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Once every two years, the European Union awards excellence in architecture. INGLASS Warsaw 2014 has as special guest architect Ósbjørn Jacobsen, the winner of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, Mies van der Rohe Award 2013.     …
Local property developer the Tulip Group has recently signed an agreement with Hydro for Technal products for its world class high rise condominium and hotel Waterfront Suites and Residences.
Three months after a blaze in a glass facade building claimed four lives at Andheri, the fire department and BMC have come out with a fresh set of guidelines for such buildings.
After last year's fire incident in a Bandra-Kurla Complex building exposed the helplessness of firefighters, civic body draws up fresh guidelines to safeguard human life and property.
Introducing Switchable Projection Glass Switchable Projection Glass is a revolutionary breakthrough in fields of laminated liquid crystal smart glass, architectural glass and home theater.
After four years, ift Rosenheim had to terminate the cooperation with the OTI test laboratory in Istanbul.
Ecological, close to nature and cost-saving: on Hamburg's Elbinsel Wilhelmsburg, the International Building Exhibition 2013 is showing how we will live in the future.
The Torre de Cristal at Madrid is an office building with the architecture design intended to look like a cut crystal. At 249 m and 52 floors, the glass tower is the second highest building in Spain.      It features a photovoltaic dome and the…
Bill Blazek joins the market team at Technoform Bautec North America, Inc. He will provide manufacturers of aluminum windows, doors and façades with high-precision polyamide insulation profiles that deliver energy efficiency, structural performance…
The fourth edition of INGLASS International Architecture Conference will take place in Warsaw on November 27, 2013.
As the trend for greener buildings is growing, the need to design building facades aimed at preventing bird collisions is increasing.     Numerous studies have been made relating to bird collisions in cities around the world.
The First Plaza is a commercial complex located in the quaint, historic town of Metz in France. The Lazard Group Real Estate has developed this sustainable building, based on design by Unanime Architects.
A new police headquarters in Madrid is the latest architectural landmark in the city. With its transparent design created from extensive use of Technal’s GEODE-MX curtain walling system, the building aims to change the relationship between this…
Turkey's leading glass maker Sisecam plans a series of share sales by its publicly traded companies, hoping to attract new long-term investors, its CEO Ahmet Kirman said.   * Group to seek long-term investors for listed units * Share sales…
The wide range of modern functional glazing now available has opened up remarkable scope for creative design in today’s architecture.
Glass producer Sisecam has received its award for being Turkey’s “Top Exporter of the Year 2012,” at a ceremony organized daily Dünya and DHL Express, sponsored by Akbank and Vodafone.
- Turkey-based glass producer Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari A.S. (Sisecam) benefits from leading market positions in Turkey and growing geographic diversification.
A new residential building is rising at the upper end of New York's skyline. Located on the corner of 56th Park Avenues, this slender building, which almost looks fragile, will be 420 meters high (approx. 1,377 feet).
With the “Zoofenster” building, opened in January 2013 in Berlin City West, the capital has a new urban landmark.
The Grenzebach Group will be presenting its complete portfolio at the 2013 Hanover fair. Topics like innovative technology, continuous automation, efficient cross linking of all components all represent parts of the lead topic “Integrated Industry”.
Glass provides building designers with fascinating creative options, and the popularity of the material has increased dramatically over the last decade.
Saint-Gobain Glass India recently supplied Nano and COOL-LITE, two advanced high performance glass to the world’s tallest hotel JW Marriott Marquis, in Dubai.     These two glasses were suggested as a double glazing solution for the hotel’s facade…
When designers for Chevron wanted to create a new, modern look for a flagship gas station they turned to Glaspro to create a storefront and signage that are as striking as they are unique.
Glass facades are attractive, but they also have to be safe. Say if a bomb were to go off nearby, would they withstand the blast?  Researchers are using a shock tube to find out, and one of their projects is a new building complex in San Francisco.
(January 17th, 2013) Today RemBrand developers, the Town of Schijndel and MVRDV complete the Glass Farm, a multifunctional building in the village square.