Giannantonio Bongiorno

Giannantonio is Project Designer at Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R). Since joining the firm in 2015 he co-led the design and construction of the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago and he is currently involved in the development of a major tech headquarters in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to DS+R he contributed to

Patrick Loughran

Patrick Loughran is a principal at Goettsch Partners, a noted façade expert and the author of two façade books: Falling Glass and Failed Stone. Licensed as both an architect and engineer, he serves in dedicated project leadership roles and is a key member of the firm’s technical group. An adjunct professor at the Illinois Institute

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SO–IL’s Brooklyn Amant Foundation art campus embraces idiosyncrasies of clay and cement brick

An internationally recognized firm, SO–IL’s latest project in East Williamsburg is close to where the Brooklyn-based team operates. On June 5th, the Amant Foundation opened a multi-building art campus as the nonprofit art group’s new headquarters. The 21,000-square-foot project is spread across four buildings—315 Maujer Street, 932 Grand Street, with two at 306 Maujer—and will

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HGA’s marble panels fold into the future of mixed-use development

Architect HGA Facade FabricatorNational Enclosure Company Campolonghi Stone Facade InstallerR. Bratti Associates Facade ConsultantArup Structural EngineerThornton Tomasetti Wheaton Sprague General ContractorWhiting-Turner LocationTysons, Virginia DateFall 2021 SystemMarble with custom steel truss and clip system ProductsItalian Carrara marble Custom unitized aluminum framing system by NEC and Wheaton Sprague Nordic Royal brass cladding manufactured by Arubis Conspicuously clad

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SOM’s One Steuart Lane faces the San Francisco Bay with stacked massing and travertine

ArchitectSOM Facade ManufacturerEnclos Campolonghi Spa MK Metal NorthGlass Facade ConsultantCurtainwall Design Consultants Structural EngineerSOM General ContractorSwinerton Builders LocationSan Francisco Date2021 SystemCustom unitized curtain wall ProductsCampolonghi Spa Roman Travertine NorthGlass laminated and insulated glass units Downtown San Francisco is undergoing an incredible spate of development, especially on sites abutting the waterfront with much-coveted views of the Bay

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The Hans Rosling Center’s glass and aluminum fins embody the university’s health initiative

ArchitectThe Miller Hull Partnership Facade ManufacturerElicc Group Facade InstallerElicc Group Civil and Structural EngineerKPFF Consulting Engineers General ContractorLease Crutcher Lewis LocationSeattle DateOctober 2020 System36″ Glass fins and 8″ aluminum fins on unitized curtain wall system ProductsCurtainwall and exterior shading by Elicc Group, precast concrete by Northwest Precast, stonework by J&S Masonry, Inc. Located between the University

Tenmat

Tenmat is a leading manufacturer of innovative passive fire protection products and intumescent materials. Tenmat’s line of firestopping solutions include intumescent fireblock for rain screen systems, fire resistance-rated enclosures for recessed lights, LEDs and luminaire troffers, as well as firestopping blocks, foams and sealants for through-penetrations in walls and ceilings.

Doug James, AIA

Mr. James, AIA, is an Associate Principal and project manager at WDG Architecture, PLLC, with over 23 years of experience encompassing all phases of project delivery.  He has acquired a broad knowledge base enabling him to incorporate and enhance a client’s program, work within a variety of project delivery methods, communicate effectively within complex client

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The bulbous bay windows of the Lantern House illuminate NYC’s High Line

New York City’s High Line is no stranger to development. Since first opening in 2009, the elevated railway–turned–public park has spurred a building frenzy on Manhattan’s Far West Side, much of it architecturally meager. Straddling the High Line today—several years after its third and final stretch was inaugurated—are gleaming glass stalactites, anonymous in their bearing

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Archi-Tectonics wraps a SoHo addition to an urban townhouse with new climate skin

While flashy residential additions are nothing new to the New York neighborhood of SoHo, the 3D “climate skin” wrapping Archi-Tectonics’ 8-story townhouse at 512 Greenwich Street introduces a fresh face to the cast iron-dominated historic district. The firm added a 4-story addition to an existing building and united the single-family home with a deep black and

Vancouver House, a twisting cantilevered tower

The matte stainless steel facade of Vancouver House highlights twisting innovation

Architectural collaborations often arise from networking or crossing paths on site. In this case, it was by chance that Bjarke Ingels met Ian Gillespie, owner of Canada’s leading luxury development company Westbank, at a lecture series where the award-winning firm DIALOG Design was also in attendance. BIG worked with DIALOG and James K.M. Cheng Architects to produce a 497-foot-tall tower with

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Baltimore’s National Aquarium will make its iconic glass pyramid bird safe

In keeping with its conservation mission, the National Aquarium in Baltimore has announced plans to make all of the glass in its buildings “bird safe.” The institution is planning to replace all 684 panes in the glass pyramid that covers its Upland Tropical Rain Forest exhibit after several panes shattered, indicating the existing glass is reaching the end of its expected

Michael Zanotelli

Michael has over 20 years of real-world experience on many of largest, high profile projects throughout the Western United States. Through his knowledge and expertise, Michael developed a solid reputation working closely with inspectors, glazing contractors, and curtain wall consultants as a trusted resource on a wide range of curtain wall projects. Michael is committed

Isaac Campbell

Isaac Campbell, AIA is a Co-founder of OFFICE 52 Architecture, a design practice based in Portland, Oregon that is dedicated to producing beautiful, well-detailed and ecologically mindful work expressive of place and design vision in collaboration with clients. His creative energy and exceptional technical ability combined with an outside-the-box approach to problem solving has led

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Studio Gang crowns St. Louis with a new crystalline residential tower

Though it’s been open for less than a year, One Hundred, a 36-story residential tower in St. Louis’s Central West End neighborhood, carries itself like a city landmark. Designed by celebrated Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang, the building peacocks along Kings-highway Boulevard, its tiered, faceted profile evoking a giant crystalline headdress. ManufacturerLorin Industries Architect Facade ConsultantStudio NYL Structural EngineerMagnusson

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With Eamon Roche in agreement, LPC approves new glass wall for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art

Should New York’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) support a proposal that continues a 40-year-old design approach by an esteemed architect, even though it’s not what environmentally-sensitive architects would propose today? That was the question was raised during the June 2 LPC hearing, as panel members discussed whether to approve a new south-facing glass wall for