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Upon arrival at an art museum, it’s important to set the stage for a mindful and emotional experience.

At its last General Assembly, Glass for Europe, the trade association of Europe's manufacturers of building, automotive and solar-energy glass, elected Dr Reha Akcakaya Chairman of the Board of Directors of Glass for Europe.

For architects, facades play a vital role from a design and structural point of view. Facades are usually known to set the tone for the complete glass infrastructure.

AGC was the first to introduce U4-4th Surface Technology to the glazing industry. U4 utilizes a solar control low-e coating on the #2 surface, combined with AGC's Comfort Select™ 73 passive solar low-e on the #4 surface.

AGC Glass Europe introduces Planibel Clearsight, its exclusive anti-reflective glass. The special anti-reflective coating helps to minimise glare while reducing light reflection to just 0.8%, significantly lower than conventional float glass.

Bielefeld. At the end of February 2016, Schüco International KG received two of the renowned Gold iF Design Awards.  The winners were the innovative and aesthetically outstanding Schüco Parametric System and Schüco FWS 60 CV façade systems.

Independent manufacturer’s new Plymouth plant will help expand the reach of Guardian SunGuard® glass

The use of Senior Architectural Systems’ new SF52 curtain walling system has helped to provide the perfect retail experience at the ambitious new Flemingate shopping centre complex in Beverley, Yorkshire.

This investment will increase AGC’s glass production capacity in Brazil to 2.4 times the current level

New Major Contracts from Los Angeles to Frankfurt - Europe’s highest skyscraper will be clad with an aluminium-glass façade made in Gundelfingen, Bavaria.  Josef Gartner GmbH was awarded the contract for the building shell of 460m high Lakhta Centre…

Glassiled is AGC’s glass product featuring embedded Light-emitting diodes (monochrome or RGB(1)) powered by a transparent conductive coating.

Developed by the same company as the Burj Khalifa, the Fountain Views Towers are scheduled to be completed in 2017.

Xinyi Group, one of China's top glass manufacturers, is building a major glass production plant in Malaysia as part of the Chinese government's “One belt and one road” strategic plan.

The Okraglak department store in Poznan, the Plac Unii City Shopping Centre and Q22 office building in Warsaw, are historical structures that successfully blend into the surrounding modern architecture.

GLASSOLUTIONS’ VS-1 mullion-only curtain walling system has been selected as one of the top innovations to be displayed at the Retail Design Expo 2016, where it has been shortlisted as a finalist for the event’s Innovation Trail and Awards.

The Glass and Glazing Federation welcomed its new President, Andrew Glover, Managing Director of West Yorkshire Windows at the President’s Reception at a private function in Southwark, London on 18th February.

The glorious past of glass - Be it the National Grand Theater of China or the Bloch Building at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, history has in its pages that the world’s most astounding structures are carved in glass.

AGC Glass Europe is launching a new app to help users choose the most appropriate acoustic glass for their needs based on the level of noise pollution around them.

The FacadeXS solution for the Marina Towers in Melbourne, our biggest project in Australia yet, is beginning to take shape.  The two towers, 43 and 36 storeys high, will have floor-to-ceiling glass facades on all four sides, offering stunning views…

The uniquely wide choice offered by the Schueco ADS HD range of thermally insulated aluminium doors means that whatever the project, there will be a door that fulfills both the aesthetic and performance specification perfectly.

Curtain walls using the system EFEKT are a state-of-the-art solution with POLFLAM fire-resistant glass and still another construction technology product to let the designers spread their wings.

Entering a hospital can be one of the most stressful and agonizing times for anyone. A positive mindset and a sense of hope can be critical to the outcome of any stay in the hospital for patients and family members.

The building envelope can truly make or break energy-efficiency efforts. Major improvements to heating, cooling, and ventilation systems may help reduce energy, but those savings could fly out the window if the building envelope lacks appropriate…