ARCH 641X Structures and Materials Module of the Building Science and Technology sequence at Iowa State University. This lab is based on a semester-long module for second-year graduates in the Master of architecture program. The framework of this lab was to have students learn the practical implications of designing an external cavity wall with concrete serving as its external and internal finish

 Responses were to be based on a portion of the building with the highest solar exposure. The examples provided here show two conditions that were to be met. The first being that the outside portions of the facade had to be made using computation methods, and mechanized tools. It also had to have  perforations to mitigate headgain. 

The second condition was that the interior surfaces need to be ma

This assembly in the image by Ekra, Ryan, and Smita was quite a unique typology. Most importantly, they became more aware of the benefits and limitations of materials and assemblies.