Anyone?? really need the info fro a project im working on...any leads?

Have you tried contacting Diller + Scofidio Renfro? I'm sure they'd be able to help you out fairly easily. If I knew about this earlier today, I would have walked over to the construction site for you when I was in Boston. By from your description, I'm going to go with it being something along the lines of Priva-Lite.

If you are doing research here is an [url=http://home.howstuffworks.com]explanation[/smart-window4.htm] of how it works:

dammit all to hell, what did I do wrong?

:)

has anyone seen the site? how far along is construction?

Thanks for your help pixel and JG, I will try and get in touch with Diller+scofidio. Pixel, if you do get a chance to go to the site in Boston and find out about the glass that would be brilliant!!
JG, I copy-pasted that link...and it worked (kinda)! I got some info on smart-window, which is kind of what i was looking for. They even have some links to manufacturers...although what I found seems to go from transparent to translucent, not opaque. I'm going to keep looking, but anymore info from archinecters is always good to have!

'active glass' – that, through the use of interlayers, can change its state; for example moving from transparent to translucent;


link

not sure when I'm going to be in Boston next, but if I have the chance to get the info I'll let you know.

thanks guys!

not sure who the manufacturer of that glass is, but here is description on how it works:

"A lenticular glass wall facing the harbor is a special feature of the Long Gallery, which spans the entire width of the north end of the exhibition space and connects east and west galleries. Composed of microscopic vertical lenses, the glass permits vision out when viewed from a perpendicular direction but blocks vision when viewed from an angle."

http://www.arcspace.com/architects/DillerScofidio/ICA/Photo-3.jpg