ABSTRACT
THE GLAZED FAÇADE: A DELICATE IN-BETWEEN We need to provide building designers with the means necessary to assess critical parameters in a successful design and efficiently combine qualitative and quantitative criteria in the solution search process. This must be approached from two perspectives: from what we have and from what we need. We of course must analyse the resources available to work with (i.e. the building’s environment whether natural and/or built, its localisation, climate etc) and process this information to inform us about how the building should respond to it; but first, we have to identify the needs of the building’s occupants, to determine whether and how these can be met.
