Double skin

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Nelson Atkins Museum of Art; Steven Hall architects. Detail of the double skin facade with U-glass at the outer side. Steven Holl, U Glass, Channel Glass, Wall Section Detail, Epdm Roofing, Curtain Wall Detail, Architectural Section, Construction Drawings, Glass Facades

After decades of glass thickness reduction and transparency in glazed façades, a whirl of glass translucency and weight is taking the architectural scene. You may have found it already in small places: building entrances, sculptures and the like. But the quest for thick, icy blocks of glass stacked in façades is here to stay, or at least that's my impression. This post will discuss origins and directions of the 'thick glass' trend. GE Building glazed entrance detail, seen from inside…

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