At the Beginning of the Week, the Glass Panels Gracing the North Elevation of the Adult Tower Were a Story Shy of the Top — By the End of the Week, They Reached the Top
The GFRC panels, storefront windows, and curtain walls (the glass panels) covering the Loma Linda University Health replacement hospital buildings — the icing on the cake so to speak — is coming to an end. The White GFRC panels glisten in the sunlight, the curtain walls reflect the mood of the day, while the storefront windows will reflect the activity of everyday life at grade. The Children’s Hosptial and Adult Hospital towers stand tall over the campus and Inland Empire like a young newlywed couple, decked out in their finest, ready to be introduced to the gathering for the first time. The lights are brought up, there is a pause, and then the applause. Although the ribbon cutting and grand opening are months away, the public is getting a view of the newly clad hospital towers.
After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨
What is the difference in the window panes on the North side especially? About half of the panels seem to have some kind of flat protrusion on the edges sticking out while the other half have a more finished look?
Dennis E. Park, MA
The protrusions are called fins. Functionally, the staggered fins, serve a purpose in that when the oblique morning and afternoon sun rays hit the fins they will accentuate the window reflections. You may have noticed that there is a large vertical section in the center that does not have have the fins, this is because, I believe, the fins would not have as much reflective play in the center of the tower. Hope this helps. Thanks for your question.
What is the difference in the window panes on the North side especially? About half of the panels seem to have some kind of flat protrusion on the edges sticking out while the other half have a more finished look?
The protrusions are called fins. Functionally, the staggered fins, serve a purpose in that when the oblique morning and afternoon sun rays hit the fins they will accentuate the window reflections. You may have noticed that there is a large vertical section in the center that does not have have the fins, this is because, I believe, the fins would not have as much reflective play in the center of the tower. Hope this helps. Thanks for your question.