Designed by Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects, the Chile Baha’i House of Worship sits on a hillside set against the Andes Mountains. At nearly 100 ft high, the temple features nine entrances, welcoming worshipers from all...
This insurance company relocated their headquarters to the Aon Center, a prominent building in Chicago’s skyline, and wanted to connect their space on the 32nd and 33rd floors with a feature stair. SGH analyzed the existing structure,...
When Keyence Corporation decided to lease additional space in the 1970s, fourteen-story building at Hamilton Lakes Business Park, they wanted to create an exciting office representing the innovative products they produce. SGH provided structural...
The sculpture, designed by Cristina Parreño, is located on the second floor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Museum on Massachusetts Avenue as part of their International Design Center. Acting as a symbol of the creative...
The owner of 160 East Elgin Street wanted to revitalize the streetscape at their twenty-eight-story tower by creating a striking front entryway. The renovation includes a curved and insulated structural glass wall, which is approximately 35 ft...
Second in Cristina Parreño's Tectonics of Transparency series, The Tower was a temporary installation on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. To align with the exhibition's infrastructure heritage theme, the glass tower served as a periscope,...
Led by the Chicago Department of Transportation, the Union Station Transit Center project creates an off-street Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus terminal adjacent to Chicago’s bustling Union Station. The transit center allows commuter...
Each year, il Salone del Mobile, more commonly known as Milan Design Week, features the latest in design. In 2017, The Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab created Glass II for the Lexus YET Show to showcase evolving glass technologies. SGH...
As part of a design competition, the James Corner Field Operations (JCFO) Team was selected to redesign the 3,000 ft long Navy Pier. The competition, spurred by the approaching 100th anniversary of the pier in 2016, set a goal to expand and...
Designed by David Adjaye, The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center repurposes an existing commercial space as a new gallery. The front elevation features a series of...
Terrence McDonnell and Connor Bruns presented "Ahead of the Curve: Innovative Cold Bent & Insulated Glass Entry Wall" at the Challenging Glass Conference 6 on Friday, 18 May....
Michael J. Louis published an article titled, “Unitized Curtain Walls and Their Limitations,” in the January/February issue of Glass Magazine. In the article, Mike discusses a few common limitations and problems that are...