After laying the glass sheets on precisely fitted rubber gaskets atop the ladder frames, the workers installed silicone caulk between each section of glass to seal them against leaks. They also ...
Underground stations and transit hubs often have little in the way of daylight. A new transit hub in New York has tried to combat this with a specially-designed artwork-cum-skylight. The atrium of the ...
The National Gallery of Art will close its East Building from Feb. 28 until June to speed up the replacement of its atrium skylight, the museum announced Thursday. The replacement of the 40-year-old ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Museum of Art’s glass box galleries and atrium skylight have been put to their severest test yet – and passed with ease. The museum closed Tuesday due to extreme cold, ...
The skylight and atrium at Chicago’s historic Auditorium Theatre will undergo a significant restoration project that aims to return key design elements to how architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar ...
Ancient Roman homes were often built with central courtyards, known as atriums, to provide light and ventilation. Today, this architectural feature serves a different purpose: Bringing the outside in.