Block 185 has been named a Finalist in the 11th annual A+ Architizer Awards! The new, defining landmark for the city of Austin, finished in 2022, was named a finalist in the Commercial – Office category in the annual award program, which celebrates some of the world’s best architecture and the teams who bring it… Read the full post
Category: Engineering & Design
Partnership Announcement: Sentech & SLIMPACT® Join Forces
Sentech Architectural Systems and SLIMPACT® by Faour Glass Technologies have officially joined forces to widen the impact-resistant structural glass product offering across the United States. The combined offering includes impact-resistant fin-supported glass walls up to 28-feet in height, frameless glass walls up to 20-feet in height, and jumbo impact-resistant glass door systems. The partnership is… Read the full post
Making Progress: Boston’s 66 Galen
Watertown, MA in greater Boston is expanding, and making leaps and strides toward the vibrant and diverse future for its community that the city envisions. Work is currently in progress on 66 Galen, located in the heart of the Watertown submarket in Greater Boston. The area has emerged as a core node for new life-science… Read the full post
On Top of the World: Sentech’s VetraFin-G System Featured at Central Park Tower
Sentech’s VetraFin-G Series System has been featured in some desirable locations, but soaring 1,460 feet over midtown Manhattan and spanning the 96th and 131st floor of the tallest residential building in the world is certainly one of the most iconic. Central Park Tower, located at 217 West 57th Street on Billionaires’ Row in Midtown Manhattan,… Read the full post
Concho Tower III Wins USGlass Design Award
Sentech is excited to announce that the entrance façade at Concho Tower III– design, engineered and supplied by Sentech- has been named a winner in the 4th annual USGlass Magazine Design Awards in the Structural Glass- Facades category. We are also honored that the publication chose to highlight the project on the cover of the… Read the full post
Project Feature: Tysons Central
Ready to redefine your workspace? In 2022, Tysons Central opened its doors to the gateway to the “Tysons of Tomorrow” – a 20-story, next-generation, world-class development located just off the Greensboro Metro Station in the heart of Tysons, Virginia. The Gensler-designed 388,000 square-foot mixed-use building features a dramatic 3-story insulated glass entrance façade that wraps… Read the full post
Project Feature: Loyola Academy Theater
In Fall of 2022, the new Loyola Academy Center for Performing Arts opened its doors and took center stage, featuring a Sentech’s specialty VetraFin-S System. The private Jesuit college preparatory school, located just outside of Chicago in Wilmette, IL, supports a vibrant arts program and sought to elevate the program to the heart of the… Read the full post
Project Feature: 167 North Green Street
167 North Green Street is a one-of-a-kind office tower located in Chicago’s bustling Fulton Market that features one of the tallest cantilevered glass fin systems in North America. The combination of accommodating for differential building movement and designing for over 35-foot tall suspended glass fins, while minimizing glass fin depth and structural connections created a… Read the full post
Sentech’s Dave Dunham, PE + Diarmuid Kelleher, PE, SE Featured on Creating Structure Podcast #34
Sentech’s Director of Business Development, Dave Dunham, PE, and Director of Engineering, Diarmuid Kelleher, PE, SE, were recently featured on John Wheaton’s “Creating Structure” Podcast, Episode #34. The Podcast is the brainchild of John Wheaton, PE, President and CEO of Wheaton & Sprague Engineering, Inc. Featuring interviews and discussions about life, business, architecture, construction and… Read the full post
Expedia Wins 2022 Glass Magazine Awards
Sentech is thrilled to announce that Expedia Headquarters has been recognized for 2 Glass Magazine Awards in the 2022 award cycle. The unique structural glass cable net project is Project of the Year Runner-Up, and has won Best Feat of Engineering. The competition’s seven project winners are featured in the August issue of Glass Magazine. Winners… Read the full post