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...
The nine-story Main Building, constructed in the early 1970s, featured a glass and aluminum curtain wall. SGH investigated water leakage and prepared repair concepts for the owner’s consideration.
Completed in the mid-1920s, 140 New Montgomery Street is one of the early skyscrapers built in San Francisco. The Art Deco high-rise, originally known as the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building, served as the headquarters for the...
Balancing the need for more space with a commitment to keeping the growing collection on campus, the University of Chicago undertook constructing a new library building that connects to the existing Regenstein Library. The design takes advantage...
To expand and modernize their Academy of Entertainment and Technology Campus, Santa Monica College undertook a project to construct two new buildings and renovate an existing one. The project brings innovative classrooms, production facilities,...
EXO includes two high-rise residential towers with a linking building connecting them. The towers feature one of the nation’s largest applications of electrochromic glass, which responds dynamically to maximize daylight, reduce glare, and...
Complementing the National Aquarium’s many aquatic displays, the Tropical Rainforest and Australia: Wild Extremes exhibits are popular with visitors. These large, mechanically controlled, humidified spaces are enclosed with curtain wall and...
CityCenterDC, designed by Foster + Partners and Shalom Baranes Associates, is a 2.5 million sq ft, mixed-use development sited at the former location of the convention center in downtown Washington, DC. The first phase of the project includes six...
Once the site of an old rail yard and industrial buildings, the NorthPoint redevelopment now houses modern residential and office towers and the associated amenities. The ten-story Education First (EF) building is a focal point of the...
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...
Curved insulated glass units formed by tempered bending or annealed slumped bending offer a bold expression of architectural design with transparency and energy efficiency. As more skins with complex geometry are built, design teams need to...
Cantilevered laminated glass balustrades supported by bearing in continuous base shoes are among the most ordinary applications of structural glass. The performance of laminated glass is commonly approximated with the Effective Thickness Method...
Designing custom glazing systems – such as structural glass walls or unitized curtain walls – is a complex task that varies widely from project to project, often depending on architectural goals and logistical constraints.
In the March issue Interface – The Journal of RCI, Mary Arntzen and Derek McCowan discuss various modifications that may be made to aluminum-framed curtain walls to improve their thermal performance. This article discusses enhancement...
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.
Philip Frederick, Brian Rose, and Brad Carpenter recently published an article in Construction Specifier magazine that explores the questions: What is a window wall, and what do I need to know for my project?
Megan Toumanios and Anthony Nicastro recently published an article in Glass Magazine, the official magazine of the National Glass Association. The article, “Guide to Flanged Windows: Tips for Navigating the Design and...
Building Operating Management magazine recently published an article written by several Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) authors discussing the state of building enclosure technology. In “8 Technology Developments Reshaping High-...
The authors designed a three-story glass curtain wall system for a federal research facility to withstand a blast load of 5.4 psi peak reflected pressure with 28 ms duration. We used WINdow glazing analysis response and design (WINGARD) software...
The push to maximize the amount of natural daylight to interior spaces has led to an increase in area of glazed surfaces on building walls; in turn, this desire to maximize glazed surface area has been a major driver in the development of fire-...