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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…
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.
Dedicated to the development of the global glass industry through education, GPD will once again host their bi‐annual workshop and conference program in Tampere, Finland from 13th ‐ 15th June 2013.
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…
Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) released education courses on commercial and residential installation, field testing/forensic evaluation and fenestration anchorage, as part of the association’s…
Dr Chiara Bedon (University of Trieste) and Mr Paulo Carvalho (University of Minho) visit ICOM-EPFL to collaborate on Structural Glass.
The wide range of modern functional glazing now available has opened up remarkable scope for creative design in today’s architecture.
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.
Quanex Building Products Corporation has entered into an agreement with Bostik, a world-leading provider of insulating glass sealants, to distribute four new edge-seal products in the Americas.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently released education courses on hardware, weatherstrip and weatherseals, as well as sealants and adhesives used during factory fabrication, as part of the association’s…
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”.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently released an updated standard for the installation of residential replacement windows without the removal of existing frames.
A total of three IQ Glass projects were featured in the RIBA’s London Directory this year where IQ have provided a fully architectural glazing package. "three IQ Glass projects were featured in the RIBA’s London Directory" Paultons…
Glass provides building designers with fascinating creative options, and the popularity of the material has increased dramatically over the last decade.
Yet another IQ Glass project was featured in the Evening Standards Home and Property section this month.
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.
Glass for Europe, the trade association for the European Manufacturers of Building, Automotive and Solar-Energy Glass, has recently released information on a new study gathered by David Strong Consulting that discusses the benefits of glazing in…
Pilkington Planar™ Crystal Connect™, powered by Dow Corning, allows architects to create continuous glass façades with no protrusions.Architects have unprecedented opportunities to bring their design visions to life with the launch of Pilkington…