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- ↑ Gruen, Amanda (2013). "Enclos' High Performance Facades Series Focuses On Glass, Facade Technology". Architect’s Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
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Further reading
- Boswell, Keith. "Exterior Building Enclosures: Design Process and Composition for Innovative Facades". Wiley.
- Hughes, C.J. "Bringing Space and Light to the Underground" Architectural Record (September 2011)
- Patterson, Mic. "Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures". Wiley.
- Pearson, Clifford. "A local firm with a global practice rethinks the headquarters for the world’s largest charitable foundation" Architectural Record (2012)
- Vaglio, Jeffrey and Paterson, Mic. "Seeing Double" US Glass Magazine (March 2011)