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I would like to focus our discussion on building envelopes, because their design represents an interesting overlap between the professions of architecture and engineering, between the categories of performance and aesthetics. This mixture of skills can represent a great design opportunity, as long as the correct approach is adopted.
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Zemella, G., Faraguna, A. (2014). Envelopes. In: Evolutionary Optimisation of Façade Design. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5652-9_1
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