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SOM’s solution is a pragmatic as well as impressive one, given the scale – despite the countless square metres of curved glass, only 22% of the curtain wall panels needed to be bent to achieve the result. Also, the glass is specially coated to deal with overheating, but also potential heat loss in colder weather, obviating some of the issues of glass facades.


Across the Pacifi c, SOM has also been active in innovating attractive glazed facades, but this time placing large expanses of glass behind a diagrid for a 158 metre tower in Shenzhen (profi led in our news section). Here they opted to frame views rather than provide the limitless transparency of the Manhattan West towers.


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Also in the supplement, we have thought leadership from Sunsquare on the dangers of not specifying roofl ights correctly, and from Kingspan Light + Air, on why polycarbonate can provide the benefi ts of glass facades without some of the complications.


Among our product features, ID Systems looks back at a challenging 2021 for the glazing industry, Lamilux discusses futureproofi ng roofl ights against our changing climate, Promat describes how internal glazing meets fi re safe requirements, and ESG looks at why more clients are opting for high-tech privacy glazing in a range of settings.


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GLASS & TRANSLUCENT MATERIALS


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Building on architects SOM’s tradition of innovative engineering, the design for Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank’s 158 metre tall, 33-storey headquarters incorporates a distinctive external diagrid that signifi cantly reduces solar gain. Cover Image © Seth Powers Photography For the full report, go to page 5.


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lass remains the material of choice for many architects in creating building envelopes which provide intriguing and welcoming transparency, often offsetting what might be otherwise forbidding commercial buildings. With the attendant need to moderate solar gain and therefore reduce cooling, in the age when climate change is at the centre of everyone’s minds, all-glass facades might not be the go-to option they once were.


However, as our fascinating project report by Roseanne Field in this special glass supplement shows, when it comes to creating a tall building with a curved, transparent facade, there’s very little alternative. SOM’s Manhattan West project not only addresses one of the last undeveloped sites on the island using a striking scheme that centres around two towers, it also clad them in curved glass to create a sculptural new landmark in the city.


The $5bn development occupies seven million square feet, and comprises six buildings, two of which are towers around 70 storeys. As well as their sleekly curved, monolithic exteriors, structural glass also enables vast, open lobby areas to be created, virtually free of columns, making the buildings, at ground level at least, feel like a continuation of the plaza outside.


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