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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.
Senior Architectural Systems are well known in the UK as a leading window systems provider of aluminium and ‘Hybrid’ systems for commercial and residential use.
As key components of the hospitality sector, there’s more to hotels & restaurants than just ambience and aesthetics.
Opened in February 2013, the Wisconsin Veterans Home of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin is the newest one of three nursing homes in Wisconsin dedicated to veterans and their families.
The ITC Centre at Gurgaon, India, spanning an area of 1, 70,000 sq.ft. Has the unique distinction of being the World’s largest LEED Platinum Certified Building, courtesy its status of a green office.
Tall glass buildings have come to dominate the Dubai and Abu Dhabi skylines, which makes absolutely zero sense given that summer temperatures consistently burst their seams in the region.
US demand for high-performance flat glass products is forecast to rise 4.4 percent per year to 910 million square feet in 2017, valued at nearly $9.2 billion.
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…
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Technoform Glass Insulation North America, Inc., (TGI NA) refreshes its website with a new look and more content available at www.glassinsulation.us.         TGI NA specializes in the manufacturing of TGI®-Spacer and development of thermal…
Helping commercial buildings meet energy conservation needs, Tubelite introduces its newest storefront system – TU24000 Series.
The wide range of modern functional glazing now available has opened up remarkable scope for creative design in today’s architecture.
Creating an ambience that combines aesthetic appeal with a soothing environ, the glass from Saint-Gobain has helped transform the new Chennai International terminal into a haven for travellers.
Designing and implementing innovative solutions in Façade to increase the life-span and functions of the structures      The importance of facade systems in architectural structures is increasing in Turkey, alongside rapid advances in technology.
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).
Kolkata: Barely an hour before Mamata Banerjee arrived at the airport to board the 5pm flight to Delhi on Monday, another glass panel crumbled in the departure section of the integrated terminal.
With the “Zoofenster” building, opened in January 2013 in Berlin City West, the capital has a new urban landmark.
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With organic design behind a highly transparent structural glazing façade, the skyscraper "One One One Eagle Street" in the heart of Brisbane is a true landmark.
Glass provides building designers with fascinating creative options, and the popularity of the material has increased dramatically over the last decade.