The Baird Center was recently named a 2026 Center of Excellence by EXHIBITOR Magazine. Novum engineered, fabricated, and installed the glass lobby facade on the Northeast end. Featuring Novum’s Edge Clamped Glass System, the façade spans 109′ long by 84′ tall. #novum

At the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Giraffe Center, Novum’s ETFE skylight brings natural light into a space designed around animal welfare. 🦒☀️ Our lightweight, translucent Air Filled Pillow (AFP) system helps create a bright, open environment for giraffes and their caregivers.

Less structure. More transparency. A striking architectural statement. At Wolf Point East in Chicago, Novum’s Suspended Steel Facade System uses horizontal steel girts suspended by stainless steel tension rods, paired with Point Supported Glass to create an elegant, open facade.

Gun Lake Casino Resort received a 2026 ENR Midwest Best Projects Award of Merit in Sports/Entertainment! Novum engineered, fabricated, and installed the cone-shaped skylight, helping bring this striking, year-round entertainment destination in Wayland, MI, to life.

Extreme weather demands more than good design; it demands proven performance. Novum’s Point-Supported Glass has undergone rigorous testing for hurricane conditions, achieving Miami-Dade Product Approval, demonstrating its ability to meet demanding performance requirements.

Buildings can be both striking and engineered for extreme weather. Novum’s hurricane-tested glazing systems bring resilience and design together—from the Dalí Museum to Hard Rock Stadium. The goal: engineer for extreme conditions, not around them.

Novum’s glazing systems deliver highly transparent structures while balancing performance and design intent. Point-supported and linear-supported solutions offer unique aesthetics, while early collaboration helps integrate the right system from concept through construction.

Bringing extraordinary free-form structures to life requires extensive structural analysis and advanced engineering expertise. Novum utilizes powerful tools such as RSTAB and RFEM to develop innovative, one-of-a-kind structural applications.

The Hitachi Customer Experience Center in Hagerstown, MD, features a distinctive facade incorporating Novum’s Channel Supported Glass system and Architecturally Exposed Steel. 📷©Judy Davis, Architectural Photographer

Modern glazing is redefining what’s possible in facade design—bringing together transparency, performance & structural efficiency. The result? Facades engineered to perform as beautifully as they look.

At Chester Zoo, Novum provided an ETFE skylight system designed for the unique demands of a zoo environment. Our lightweight Air Filled Pillow System creates a bright, weather-protected space while preserving an open, natural atmosphere for animals and visitors.

Pier 66 in Miami showcases Novum’s structural glass expertise. The uniquely curved arrival canopy features our Edge Clamped Glass System, while additional canopies use Point Supported Glass. Hurricane Approved Systems provide impact-resistant glass with NOA and Florida Approvals.

Point-supported, or frameless, glazing relies on specialized fittings rather than continuous framing to support the glass. The minimal hardware creates a highly transparent appearance that is often used for atriums, entrances, feature walls, and other architectural focal points.

A space frame structure is a rigid, three-dimensional lattice of linear members connected at nodes to span large areas with few or no interior supports. Also called a space truss or structure, this approach creates a lightweight, efficient structural system for long-span works.

At Fosse Park West in England, Novum engineered, supplied, and installed a 30-pillow ETFE Air-Filled Pillow skylight system. The 3-layer clear ETFE pillows provide high translucency, durability, and low maintenance while integrated drainage channels support long-term performance.

The Omni Hotel/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale features two Novum canopy applications. The Porte Cochere spans 163' x 54', while the Rooftop Canopy spans 220' x 10'. Both feature our Point Supported Glass System, creating welcoming, covered spaces for guests.

Not every project fits the standard playbook. At the Gene Friend Recreation Center in San Francisco, Novum furnished and installed custom aluminum shading fins supported by a secondary steel structure. The fins wrap all four elevations, rising up to 26 feet in height.

We’re proud to have contributed to the transformation of a former Sears building into the new UT Southwestern Medical Center at RedBird in Dallas, TX. Our scope included two custom canopies: a building-and a freestanding vehicular canopy. Both feature Point Supported Glass.

Tension Rod bracing offers strength and stability with minimal visual impact, making it ideal for highly transparent facades. It pairs well with Novum glazing systems and is typically used for lightweight bracing or hanging elements.

Novum’s Designer Assist brings our expertise in early, helping control costs, evaluate design options, and make quick, informed decisions. From engineering and fabrication to installation, we’re committed to bringing the architect’s vision to life, on time and on budget.

Great architecture starts with bold ideas. We make them buildable. Our structural systems transform complex geometries into practical, efficient solutions—from custom node technology for freeform designs to lightweight spans up to 120 meters.