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The glass box thing started here too: IM Pei's Hancock tower was one of the first, from the 1970s. And like many architectural wonders, the construction was cra
by Finnucane 2y ago
The glass box thing started here too: IM Pei's Hancock tower was one of the first, from the 1970s. And like many architectural wonders, the construction was crap. I can still remember going by and seeing all the boarded-up windows, because the glass kept falling out.
- ghaff 2y agoThough none of the Brutalist IM Pei buildings at MIT were as bad, my understanding that they had to retrofit a revolving door in one of them because the wind tunnel effect could make it really hard to open the doors. https://nowiknow.com/the-curious-problem-with-mits-tallest-building/ https://nowiknow.com/the-curious-problem-with-mits-tallest-b...