November 3, 2023

Architect Marion Weiss on the Language of Glass Houses

WEISS/MANFREDI's design of a new conservatory at Longwood Gardens bridges past and present, inside and outside.

Exterior rendering of West Conservatory building showing asymmetrically pleated roof
Rendering of new West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
Interior view of new white-framed conservatory showing plantings
Rendering of new West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
Exterior rendering of conservatory showing surrounding landscape
Rendering of new and existing conservatories at Longwood Gardens (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
Nighttime rendering of conservatory
Rendering of new West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
View of construction in progress of conservatory showing white framework
Construction view of the new West Conservatory (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
Interview view of conservatory frame showing construction in progress
Construction view of the new West Conservatory (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
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Rendering of new West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
Rendering of new West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
Rendering of new and existing conservatories at Longwood Gardens (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
Rendering of new West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
Construction view of the new West Conservatory (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)
Construction view of the new West Conservatory (Image courtesy WEISS/MANFREDI)