Wharton Academic Research Building

McGrory Glass Italian-etched laminated glass mural featuring custom graphics for the Wharton Academic Research Building. Mounted with CaptiveHook®.

Overview

The Wharton Academic Research Building (WARB) features a vibrant interior design by MGA Partners centered around a three-story glass wall mural. McGrory Glass fabricated 152 unique panels of acid-etched laminated glass featuring custom graphics created through algorithmic modeling. The glass package includes integrated wayfinding elements and curved etched laminated glass railings for the lobby’s circular staircase. The mural system is mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system for a minimal reveal, ensuring a secure and precise installation across the vertical atrium space. This project highlights the skilled fabrication and extensive production capabilities required to integrate high-performance architectural glass into a modern university environment. All solutions were fabricated in-house at our 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facilities.

Firm
MGA Partners
Photo Attribution
© Halkin Mason Photography LLC / McGrory Glass
Location
Philadelphia, PA
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Over two-and-a-half decades majority-woman-owned.

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Over four decades of experience. Family-founded. American-made.

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The number of solar panels powering McGrory Glass.

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Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.

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Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.
Three-story McGrory Glass etched laminated glass cladding mural with custom red and orange graphics mounted with the patented CaptiveHook® system; curved etched glass railings spiraling up the core of the building.

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CaptiveHook® Testimonial

Wharton | UPenn

CaptiveHook® is a very elegant system from a design standpoint. It’s persuasive in the notion that if there’s a problem with one of the 150-plus panels, it can be removed with a lift and pull, and then replaced.

Christopher Raia

Associate, MGA Partners MGA

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