Study Architecture 
ProPEL 
Author(s): Andrew Cruse
This case study presentation will focus on the design and fabrication ofa unitized rainscreen curtainwall for a multi-purpose university buildingon a prominent Manhattan site. The curtainwall’s outer leaf is laminatedstone which at certain areas is perforated (up to 35% openness) based ona custom pattern. The façade is the result of a international procurementand fabrication process—the stone was quarried in India, prepared in Italy,assembled into unitize sections in Canada and erected in New York. Thecurtainwall was manufactured using a design assist process working with aprominent curtainwall manufacturer and a curtainwall consultant.
Volume Editors
John Quale, Rashida Ng & Ryan E. Smith
ISBN
978-0-935502-85-5
