As architects, we constantly learn from our counterparts in other places. Innovations regarding materials and assemblies that originate in other settings can often be adapted to our home setting, because the laws of physics and many other factors are the same.

During a recent 6-month Fulbright travel grant to Finland, the presenter studied the regional wisdom of Finland regarding contemporary design and construction, and regarding durable, life-cycle building strategies. He also taught at Aalto University in Helsinki, in which graduate students analyzed several recent Finnish buildings as well as others in Spain, Indonesia and Bangladesh.

This presentation summarizes lessons from these teaching and research activities that originate as technical analyses of specific buildings, but which yield core knowledge that is valuable to design professionals in other settings, including North Carolina. This presentation is very pragmatic, with a focus on the seam between construction technologies and design. A designer's repertoire will be broadened by learning about recent technical solutions and seeing its vivid embodiment in excellent built projects.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn how to use existing construction materials in new ways
2. See and understand how new architectural materials and processes can be applied
3. Review lessons from recent buildings that match materials with particular climatic or geographic settings
4. Become familiar with a method to analyze a material or building assembly

About the Speaker

Patrick Rand, FAIA is a Distinguished Professor of Architecture at NC State University. He teaches architectural design studios, architectural construction systems, and seminars regarding architectural detailing, and material innovations.  His focus is on the relationship between design and construction technologies.  He has won more than twenty awards for the quality of his teaching at the college, university and national levels. Patrick Rand is a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects.

Patrick Rand has co-authored 5 books, including two volumes of Materials for Design, two editions of Architectural Detailing: Function Constructibility Aesthetics, and Detailing for Landscape Architects.

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