Day 20 – Thursday April 10th

  • Deadlines

    • Final pin-ups are tentatively scheduled for Thursday, 5/1 and Tuesday, 5/6. That means we only have 3 classes remaining!
    • Upcoming class schedule:
      • 4/15 & 4/17: No class – Spring break
      • 4/22 & 4/24: 2D Details Development and 3D Diagrams
      • 4/29: Tentative Pre-Final Pin-Up of both facade systems
  • Due for Next class, 4/22

    • Modeling of both rainscreen and glazing system should be completed
    • Sheet Layouts Drafts for both systems, posted on Miro (with annotations & dimensions)
      • 3D Diagrams (as necessary to explain your system)
        • Exploded axons
        • Installation sequence
      • 2D Details (with annotations & dimensions)
        • Section Detail Views
          • Parapet
          • Window Head
          • Window Sill
          • Typical Section at Floor Slab
          • Base Detail
        • Plan Detail Views
          • Window Jamb
          • Outside Corner
          • Inside Corner
          • Typical Plan at Column
    • Narrative draft
  • Class Discussions

    • Backer Rod & Sealants and shims between framing & concrete slabs. Decide if you’d like to model in 3D or show in 2D details (similar to base plate and footing from steel connections assignment).
    • Slab Movement & Deflection Joints within Details
      • Curtain Wall – Unitized (Stack Joint)
      • Curtain Wall – Stick (Splice Joint w/ Sleeve)
      • Window Wall – (Head Receptor)

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