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An Editorial Conversation Series
FFF Talks
Conversations shaping the future of façades — exclusive exchanges with the architects, engineers and innovators exploring the ideas transforming the built environment.
about the series
FFF Talks brings the people shaping the building envelope into a single, considered conversation. Architects, façade engineers, manufacturers, consultants and researchers sit down to discuss what the industry is making next — and why it matters.
Each episode is published as an edition rather than an upload: framed, researched and credited like the rest of the journal. This is not a feed of clips — it is an ongoing record of the ideas, materials and engineering decisions defining the surfaces of contemporary architecture.
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The Future of Smart Windows & Connected Façades
How intelligent window systems and sensor-driven hardware are quietly reshaping the performance of the building envelope — from natural ventilation to security and energy balance.
Guest
MARKUS BADE
Company
SIEGENIA
Topics
Smart Windows ·
Connected Façades · Automation
Connected Façades · Automation
Duration
5 min
what you’ll dıscover
Six threads run through every conversation in the series.
01
Façade Design
Composition, proportion and the architectural language of the building skin.
02
Material Innovation
Glass, terracotta, metal and composites pushed to new performance.
03
Engineering
The structure, connections and tolerances behind every surface.
04
Sustainability
Embodied carbon, energy balance and the responsible envelope.
05
Building Technology
Automation, fabrication and the systems making façades smarter.
06
Industry Leadership
The people and decisions shaping where the field goes next.
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Episode 02
Structural Glass: Engineering Transparency in the Façade
Marco Ferrari — Permasteelisa Group
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Interview
· Upcoming
Designing for the Wind: Façade Performance at Height
Guest to be announced
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