lubber Run Community Center, Arlington, Va.

One possible explanation for the backstage confusion that led to the epic screw-up of the Best Picture envelopes at Sunday’s Academy Awards: the new design for the envelopes themselves. The dark red ...