Case Studies: Facade Projects Shaping Parking Design Today

Earn 1 AIA HSW LU.

Review a series of case studies to explore new facade technologies that improve the user experience, elevate the design of parking structures, and facilitate their evolving role in the cities of tomorrow. Embark on an in-depth study of a new multi-story carpark in Chicago to reveal the key elements of its design-assist process and the resulting high-end, economical facade solution.

This course will hone in on aspects of Health, Safety, and Welfare as it pertains to parking structures’ daylighting capacity, natural ventilation, and occupant comfort. Primary focus is on properly designed ventilated glass facades and how they shield parking structures and their occupants from the elements (rain, snow, and wind), while providing high-quality diffused daylight, improved solar shading, passive ventilation, and enhanced occupant safety through natural surveillance.

Learning Objectives:

• Review case studies to identify glass parking facade materials and applications maximizing natural ventilation and daylighting
• Assess the user-experience, safety, and environmental benefits of glass parking facades
• Identify design assist strategies to deliver projects on time and on budget
• Explain the benefits of glass façades to owners and developers, in terms of cost, labor savings, and energy savings

Said Elieh

VP of Sales, VP of Systems & Innovation

Bendheim

Said Elieh

Said Elieh has a Master’s degree in architecture and over twenty years of commercial construction industry experience, including wall constructions, façades, and glazing. His special area of expertise is the design, development, and implementation of advanced, high-performance curtainwall and rainscreen glass systems. He is Bendheim’s foremost technical authority on channel glass wall systems, ventilated glass façade systems, and glass rainscreens.

Aaron Seward

Editor in Chief

The Architect's Newspaper

Aaron Seward

Aaron Seward is Editor-in-Chief of The Architect’s Newspaper. Seward is an award-winning editor whose career has centered on interpreting architecture for the profession and the general public. He was editor of Texas Architect magazine for six years and prior to that held several positions at AN, including executive editor. In addition to those publications, Seward’s writing on architecture, culture, and the built environment has appeared in Architect, Curbed, Domus, Metropolis, and other publications. He has a BA in Literature, Writing and the Arts from The New School for Social Research.