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THE 3RD CHINA INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL EXPO 第三届中国国际建筑展 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN•BUIDLING MATERIALS•BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Dates:Oct. 28~31, 2008 Venue:China International Exhibition Center, Beijing Theme:Innovation Promotes Development,Building…
Scratch-resistant Gorilla TM glass and other featured technologies demonstrate Corning's bench strength in innovation At Corning Incorporated's (NYSE:GLW) annual investor meeting today in New York, the "800-pound gorilla" in the…
KEO International Consultants has completed two major projects in Al Ain, UAE with a combined value of AED 257million.
Architectural Glass Projects was selected as the specialist façade contractor for the Kirribilli Club project by builder AW Edwards.
China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (CAE) (AMEX:RCH), which specializes in the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of high-end curtain wall systems, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to build the spherical external…
Limited space is available for next week’s GlassPrint 2007 conference and exhibition, European event for the decoration of container and flat glass.
Paragon Industries, L.P. has just added videos and audios to their website.The videos cover electric kiln maintenance and operation.
Multiforms, architectural façade specialists and a subsidiary of Emaar Industries & Investments, has won a contract worth Dh175 million from leading contracting company Arabtec for the supply and installation of the external cladding for Tiara…
Zamil Glass, a business unit of Zamil Industrial and the prominent processor of architectural glass serving contractors and end users in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the GCC region, is pleased to announce that expansion efforts have resulted in a…
Float glass production is underway on a fast track schedule in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), United Arab Emirates, according to Guardian Industries and its joint venture partners, National Company for Glass Industries and Al Zamil Group.
Visitors can now tour architect Philip Johnson's famed Glass House in Connecticut.The Glass House site, which he donated to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1986, opened to the public in June and has already become a magnet for…
Lifts in The Shires shopping centre in Leicester have been created using 400 metres square of Pilkington Planar™/Sentry Glas Plus with Pilkington OptiWhite™ .
This week crews poured the 60th and last residential floor at One Rincon, the condominium atop San Francisco's Rincon Hill.
After months of planning, work is ready to begin next week on the installation of the new curtain wall at Indiana Square.
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.
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.
The race among the world's cities to build the ultimate record-busting, flat-out tallest skyscraper on the planet is fast and furious.
Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. global developer and exclusive licensor of the Diamon-Fusion® patented hydrophobic nanotechnology, announced an agreement with VocalStream, an Internet audio production and distribution company that gives a voice to…
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.
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.
In a move to cater to the exponential growth in the demand for processed architectural flat glass products in the UAE and the region, Dubai-based Select Glass Industries (SGI), a part of the Select Group, today announced its plans to set up a state-…
It has taken more than six years in the planning process, but the five tower blocks that make up the Chalcots Estate in Swiss Cottage, North London are finally receiving a long awaited multi-million pound make-over.
Leviev Boymelgreen Marquis Developers of Florida has commissioned renowned artist Tom Patti to create a monumental wall sculpture for the garage façade of the Marquis luxury condominium – adding art and flair to Miami’s new cultural arts district.