Case Study Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris Building: Bibliothèque Nationale de France City: Paris Country: France Product: Dow Corning ® 993 Architect: Dominique Perrault Curtainwall: Rinaldi Structal / Harmon CFEM The project: • The Bibliothèque Nationale de France (the new national library) was designed to resemble four open books, each facing one another. It is one of the most imposing features along the banks of the River Seine. The four corner towers comprise of more than 60,000 of structurally glazed monolithic glass panels. • The thermal performance of the building was essential for book preservation. The architects worked closely with Dow Corning to design the towers and base building with structurally glazed facades. The glazed facades comprise of two main skins whic

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