Title:
An Architectural Geode
Author(s):
Deborah R. Huso
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
47
Issue:
9
Appears on pages(s):
24-28
Keywords:
building, panel, façade, design
DOI:
Date:
9/1/2025
Abstract:
The Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, rises from a triangular lot like a giant cracked-open geode. Clad in a shell of glass fiber-reinforced concrete (GFRC), the building’s paneled façade is based on biomimicry of a saguaro cactus’ orientation to the sun.