The Solar Shield at Penn State University`s new Engineering Collaborative Research & Education Building ☀️
The textured surface of the sun shading strategy manipulates seams, folds, fins and reflections with copper anodized aluminum. Both revealing and concealing the glass, the dynamic and opacified form recalls the hues and timeless mass of the brickwork of both this and adjacent buildings.
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