The terminal expansion of Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport features four interior and two exterior curtain wall systems of transparent glass held in place with narrow stainless steel frames. These curtain walls increase the amount of natural light within the terminal, bolster the visual connection between spaces, and update the overall design aesthetic of the airport.
During the design phase, the project team needed an exterior cladding solution that could accommodate a fast-paced construction schedule, requiring material with a simple, fast installation. In addition, the team sought material that would seamlessly integrate with the glass curtainwall design, the facade’s defining feature.
With questions of coating compatibility, sealing strategies, abatement procedures, and maintainability not seen in framed walls or masonry facades, the task of refurbishing these structures is a rapidly developing field in restoration technology.
The SteelBuilt Curtainwall Infinity System from Technical Glass Products provides greater free spans with smaller frame profiles, so architects and designers can maximize the glazing area.
For the renovation of the Porsche of the Village, the owners sought to replace an old, drafty curtainwall with one that would parallel the performance of the brands’ industry-leading supercars.
Helping define its award-winning appearance and purposeful presence, the building enclosure’s custom, aluminum-framed, high-performance glazing systems were paired with complementary fixed windows.
Tubelite introduces Teach.TubeliteInc.com. The website centralizes educational resources for architects, specifiers, glazing contractors, clients and others interested in learning about architectural aluminum products for commercial building projects.
Designing and constructing a structure involves much more than the project’s immediate needs and costs. Rising regulatory pressure and shifting market trends mean firms must pay more attention to how their choices impact long-term building performance.
Serving as an important bridge between the low-rise, pedestrian-scaled Deep Ellum historic neighborhood and Dallas’ downtown high-rises, the new Epic I office building is creatively stacked in two to five-story blocks to mediate the two urban scales.
To enable Gensler’s sweeping 360-degree curtainwall design for the University of Texas at Austin’s 15,000+ seat Moody Center arena, the architects selected Solarban 70 clear glass with smaller portions of Solarban 70 Solargray glass from Vitro Architectural Glass.