« back to Article

Where “hot” is not employed lightly

The atrium of the Sandra Day O’Connor Federal Courthouse has proved a challenge to cool. (Joshua Lott for The New York Times) Visitors to the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse pass through a very uncourtlike glass enclosed atrium which could aptly be described as a hothouse. The cylindrical glass center point houses a ceremonial courtroom. (Image via http://www.doney.net/aroundaz/phoenix-oconnor.htm)

The atrium of the Sandra Day O’Connor Federal Courthouse has proved a challenge to cool. (Joshua Lott for The New York Times)

The atrium of the Sandra Day O’Connor Federal Courthouse has proved a challenge to cool. (Joshua Lott for The New York Times)