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Bahá’í House of Worship of South America

Santiago, Chile

Project Contacts: Amy Hackney, James Parker

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...

Service:Building Enclosure Design, Materials Design, Structural Design

Market:Religious

Keywords:Award Winning, Base Isolation, Glass and Glazing, High-Performance/Advanced Enclosures, International, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Religious, Seismic Isolation, Signature Project, Spaceframe/Shell Structure, Stone, Structural Glass

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, International Design Center, Tectonics of Transparency: The Wall

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

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...

Service:Materials Design, Structural Design

Market:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings, Art Work, Digital Fabrication, Structural Glass

160 East Elgin Street

Ottawa, ON

Project Contacts: Terrence McDonnell

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...

Service:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Market:Mixed-Use

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Curtain Wall, Fasteners and Connections, Glass and Glazing, Office, Renovation, Retail, Structural Glass

2015 Design Biennial Boston, Tectonics of Transparency: The Tower

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

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,...

Market:Cultural

Keywords:Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings, Art Work, Structural Glass, Temporary Structure

Union Station Transit Center

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Terrence McDonnell

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...

Service:Structural Design

Market:Transportation

Keywords:Canopy/Ceiling, Construction Consulting, Metal-Steel, Structural Glass

Glass II at Milan Design Week 2017

Waltham, MA

Project Contacts: Arthur Davies, Paul Kassabian

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...

Service:Materials Design, Structural Design

Market:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Structural Glass

Navy Pier

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Vince Cammalleri, Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian, Matthew Normandeau

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...

Service:Structural Design, Building Enclosure Design

Market:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Below-Ground Waterproofing, Finite Element Analysis, Glass and Glazing, Material-Related, Materials Analysis, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Roofing, Stair, Structural Glass, Waterproofing, Wood

The Cooper Gallery

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Susan Knack-Brown

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...

Service:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Market:Cultural

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Award Winning, Building Science, Canopy/Ceiling, Fasteners and Connections, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Museum, Structural Glass, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Wood

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yin/Yang Pavilion at Simmons Hall

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: James Parker

The Yin/Yang Pavilion, a sculpture designed by Dan Graham, is located on the second floor terrace of Simmons Hall at MIT. The curving sculpture, constructed from 7 ft high panels of laminated two-way mirror glass, rests in a reflecting pool...

Service:Structural Design

Market:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Art Work, Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Finite Element Analysis, Glass and Glazing, Structural Glass

Harvard University, Center for Government and International Studies, Plaza Skylight

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: James Parker, Kevin Poulin, John Thomsen

The Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS) at Harvard University, designed by Pei Cobb Freed and Partners, incorporates a new landscaped plaza with a pyramidal glass skylight above a below-grade library. SGH performed a...

Service:Structural Design

Market:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Finite Element Analysis, Library, Peer Review, Plaza, Skylight, Structural Glass

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Structural Glass

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Bahá’í House of Worship of South America

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, International Design Center, Tectonics of Transparency: The Wall

160 East Elgin Street

2015 Design Biennial Boston, Tectonics of Transparency: The Tower

Union Station Transit Center

Glass II at Milan Design Week 2017

Navy Pier

The Cooper Gallery

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yin/Yang Pavilion at Simmons Hall

Harvard University, Center for Government and International Studies, Plaza Skylight

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