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    0 starsRoldy | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 28 2008 | the, it, chicago
    ArchitectureChicago PLUS

    Quoted:The windows of its south facade will be tilted at a 71 degree angle, which, lest my more learned readers correct me [they have], is the angle of the sun at the moment of Chicago's summer winter summer solstice. Beyond the poetics, the angling maximizes light in the winter and minimizes glare and solar heat gain in the summer.

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