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: the wonderful pavilion at Grand Central Station, 2003. " StoryCorps is a nationwide initiative to instruct and inspire people to record each other’s stories in sound. StoryCorps will be opening soundproof booths across the country where people can record broadcast-quality oral history interviews. A trained team of rotating on-site facilitators offer guidance and handle the technical aspects of the recording. Participants receive a CD of their recorded interviews, and with their permission a copy is given to the Library of Congress for a national oral history archive. Each StoryBooth will be affiliated with a local public radio station which will broadcast excerpts of these archived interviews. Selected segments will air nationwide on National Public Radio. Conceived by the client Sound Portraits Productions, a non-profit audio documentary organization headed by MacArthur fellow David Isay, StoryCorps hopes to become a movement focused on the virtue of listening and value of sharing. Modeled after the spirit and scope of the Works Progress Administration recordings from the 1930s, StoryCorps’ flagship booth, essentially our self-fabricated prototype, launched at Grand Central Terminal in October 2003." CREDITS: David Isay, Founder, Sound Portraits Productions; David Reville, StoryCorps Project Director; Michael Shuman, MASdesign (Architecture, Engineering, Fabrication); Eric Liftin, MESH Architectures (Architecture); Jake Barton, Local Projects (Interaction Design); David Reinfurt, ORG, inc. (Graphic Design); Greg Ottmar, Interior Renovations (Contractor)

Today in ARCHITECT magazine, .brownell examines recent innovations in architecture and allied fields that have been accelerated and galvanized by the pandemic. Thank you for including our ClearShade honeycomb glazing, pictured here at by .eu : "The Los Angeles–based Panelite, maker of light-transmitting honeycomb composite panels, has recently experienced a burgeoning demand for its ClearShade insulated glazing unit. The company made a splash with the first use of ClearShade IGU at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s McCormick Tribune Campus Center, designed by OMA, for the panel’s novel aesthetic qualities. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, however, clients are increasingly attracted to the product for its ability to maximize daylight while minimizing glare and solar heat gain. “What we see more is the desire to amplify daylight and user well-being in general,” Panelite founder Emmanuelle Bourlier says. The internal honeycomb functions as an array of microsunshades and light shelves, propagating light deeper into a space while filtering the less desirable aspects of sunlight. The result is more luminous interiors that provide the benefits of circadian light to occupants—without the need for shades or blinds to reduce glare. As evidenced by client interest, this kind of innovative façade technology could play a measurable role in improving the overall quality of interior environments—and make the office an inviting destination again." (link in bio!)

" We looked at all kinds of materials, everything from polycarbonates to metals to straightforward drywall...Panelite hit the sweet spot. The lightweight and strength were important. This is a 4-story stair hung off a rod, with no gravity supports, only lateral supports at each floor. So the lightweight nature of the material was very important. And its ability to connect at multiple points. " Our full interview with Terry D. Steelman, FAIA, LEED AP, Senior Principal, Ballinger is at https://bit.ly/3pVr6Ke. (Photo: James Ewing .images / Installer: All Panel Systems)