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The historic Menokin House gets a novel rewrapping in structural glass
<►>Apart from stabilizing the existing masonry (currently underway), the restoration strategy hinges on a new steel armature capable of supporting a glass roof, enclosure, and even floors....
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Columbia Business School carves out a niche with...
<►>Columbia Business School’s new Manhattanville digs span approximately 490,000 square feet across two buildings: Henry R. Kravis Hall (pictured) and the East Building. (Timothy Schenck)...
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The Hans Rosling Center’s glass and aluminum fins embody the university’s...
<►>The east side of the building features smaller aluminum fins which help blend the structure into the surrounding campus buildings. (Photo by Kevin Scott/Courtesy Miller Hull) ArchitectThe...
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Baltimore’s National Aquarium will make its iconic glass pyramid bird safe
The National Aquarium in 2016 (Theresa Keil/© National Aquarium) In keeping with its conservation mission, the National Aquarium in Baltimore has announced plans to make all of the glass in its...
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Studio Gang crowns St. Louis with a new crystalline residential tower
<►>The unitized curtain wall system features argon-filled insulated units with a low-e coating. The glass is interspersed with clear anodized aluminum panels (Credit Tom Harris) Though it’s been...
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Pendry West sets a ripple through Manhattan’s Hudson Yards
<►>The waveform edges of each concrete slab will eventually support the building’s distinct facade. (Photo by Pavarini McGovern) In an age where healthcare design is rapidly embracing new...
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Rubenstein Forum features gargantuan bird-safe...
<►>The Rubenstein Forum, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, is the newest addition to the University of Chicago campus. (Brett Beyer) Under present circumstances, the act of gathering through...
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Houston’s Ion will transform a disused Sears into an Rice University-led...
<►>The retrofit included the partial demolition of the concrete mass to allow for the insertion of new curtain wall. (Courtesy Walter P Moore) The decades-long decline of retail across the...
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Steven Holl Architects’s scalloped Winter Visual Arts Building showcases the...
<►>The design is made possible through a lightweight, two-story ‘box-kite’ steel frame where the entire roof structure is exposed. (Photography by Paul Warchol) The new Winter Visual Arts...
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Elkus Manfredi Architects restores and enhances the Little Building with UHPC...
<►>The building’s light wells were transformed into usable space through the insertion of glass volumes. (Elkus Manfredi Architects) As one of the oldest cities within the United States, Boston...
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Architects and manufacturers discuss glazing and new code requirements
Over the past year and a half, several states, including New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois, have adopted the measures of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for buildings in...
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BNIM’s glass-shrouded Fine Arts + Design Studios settles into the Great Plains
<►>Completed in 2019, BNIM’s Fine Arts + Design Studios is the newest addition to the campus of Johnson County Community College. (Nick Merrick | Hall+Merrick) Overland Park, Kansas, is a small...
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WEISS/MANFREDI’s new building for Tulane makes the most of clear glass
<►>The Commons sits at the heart of Tulane’s campus, and the building seems to shimmer as pedestrians walk by on leafy pathways that surround it. (Courtesy Tulane University-PBURCH) For The...
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Q&A: Robert Heintges on taking risks and the value of a curtain wall
Robert A. Heintges, founding principal of the international building envelope and curtain wall consultancy Heintges, instructs students in the Totalization studio at the Rice University School of...
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Snøhetta’s book repository at Temple University tips its glazed hat to older...
<►>The Charles Library’s glass-encased fourth floor looks out into a lush, meadow- like green roof that's one of the largest in Pennsylvania. (Michael Grimm) In designing the Charles Library at...
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Rossetti lets light into the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center...
<►>The Performance Center follows the rectangular massing of the industrial structures that make up the architectural heritage of Detroit. (James Haefner) Detroit is undergoing something of a...
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Elkus Manfredi Architects’ Pier 4 joins Boston’s Seaport with undulating massing
<►>Pier 4, designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects, is located in the Seaport District of Boston. (Magda Biernat) Boston’s Seaport District is no stranger to development; the 23-acre site lies...
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Muñoz & Company Quilt with Glass and Masonry
Multicolored glass curtain walls embody the quilt metaphor at the heart of Muñoz & Company’s Billy Dade Middle School. (Courtesy Muñoz & Company) Envelope inspired by history of Dallas’...
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VDTA’s Taut-Skinned Godfrey Hotel
VDTA’s Godfrey Hotel features a slick skin of insulated metal panels and glass. (Steve Hall) Metal and glass accentuate Chicago high-rise’s iconic form. Given the odds stacked against it, Godfrey...
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Mecanoo Brings Dutch Craftsmanship to Boston
Mecanoo and Sasaki’s Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building features a curved brick and glass envelope. (Courtesy Mecanoo) Curving brick and glass facade heralds Roxbury’s resurgence. By locating their...
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