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December 22, 2022ArchitectureOpen Access

The Evolution of the Architectural Façade since 1950: A Contemporary Categorization

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CCCarmela CucuzzellaNRNegarsadat RahimiASAristofanis Soulikias

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Overview

Analytical review classifies evolutionary design patterns across post-1950 architectural façades, highlighting how material innovation and aesthetic shifts define modern building envelopes.

Key Points

  • Investigate the structural, material, and aesthetic evolution of architectural façades since 1950 to establish a comprehensive categorization framework for contemporary exterior building surfaces.
  • Applied analytical induction to contemporary architectural literature to identify dominant façade design themes and recurring typologies.
  • Examined drivers of surface evolution, focusing on material innovation, structural novelty, emerging design techniques, and changing aesthetic movements.
  • Identified core conceptual and practical principles that govern post-1950 façade development in diverse postmodern architectural contexts.
  • Developed a standardized contemporary categorization system that systematically accounts for the vast range of recent exterior building treatments.

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Cucuzzella et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a11154b6f378c85fcf348fdhttps://doi.org/10.3390/architecture3010001
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