The exterior of the new North Wing of the Corning Museum of Glass, designed by New York-based Thomas Phifer & Partners, is composed of a white aluminum skin covered in glass fins that are interrupted by sections of vision glass, including a 150-foot-long window that overlooks the adjacent greenspace.
Exterior rendering
Detail view of 150-foot-long window in the fin-covered façade.
Detail rendering of glass fins.
Interior rending, showing one of the new gallery spaces. The new wing contains an additional 26,000 square feet of gallery space for the museum to display its collection of contemporary glass works.
Building Section
Transverse section through the existing Steuben ventilator building, which is being renovated as part of this expansion project.
