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This week crews poured the 60th and last residential floor at One Rincon, the condominium atop San Francisco's Rincon Hill.
Belron US and Diamond Triumph Auto Glass Inc. said Tuesday the auto-glass replacement companies have agreed to drop all remaining claims against each other in a five-year-old lawsuit.
After months of planning, work is ready to begin next week on the installation of the new curtain wall at Indiana Square.
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Reportlinker.com reported that market for Laminated and Tempered Glass, a new report from SBI, contains comprehensive data and analysis on laminated and tempered glass used in residential and nonresidential construction in the United States.
Burj Dubai, on course to becoming the world's tallest tower, is taking its final shimmering form as installation of curtain wall glass panels commenced on Level 19 of the super-structure developed by Emaar Properties.
Solar Innovations has received its Folding Glass Wall Notice of Approval (NOA) number. In addition to Solar Innovations' Folding Glass Walls already being certified as hurricane rated, Miami Dade certification now bumps Solar to the highest…
It has been called "the world's longest bridge", not because of the distance it should cover -- 94 meters, but because of the time it has taken to build -- 11 years and counting.
No other material is associated more closely with modern architecture than glass. In combination with new technologies, this versatile material offers a broad range of possibilities ranging from lighting to construction using solar technology.
A new mixed-use development is primed to add glitz and a pair of 44-story high-rises to a city on the rebound.
Until now, the view from the plateau of the Grand Canyon down to the Colorado River far below has definitely not been for the faint-hearted.
The race among the world's cities to build the ultimate record-busting, flat-out tallest skyscraper on the planet is fast and furious.
The American Ceramic Society and NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University will hold the 2007 Glass & Optical Materials Division Meeting & 18th University Conference on Glass in Rochester, New York, May 20-23, 2007.
Thrillseekers can now take in a unique view of Melbourne from a glass-floored cube hanging from the side of the city's tallest building.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Flat Glass Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1996-2008)" to their offering.Summary:The industrys revenue for the year 2006 was approximately $3,700,000,000.
A daring piece of architecture for The Loop, Aqua comes off more as a massive sculpture than as a condominium block in the crowded heart of the city.
China and the United Kingdom are the top international markets for U.S. architecture firms, according to a recent market research survey of 629 U.S. architects commissioned by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG).
Marking the last major construction stage for Toledo, Ohio’s, landmark Maumee River Bridge, the 176 glass panels that will be installed on the crossing’s 404-ft-tall pylon began arriving at the site on March 29.
The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) of China is stepping up its efforts to steer local companies into the flat-panel TV industry.
The new Grand Canyon Skywalk, the U-shaped glass bridge suspended 4,000 feet above the Colorado River, makes it possible for the first time for visitors to take in incomparable views of the western edge of the Grand Canyon.
While restraining the United States glass manufacturer Guardian from setting up a 100 per cent subsidiary in India, the Delhi High Court ruled that foreign companies would have to establish their units in collaboration with Indian companies.
The Skywalk glass bridge suspended above the Grand Canyon will be opened to the public. Constructed on the Indian Hualapai tribe’s territory of Peach Springs (Arizona), The Skywalk was imagined and built by architect Mark Johnson from MRJ Architects…
Indian leaders and a former astronaut stepped gingerly beyond the Grand Canyon's rim yesterday, staring through the glass floor and into the 1,219-metre chasm below during the opening ceremony for a new observation deck.
Wealth, growth, and the desire to make a mark are spurring cities to build ever higher power-towers—and reshaping architectural design in the process.Scientists haven't isolated the "trophy tower" gene just yet.