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New School Building Wins Multiple Design Awards – Stubbs Muldrow Herin architects navigated the challenge of designing a new school in historic Charleston on the South Carolina coast – including facing the analysis and sometimes-stringent…
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All those tall glass buildings you whiz past in your cars are a constant reminder of how glass has moved past beyond its traditional use in windows and mirrors and come a long way to become a reflection of contemporary architecture.
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profine Group is significantly expanding its production facilities in Pirmasens, Germany. On 13th October 2015, Dr Peter Mrosik, owner and CEO of profine, and Dr Bernhard Matheis, Mayor of Pirmasens, signed a letter of intent with regard to the…
Aluminium curtain walling from Technal has contributed to a multi-award winning conference venue which has achieved ‘architectural excellence’ for its design and construction suspended in the woodland canopy on the historic Bowcliffe Estate in…
The Uzwil-based Bühler Technology Group is investing in its site in Alzenau, Germany, the headquarters of its thin-film technology leader Bühler Leybold Optics, to build a state-of-the-art logistics center.
LEAF International will be coming to the landmark capital of architecture in 2015. The Forum will take place in London from 15th -16th October 2015.
Firmly anchored in the framework of the world's largest trade fair on glass in building, the glasstec hosts the international symposium "engineered transparency" during 20th and 21st of September, 2016 again.
Oversized glass technology expands contemporary design capabilities, providing architectural solutions and still maintaining a slim and modern profile with units in sizes of up to 6000mm x 300mm.
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New from Schueco UK is the FWS 60 CV concealed vent façade, a state-of-the-art aluminium system for floor-to-ceiling ribbon windows where it is not possible to distinguish from the outside which vents open and which vents are fixed.
Intelligent Glass showcases its range of switchable smart glass and smart film solutions at the Smart Buildings Show 2015, 6-8 October at NEC Birmingham.
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Exhibitors have hailed the latest Glassman exhibition as a resounding success. Overseas companies exhibiting at last week’s Glassman Latin America event in Mexico reported plenty of traffic to their stands.
Smartglass International is delighted to announce that we will once again provide Smartglass Privacy Panels for the extension to the London Clinic, Harley St. Our bespoke switchable panels will be used throughout the newly developed CCU centre…
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Glass Build America is a convention and exhibition for the glass industry and was held last week in Atlanta.
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A new website has been launched for GlassPrint 2015, Europe’s only event dedicated to glass decoration.
We’re delighted to announce our new SMARTGLASS consumer website goes live this week, the new home for all information regarding this flagship roof brand.
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