Edoardo Tabasso reflects on façade complexity, integration and the evolving role of building envelopes in a performance-driven industry.
Designed by 3XN Architects, Olympic House in Lausanne reinterprets the Olympic spirit through a dynamic double-glass façade that combines transparency, daylight performance and one of the most ambitious sustainability strategies ever achieved in an office building.
The MB-MT50N is one of Aluprof’s most widely used mullion-transom façade systems, combining high thermal performance, structural flexibility and compatibility with a wide range of glazing and opening solutions.
Can modular façades be installed without scaffolding? This study proposes a unitised strategy that integrates installation into module stacking — cutting time, cost, and carbon.
Anees Backer reflects on 20 years of façade specialization, regional insight, and long-term thinking at Priedemann Dubai.
A comprehensive exploration of the structural role of glass in façade design, from material properties to Eurocode 10, based on the research of Kozłowski, Cwyl, and Jóźwik.


With a noticeable surge of energy, an impressive buzz in the halls and an exhibitor increase compared to the previous event, the FENSTERBAU FRONTALE and HOLZ-HANDWERK 2026 trade fair duo came to a successful close after four intense and inspiring days. From 24 to 27 March 2026, Nuremberg once again became the heart of the international window, door, façade and woodworking trade.