Zibaldone 9

    In this building, owned by Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science (MCPHS), you can clearly see how and why this building turns the corner. For example, the first thing you notice is the shape of the building, which is defined by the plot of land and desire to take up the maximum space. The program of the building would make this evident. What I mean by that is that most colleges design buildings to acquire the maximum space they can on a given plot of land. Another spacial effect this building presents as it turns the corner is a contrasting effect on the interior where the stairs are located. Stairs line this side of the building's interior running from top to bottom along the glass portion of the facade. These stairs determined that this portion of the building's material would be glass because of how the landings are positioned. The landings extend into the corner to allow the person experiencing the space to stop and look outside of the building. The choice in turning the corner comes from obvious choices from the buildings use, location, and program. All of these can be found through this buildings corner (and a brief knowledge of it's use).