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SOM covers computing college at MIT in large glass shingles

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American architecture studio SOM has completed the Schwarzman College of Computing, an eight-storey, glass-wrapped building designed to be a "collaborative nexus" on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge. Beyond their aesthetic function, the shingles enhance the building's energy performance.

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Glass and steel form rooftop Cascada House apartment in Mexico City

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Kitchen cabinetry matches the structural colour scheme. This opens to a generous patio via sliding glass doors. Through large glass panels that open widely, the house integrates with the ambient vegetation, dissolving the boundary between interior and exterior," they explained. Project credits: Contractor: Ricardo Villa.

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Philip Johnson's Glass House guest annexe reopens after restoration

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US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House annexe, the Brick House, has been restored and reopened following a 15-year closure in Connecticut. Architect Mark Stoner has led the restoration of Philip Johnson's Brick House It follows the building's closure in 2008 after the structure suffered ongoing "water intrusion" due to its sloping site.

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A Glass-Walled Rear Extension Revives a Cramped London Victorian

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Oliver Leech Architects transforms a West London townhouse using reeded glass that suffuses the family home with natural light while maintaining privacy. To add visual impact to the much-improved plan, Oliver Leech Architects worked vertically, adding reeded Linit glass panels to the double-height extension.

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Zeller & Moye and Katie Paterson align hundreds of glass cylinders for Apple campus sculpture

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Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has collaborated with artist Katie Paterson to create Mirage, a massive sculpture made from glass cylinders for technology company Apple 's campus in California. It is meant to be experiential Mirage derives its name from the effect that the glass gives off when hit by light.

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A Wood Canopy With Netting Fills Out a Glass-Wrapped New York Apartment

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Continuing to interrogate the fundamental nature of a partition, the installation of a garden folly responds to the inhuman proportions found in the newly combined double-height space, which opens to the city through 22-foot-tall glass walls on three sides, and takes on the scale of landscape. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Peterson Rich Office inserts glass-lined gallery between historic Connecticut buildings

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Read: SOM covers computing college at MIT in large glass shingles Approaching from the south, visitors are greeted by a new forecourt activated by a rectangular water feature that bounces light into the building's lobby through wall-to-wall vertical windows. MEP Engineers: Van Zelm Heywood & Shadford Inc. Code: Philip R.

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