In 1954, the Monsanto Chemical Company provided funding to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Plastics Research Laboratory to develop a futuristic house made of plastics. One goal was to demonstrate that a modular, cost-effective, and...
Site Double, designed by Milligram-Office and commissioned for the 2012 Venice Biennale, translates the idea of a single-family house in Detroit (near the Architect's studio) to a Venetian gallery. Site Double, which invokes the Venice Arsenale,...
Designed by students from Harvard's Graduate School of Design with contributions from Hanif Kara, Horizon House was the winning competition entry for the Third LIXIL International University Architectural Competition. The competition was held on...
As part of a broader initiative to enhance the lakefront, the Chicago Architecture Biennial solicited design submissions for four new kiosks. These new kiosks complement more than forty existing kiosks, offering recreational, social, retail, and...
The 1906 Hoover Mason Trestle at the historic Bethlehem Steel plant transported raw materials on an elevated rail from the ore yard to the plant’s large furnaces. Abandoned for decades, the reinvented trestle is now the backbone of a new,...
Working with GWWO Inc., SGH provided structural and building enclosure engineering services for several sites as part of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the National Park Service (NPS). Our work included...
With a theme of Creative America, the U.S. Pavilion at Expo ‘67 required a structure that would showcase the country’s innovation and design accomplishments. Conceived by R. Buckminster Fuller, the 250 ft dia. transparent...
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...
The Annenberg Community Beach House is a public beach house located on an oceanfront site that was originally developed in the 1920s by William Randolph Hearst for actress Marion Davies. The property was sold to the State of California and was...
The Boston Harbor Island Alliance and the National Park Service wanted the first permanent structure on the Rose Kennedy Greenway to act as a beacon, attracting people to Boston’s Harbor Islands. In collaboration with Utile, SGH designed...
Abstract: The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), formerly the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), is charged with maintaining the Bernie King Pavilion. Built in the late nineteenth century, this open timber...
Abstract: A longstanding and excellent client called with a unique problem. The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) was charged with maintaining the Bernie King Pavilion. Built in the late nineteenth century, the structure is an open pavilion...