Geoffrey Thün, professor of architecture at Taubman College, will give the keynote address at the Facade Tectonics 2024 World Congress on Oct. 10 at the University of Utah College of Architecture and Planning.

In his presentation, Thün will draw from speculative projects developed by his research group, RVTR, and innovative precedents from practice to articulate new frameworks through which we might imagine the future of façade design. From dynamic shading systems and multifunctional component assemblies to hyper-local design techniques, his talk will challenge participants to engage in the search for new approaches to envelope design that might be responsive, adaptive, and co-evolve with their surrounding environments.

Thün is also associate vice president for research for social sciences, humanities, and the arts in the University of Michigan Office of Research