Playing with Transparency: 4 Projects Challenging Traditional Window-Making in Architecture

DL1310 Building / Young & Ayata, Michan Architecture. Image © Rafael BuzaliFormally, transparency usually takes the shape of a window, a door, a curtain wall, or a skylight. These are commonly created through rectangular punched openings or in the form of glass curtain wall systems or translucent screens. The following projects play with traditional notions of transparency and window-making in playful and unconventional ways. They create visually striking facades and dynamic relationshi