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Developers unveiled the design for a soaring, curving skyscraper Monday that will be the centerpiece of a redevelopment of La Defense, the business district west of Paris, and will rival the Eiffel Tower in height.
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) said glazing work was nearing completion on Phase 1 of its state-of-the-art exhibition and conference centre currently under construction in the UAE capital.
The conference program has been further developed and case intensity has been broadened. One of the unique presentations to be shared is the Bevelite of Australia experience on how to improve and master process control in the production.
Kansas.com reported that a Florida import company will establish a Midwest headquarters in Wichita early next year to distribute European-made green building materials.
The figures speak for themselves: to date, over 30 airports in around 20 countries have chosen Glaverbel glass to provide the high level of acoustic insulation, solar control, thermal insulation, safety and security that airport buildings require.
Inspired by the port The Law Courts, located on the southern edge of Antwerp, cover a surface area of 78,000 m² and features six levels: one underground and five above ground, the highest of which is just 15.75 m off the ground.
The 20-story concrete base of the skyscraper being built to replace the World Trade Center will be covered with thousands of glass prisms.
The 10th GPD conference is scheduled 15-18 June 2007. This leading forum for trendsetters and decision-makers of the glass industry has traditionally attracted an audience of some 800 and has featured some 200 professional presentations.
Six years after conception, construction of the Toledo Museum of Art's Glass Pavilion is in the home stretch.
Danway LLC - a subsidiary of Emirates Holding - and UK's Fusion Glass Designs Ltd have joined hands to set a set up a joint venture under the UAE Offsets Program.The two companies will hold 51% and 30% stakes respectively in the new company…
The South Bank is soon to have its own jewel in the crown - a 600,000 sq ft shimmering glass building near London Bridge.
SAFTI FIRST, the nation’s leader in fire rated glazing solutions, has named Renee Woodruff as Director of Strategic Alliances.
Emirates Glass, a Dubai Investments subsidiary and leading supplier of premium architectural glass products, has won major orders to supply a total of 50,000 square meters of its EmiCool range to two prestigious projects in Dubai.
The GlassExpo-Lasi 2006 Fair, to be held for the first time in February, and the simultaneous Nordic Stone Fair will offer professionals a significant information package.
Four Season Solar Products LLC is recalling the glass used in about 6,000 sunrooms. Sunlight reflecting off of certain sunroom roof glass and skylights onto adjacent cedar shingles or cedar shakes could pose a fire hazard.
Grand Canyon West, a destination owned and operated by the Hualapai Tribe at the Grand Canyon's western rim, announces new features planned for The Skywalk, which will push the project's completion date to later this year.
The renowned California Academy of Science, the fourth largest Natural History Museum in the United States and home to the Steinhart Aquarium and Morrison Planetarium will soon also be the home to the largest photovoltaic (PV), solar energy glass…
Bold use of color dominated the entries in this year’s seventh annual 2005 Solutia International Design Awards, which honor excellence in designing with laminated glass.
Lacobel is a clear glass, one side of which is coated with a high-quality paint. The painted side is always protected by positioning it against the supporting structure.
GlassTech Asia 2005, which has opened yesterday at the Challenger Hall 3 of IMPACT, is projected to generate Baht 450 million in revenue for Thailand during its three days of exhibition from 30 November-2 December 2005.
Thai glass manufacturers will no longer need to fly to Singapore to attend GlassTech Asia 2005 as it has been moved to Bangkok by its organizer Conference & Exhibitions Management Services (CEMS), Singapore Glass Association and Thai Glass…
When she needs a break from her day as a city council aide, Theressa Hamilton retreats to a garden oasis on the roof of City Hall.There, among the cement, steel and glass, Hamilton smiles at an orange butterfly alit on a green bush with pink flowers.
OmniDecor will participate from 13th to 15th September 2005 in Atlanta at "GlassBuild America 2005" (Stand 317 and 319 Hall B2 Aisle 300) and from 5th to 8th October in Milan at "Vitrum" 2005 (Pad. 15/II, Stand B81)OmniDecor SpA…
At Vitrum: Hall 15 - Stand E 04 08Based in Gorizia-Italy, IMSA is a company specialized in the distribution of glass, machinery and production equipment.
The English countryside is dotted with churches that measure their ages in centuries. Their steeples stand tall against the rural landscape like sentinels begging a pilgrim to come forward.