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SOM equips Volpe Transportation Center with aluminum fins

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Architect: SOM
Location:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Completion Date:
2023

SOM has conceived a new home for the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The curtain wall facade is covered by vertical aluminum shades modeled after the wings and fins of aircrafts in a nod to the center’s research focus: transportation. It stands to replace the original campus and consolidates the Volpe Center’s various programs within one structure that is more secure and energy efficient than its predecessor.

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