Denver Art Museum, North Building
Denver, CO
Client
Completion



Designed by Gio Ponti, the North Building opened in 1971. The castle-like exterior represents the building’s function of protecting the museum’s artwork. The facade is clad in glass tiles that Ponti chose to reflect the light and sky, but over time the tiles were cracking at a rate of several per day. As part of a larger modernization project, SGH developed a new tile attachment concept and peer reviewed proposed renovations to the building enclosure.