SUNLIT SHADE
The canopy that reduces heat while adding warmth How can a shading system do more than simply block the sun? Sunlit Shade tackles overheating at the most exposed parts of the modular COA housing: the...
View ArticleFlutter Façade – a Façade in Motion
What if the wind could help protect a building from overheating – while bringing the façade to life? Flutter Façade is a secondary façade system developed to reduce solar heat gain on the existing...
View ArticleL.O.A.F. — Louvered Operable Architectural Facade
Cool Containers | Project 01/16How can a façade keep modular housing cool without relying on mechanical cooling?L.O.A.F. – Louvered Operable Architectural Facade proposes a self-standing, adaptable...
View ArticleOpenFace Reaches More Than 10,000 Learners
///OpenFace Reaches More Than 10,000 Learners OpenFace is growing – so is the international façade community! The open online education programme in Façade Design and Engineering, developed by TU...
View ArticleNominated!
///Nominated! We are pleased to announce that Alexander Wolf’s dissertation, “Applied Additively Manufactured Ceramics for the Built Environment,” has been shortlisted for the 2026 Erich Mendelsohn...
View ArticleKeeping Cool – Designing Climate-Resilient Housing for COA
How can architecture improve the daily lives of people living in temporary housing while responding to the growing challenges of climate change? This question formed the starting point of one of the...
View ArticleFuture envelope – international facade conference 2026
///Future envelope – international facade conference 2026 For nearly two decades, The Future Envelope has explored the latest technological innovations in façade engineering. This year, the conference...
View ArticleOpenFace Day 2026: A Celebration of Façade Education
///OpenFace Day 2026: A Celebration of Façade Education What an electric day! On 24 June 2026, the Co-Creation Centre at TU Delft’s Green Village buzzed with energy as OpenFace Day brought together...
View ArticleInternational PhD Workshop on Additive Manufacturing and Automation at TU...
///International PhD Workshop on Additive Manufacturing and Automation at TU Darmstadt Researchers from the University of Minho (Portugal), Politecnico di Milano, and Politecnico di Torino recently...
View ArticlePhD Defence Pedro de la Barra Luegmayer
///PhD Defence Pedro de la Barra Luegmayer „Towards Occupant Centered Automated Facades: Interaction Requirements to Enhance Acceptance of Automated Control Strategies“ This dissertation, defended...
View ArticleFriendlyFrame – More Than Just a Handrail
How can a simple handrail become a place for rest, recognition and social interaction? This challenge, developed together with Woonzorg Nederland, asked Bucky Lab students to rethink the often...
View ArticleExperimental Thinking in Facade Design
///Experimental Thinking in Facade Design At TU Delft’s renowned Bucky Lab, Marcel Bilow combines research, teaching, and hands-on experimentation to explore the future of facade design. His work...
View ArticleBE-AM 2026 – save the date
///BE-AM 2026 – save the date BE-AM 2026 will once again bring together architects, engineers, researchers, fabricators, and industry partners to discuss the latest developments in additive...
View ArticleTosin Oshinowo at TU Delft as Jaap Oosterhoff Visiting Professor
///Tosin Oshinowo at TU Delft as Jaap Oosterhoff Visiting Professor As part of the Jaap Oosterhoff Visiting Professor Programme at the TU Delft Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment,...
View ArticleCooling with Time — A PCM Facade That Breathes Energy
Some facades try to block heat, others reflect it. This one stores it. At the Bucky Lab at TU Delft, a student team set out to rethink a familiar weakness of modern architecture: the thermal...
View ArticleFoWaBa-Bio Research Project – Part 2: Product development
FoWaBa-Bio Research Project – Part 2: Product development The FoWaBa-Bio project combines material science research with architectural design and prototyping to bridge the gap between laboratory...
View ArticleLaunching the Future of Learning in Delft: Openface.world
///Launching the Future of Learning in Delft: Openface.world We’re excited to officially launch the Openface.world teaching program – an initiative designed to rethink how we learn, connect, and grow...
View ArticleBK PUBLIC PROGRAMS – SPRING 2026: In Conversation: Tosin Oshinowo
///BK PUBLIC PROGRAMS – SPRING 2026: In Conversation: Tosin Oshinowo As part of her Jaap Oosterhoff Visiting Professorship, Tosin Oshinowo will engage in a conversation with students of the Faculty of...
View ArticleHölscher Facades – Interesting Facade Construction Company
///Hölscher Facades – Interesting Facade Construction Company Founded in 1946 and based in Kleve, Germany, Hölscher GmbH & Co. KG specializes in façade construction and sophisticated building...
View ArticleFlow Funnel Façade – using the Venturi effect to cool down our cities
At the Bucky Lab of TU Delft, students continuously explore façade concepts that respond to real environmental challenges. One of these challenges is the increasing urban heat island effect, which...
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