FIGURE 04 — CIT COMPLEX: THREE ASSESSMENTS
The Center for Ingenious Technology in Herndon, Virginia. A high-security facility completed in 1989, defined by aggressive geometry — an inverted pyramid tower expanding upward to Floor 7, connected by a central glass atrium to the leaning Parallelogram research building. Three independent assessments, three different lenses on the same structure.
FIELD ASSESSMENT
ARCHITECTURAL BLUEPRINT — CLASSIFIED
Technical schematic. Aggressive geometry, biosafety labs, secure garage. The building as threat model.
ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS
STRUCTURAL OVERVIEW — HERNDON VA
The floating glass curtain, the black metal garage disappearing into the forest. The building as illusion.
STRUCTURAL OVERVIEW
ANATOMY OF INNOVATION
Floor functions, primary uses, the checkerboard patio. The building as organization chart.