A preview of coming attachments
Watch VideoNow showing on the Medical School quad is a preview of what the exterior of the Albert Sherman Center (ASC) will look like when finished. It’s a temporary display known as a visual mock-up that incorporates all the elements proposed for use on the exterior of the ASC.
“We need this mock-up to prove things out in full scale,” said John Baker, associate vice chancellor of facilities management, who is overseeing the ASC construction project. “We are investing over $20 million in the exterior system, so we don’t want to just put components up on the building that we may regret, or that don’t work as designed.”
The design for the exterior of the ASC uses glass, aluminum, terracotta and granite elements, all fitted together in 1,775 panels to form the façade of the building. It’s called a curtain wall system because it “drapes” over the exterior of the building and is not a structural element...
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