Owners, architects, and inhabitants alike love glass box design for its reflective, shimmering, and transparent qualities. The connection between the inside and outside worlds is part of the allure of ...

In the “Glass Box Paradox,” Paladino and Company contend that there is a causal relationship between the performance of the façade of One Bryant Park (OBP) and the building’s overall energy use. This ...

Architectural praise for porosity aside, too many 21 st-century glass office buildings tend to be impervious and sleek—thin-skinned structures that offer little in the way of visual richness or ...