Physiomimetic Façade Design

Nature can teach us all kinds of things about how to deal with the elements, but little is applied to the design of modern façades. What, for example,…

Journal Article: The Role of Geometry for Adaptability: Comparison of Shading Systems and Biological Role Models

My recently published journal article about geometry and its role in shading systems. Gosztonyi, Susanne. The Role of Geometry for Adaptability: Comparison of Shading Systems and Biological Role…

New publications of COST TU1403 “Adaptive Facade Network” and Proceedings of the International Conference FACADES 2018 – Adaptive!

A whole series of the COST Action “Adaptive Facades Network” is available for free download on the website: COST TU1403 Adaptive Facades Network – Dissemination. The COST publications…

Preparation for the International Conference on Adaptive Facades – FACADES 2018 – Adaptive!

On 26th and 27th November 2018, the Competence Centre Building Envelope of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts will host the international conference FACADE 2018 at the KKL Lucerne,…

About biomimetics and performative facades, architectureworld 2017_ Duisburg, Germany, 08-09/11/2017

The congress architectureworld 2017 in Duisburg, Germany, is known as a branch meeting for experts in façades, technology and sustainable buildings. It is linked to the trade fair facades…

Special session “Adaptive building envelopes”, 17/05/2017

The special session about “Adaptive building envelopes” has been held on 17th May 2017 at the ICBEST 2017 – Interdisciplinary perspectives for future building envelopes in Istanbul, Turkey. The session…

Journal Article: “Multi-active façade for Swedish multi-family homes renovation: Evaluating the potentials of passive design measures”, JFDE

Journal article about passive design measures for refurbishments of facades – parametric analyses of various constructive options. Gosztonyi, S., Stefanowicz, M., Bernardo, R., Blomsterberg, A. (2017). Multi-active façade…

Supervision of MSc thesis about effects of facade surface geometry on energy performance in dutch schools

Lars Kraakman worked on a complex topic, analyzing folding facade structures and their  potential for energy performance optimization if applied on schools in Netherlands.  he used Rhinoceros/Grasshopper to…

Presentation at the PowerSkin conference_Munich, Germany, 19/01/2017

The international conference Powerskin in Munich is linked to the international fair BAU2017 and deals with innovative facade developments covering the fields Environment, Facades and Structure. I have the pleasure…

Presentation at the Facade2016 – Conference on Building Envelopes: What’s next?_Lucerne, Switzerland, 07/10/2016

The international conference Facade2016 in Lucerne deals with questions about the future potentials for and role of building envelopes. I got the opportunity to do lecture about Biomimetics…

Exhibition of course Spatial Experiments 2 at Lund University

Final designs and prototypes of spring term 2016 / Architecture, Lund University After a long period of silence on this blog, it’s time to update it with the outcomes of the course…

Biomimetics in Architectural Design – student course

New settings for the student course “Spatial Experiments 2” at Lund University, Architecture and Built Environment David Andreen and Susanne Gosztonyi, both researchers and teachers at Lund University…

Contribution to VDI-Standard: VDI 6226-1: Biomimetics – Architecture, Civil Engineering, Industrial Design. Basic principles

The standard describes biomimetic methods that can be used in the development and design of architectural structures, in civil engineering projects, and in products. The common factor in…

Preparation for special session at ICBEST 2017 conference_future building envelopes

The international conference ICBEST 2017 targets at emerging building envelope systems and technologies and offers a worldwide forum for building envelope architecture and engineering. I have the honour to host…

What are adaptive facades? – facade2015, 27|11|15, Germany

Presentation of “architectural criteria for adapative facades” @ facade 2015 COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION in Detmold, Germany. What is the role of adaptive facades? The conference facade2015 dealt with the topic…