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REX and Hassell affix copper-anodized aluminum ellipses to shade 205 North Quay
At 205 North Quay in Brisbane, Australia, REX and local firm Hassell delivered a facade design that prioritized phenomena over form. Copper-anodized aluminum ellipses and fins made of the same material provide an intriguing visual effect and highly efficient shading for the building’s transparent glazing, a departure from the tinted black glass typically used for towers. The simplicity of the facade system… Read more
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Studio James Carpenter and Gensler artistically wrap San Diego International Airport Terminal One with curved glass panels and serrated aluminum fins
The facade of San Diego International Airport’s new Terminal One is the result of a unique collaboration between Gensler and Studio James Carpenter/JCDA, who worked together from the project’s inception to incorporate public art into the airport’s campus. Luminous Wave, the art piece which is also the terminal’s facade, references the motion of the waves in the nearby San Diego harbor. It… Read more
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Cascade Architectural’s Fabricoil® systems offer customizable facade screening solutions for projects of any scale
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Facades+ returns to Boston on July 23
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JGMA encases Humboldt Park Health Wellness Center in aluminum composite panels
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Leers Weinzapfel Associates designs Cornell University’s new home for the College of Computing and Information Science
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Kawneer Collaborative delivers unitized curtain wall for Robert Day Sciences Center
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Woods Bagot plates Macquarie University’s Engineering Innovation Building with glazed and powder-coated aluminum panels
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Dattner Architects equips a Brooklyn sanitation garage with fritted glass, aluminum fins, and precast concrete
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Facades+ arrives in Toronto on June 4
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Steinberg Hart envelops San José City College’s Career Education Complex with aluminum metal panels and rounded overhangs
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BKSK Architects fashions The Village West out of red brick and glazed terra-cotta
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