Credits: Image courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Caption: The south-facing side of the building will feature a double-skin façade constructed from state-of-the-art interlocking glass units that create a deep sealed cavity — a design solution that will reduce energy consumption by about 27 percent. Credits: Image courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Caption: A view of the building approaching from the west on Vassar Street Credits: Image courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Previous image Next image Last fall, the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing embarked on a project to design and construct a new building on Vassar Street in Cambridge, at the former site of Building 44. Working with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the design for the new building is taking shape, with plans for the exterior façade now complete.