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Instead, PAU opted for an approach that carefully gutted the internal structure, with massive steel braces keeping the now 141-year-old brick walls in check as construction of the office tower commenced within them. DEPARTMENTS IN 2004, Brooklyn's Domino Sugar refinery complex shuttered its doors after more than a century in operation, heralding yet another death blow to the formerly industrial Williamsburg waterfront. Clearspanning steel girders run from the perimeter columns of the steel superstructure to the building cores to maximize unobstructed floor space. [Extracted from the article]

The Hangzhou Century Center is a two-towered structure in Hangzhou, China, designed by SOM for developer Greenland Holdings. It is part of the Qianjing Century City district and features offices, a hotel, and residences. The building stands at 1,000 feet tall and is connected by a sweeping midsection. It is known for its spectacular lighting array, which highlights its sinuous form against the night sky. The lighting scheme consists of over 6,000 color-changing LEDs integrated into the glazing system. The project was a collaboration between SOM, TORYO International Lighting Design Center, and Arup. The building is a visual landmark and attracts residents and tourists to the area. [Extracted from the article]

The problem of solar gain is also partly offset through the use of fritted glass, with an eye-catching design by Pentagram that varies in density across the facade, depending on orientation. The podium, which is partially shaded by the surrounding buildings, relies on a low-E coating that maximizes visible-light transmittance, while the student and faculty towers, which have greater solar exposure, have a higher-performing coating applied to them that reduces ultraviolet and infrared light. DEPARTMENTS THE JOHN A. PAULSON Center, designed by Davis Brody Bond and Kieran-Timberlake, is hard to miss. [Extracted from the article]