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Wilshire Grande, LA, Benson Industries, Glass facade

Architect’s Newspaper Takes a Closer Look at Lighting Integration on Wilshire Grand’s Spine

Originally published in Architect’s Newspaper
Posted: March 16, 2018
Author: John Stoughton

… All linear accent lighting was integrated into the glazing panels, and the fixtures were pre-installed in the facade contractor’s shop prior to site delivery. This unitized approach minimized staging time on-site and allowed for a smooth installation workflow. Joshua Van Blankenship, vice president of media platforms for StandardVision, said this was one of the biggest challenges of the project. Another technical challenge was to ensure lighting occurred seamlessly despite traveling over expansion joints in the facade and encountering over 200 parametrically controlled panel widths.

“Resolving these two factors with Benson [the facade contractor] allowed us to save tens of thousands of man-hours in exterior installation, and focus our budget on providing the technology solution the architect wanted without a single SV change order,” he said.

Read the full article online: Architect’s Newspaper

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