Structural aspects of adaptive facades

Adaptive facade systems are getting increasingly common in modern buildings envelopes. Their adaptive behaviour poses special requirements concerning structural aspects of the façade. In the present paper, an overview of the possible classification of structurally adaptive facades and related requirements is given. Furthermore, it is discussed how changes in their structural characteristics needs to be properly taken into account when testing and modelling their performance. The main challenges of the aforementioned aspects are hence briefly highlighted in the paper.