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Technically advanced glass for building façades and windows is now finding its place in Czech and Slovak commercial construction.

The extension of the Vienna Subway line U1 is well under way and WENNA delivers curved glass for 4 brand new underground stations.

Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States and the largest development in New York City since Rockefeller Center.

An ultrathin staircase is being realised in the lobby of ABT Velp. This eye-catcher has an unprecedented thinness and brings many innovations together.  The staircase was designed by JHK Architects and will be executed in the form of a Jacob’s…

A property expert has claimed that the popularity of tall buildings is climbing – almost as much the buildings themselves!  This is especially true for Dubai because near to 190 skyscrapers have shot up in the past 15 years.

Located on the banks of the Schuylkill River, the FMC tower in Philadelphia will be the new global headquarters of the FMC Corporation.

Depending on whom you talk to about the newest crown jewel building of New York City’s “NoMad” neighborhood, the label is either “The Prism Tower” or sometimes “the fortress of glassitude”.

Donation Replacing Glass in More Than 350 Windows – Guardian Industries Corp. recently completed a long-term donation of glass to help the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant restore its windows.

The RF-GLASS program is integrated into the RFEM user interface as an optional add‑on module. RF‑GLASS analyzes deformations and stresses of arbitrary shaped and curved glass surfaces.

As we welcome in the New Year, we can’t help but reflect on an exciting and fruitful 2015!

New York City’s iconic skyline today is dramatically different than in previous decades, as many glass skyscrapers have shot up among the classic towers.

“It’s a building that tends to disappear,” said architect Rene Gonzalez, leaning over the seventh-floor balcony of 120 Ocean Drive, an 18-story residential tower that recently came to completion in South Beach.

Hird’s unique fin lifter has been demonstrating its capabilities in a project to vacuum lift large sections of structural glass at an office block refurbishment project in the City of London.

A recently opened landmark transport interchange in Rochdale which features extensive structural glazing by GLASSOLUTIONS has caught the attention of the industry’s leaders by picking up a string of awards in recognition for its architectural and…

The Stadttor raises the bar when it comes to energy-saving construction, thanks to its intelligent combination of new technologies.   The building’s facade is made of an external shell made entirely of glass, and an inner facade that uses beech-wood…

Slim framed sliding glass doors from IQ Glass maintain a minimal 21mm vertical profile.  The flush threshold also helps encourage the merging of internal and external spaces, which is a popular design consideration for modern living spaces.

Two impressive glass elevations form the main focal point of the design to an extension at Weston Acres, a retired seafarers' care home near Banstead in the Surrey countryside.

The skyline of Ho Chi Minh City is getting a new focal point, as the tallest building in Vietnam will soon be sited in the Asian metropolis.

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The Nuovo Apartments are a prestigious development in the Ancoats area of Manchester, a former industrial area that has been rejuvenated to house some fashionable businesses and the most impressive residential developments in recent years.

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) announces that its air-water-structural product certification program has been granted accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065-…