Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Steven Holl Architects designed two new buildings in the Museum District in Houston, Texas. Knippers Helbig is the facade consultant of both
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA
Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed a 290,000 sf museum celebrating the artistry and technology of film, becoming the world’s first museum and
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Design Principles For Museum Daylight Systems
This research unlocks the relationship between space, structure and light in nine unique museums developed by architect Renzo Piano. Renzo Piano uses
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Performance Criteria for Museum Enclosure Design
This paper develops a framework of considerations for the development of project specific performance criteria for the design of art museums and… -
United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum
Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries… -
Environmentally Responsible Wood Cladding
This case study focuses on the solutions provided for the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota. Our design team worked with the client to
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Reglaze or Replace?
Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment
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Preserving a Historic Facade
Environmental and socio-economic benefits of sustainable preservation have become apparent most recently in the restoration of the historic former
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Connections – Tolerance, Adjustability, Geometric Accuracy
Connections, those transitions between systems and materials, are critically important when the surfaces are curved or complex. Well-designed… -
Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades
In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it cost?”… -
Facade Design Beyond Buildings
At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form…