Before construction is even complete, the fate of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center’s new high-performance glass façade is at risk. Designed by architectural firm FXFOWLE in collaboration with Epstein, for the past six years the Javits Center in New York has been undergoing a massive, glassy transformation designed to make the original dark structure, [...]

“When designing, we go through hundreds of ideas, layers and layers and layers until we come up with the final design,” said Kai Bergmann, an architect with BIG, a Copenhagen and New York-based firm during a presentation last fall. During the presentation he said it’s important to think of a building not only as an [...]

The recently opened Berrien Springs School District’s Virtual Learning Academy in Michigan was designed with an abundance of glazing features, including its storefront system, which helps make it unique. The building’s striking exterior, designed by Edwardsburg, Mich.-based CARMI Design Group, is one indication that this school is different from others in Southwestern Michigan. According to [...]

Marilyn Monroe was not the inspiration for Absolute 4 and 5, the last two towers in the Absolute City Centre five-tower complex in Mississauga, Ontario. But that’s the nickname locals have given the curvy, elliptical-shaped structures. Mississauga, a growing, relatively new city in need of a structure that would help establish its own identity, separate [...]

When architects with the Atlanta operations of LEO A DALY designed the 90,000‐square‐foot Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) Library in Lawrenceville, Ga., they knew they wanted the structure to be one that would convey a feeling of openness, light and transparency. Built as a “Knowledge Center,” with the Potts Company in Conyers, Ga., as the general [...]

Architect Moshe Safdie’s work often emphasizes glass and windows, as well as other dramatic features. His newest design, the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., which officially opened in September is no exception. Located at the corner of 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue, the new headquarters building, which spans a total area of 150,000 [...]

Good architects agree: every new project offers a learning experience opportunity. Such was the case for Atlanta-based Stanley, Beaman & Sears, which designed the new Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Fla. The project required more than just standard glass and curtainwall, as it was designed to meet hurricane requirements as well as provide energy [...]

Location, location, location—those are the three magic words in real estate. So when a home opens to the breathtaking views of the Flatiron Mountains, blocking that landscape is the last thing anyone would want. But that was the problem for one Boulder, Colo., residence, as its views were hindered by an old wood awning above [...]

Newly constructed roadside tourist attractions may seem a thing of the past—think great balls of string and those famous mystery spots–but owners of the Cherokee Travel Mart in Geary, Ok., were nostalgic to bring that fun, family atmosphere into their location, which can be found at exit 108 along I-40. Wright Group Architects Planners PLLC [...]

It had to be glass for the newly constructed HQ Building in Abu Dhabi. Concrete just wouldn‘t do. Located along Al Raha Beach, an 11 km long urban development region, the HQ Building is the first circular building to be constructed in the United Arab Emirates. Designed by MZ & Partners, the unconventional shape of [...]