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Chances are, <strong>the</strong> structural engineer didn't specify shattered glass as a<br />

reinforcing bracket. Fortunately, this particular doorway was cordoned off.<br />

from <strong>the</strong> public with yellow caution tape.<br />

In ano<strong>the</strong>r serendipitous moment, large panes of shattered glass reiterate<br />

<strong>the</strong> bubble pattern of <strong>the</strong> facade at a smaller scale. The effect would be<br />

more delightful were it not for <strong>the</strong> smeared frame of silicon sealant.<br />

savvy in practice designers<br />

In a det<strong>ai</strong>l that was intended to discretely conceal <strong>the</strong> glass mounting<br />

brackets, <strong>the</strong> concrete has chipped away, leaving a violent collision of<br />

scarred materials and p<strong>ai</strong>nt flakes.<br />

Adding insult to injury, many of <strong>the</strong> punctured ETFE bubbles have been<br />

haphazardly "rep<strong>ai</strong>red" with what appeared to be clear off-<strong>the</strong>-shelf<br />

packing tape. In a shocking turn of events, this too f<strong>ai</strong>led.

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