Glass Technology
The 2050 M Street building will have panels of curved glass covering its exterior. Renderings courtesy REX, via Architizer
Around 900 fluted glass panes will cover 2050 M Street, which will contain television studios for...
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Buildings could install glass that doubles as solar panels, if a Michigan State research group's innovation catches on.
The transparent luminescent solar concentrator device could be used on buildings or mobile device...
The machine in action, up close. Photo screenshot from Mediated Matter via Fast Company Design
The machine uses molten glass as its “ink,” contained in a “kiln cartridge” that heats up at 1,90...
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Photo: Tim1965/Creative Commons
The standard specifies test methods, specifications, and field checks to evaluate structural adeq...
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Photo: Bin im Garten, Wikimedia Commons
The sphere would more than double the size of the current record holder.
Researchers view the Colorado Rocky Mountains through an electricity-generating SolarWindow module. Photo courtesy SolarWindow Technologies
Made primarily out of hydrogen and carbon, the coating can turn see-through surfaces into solar p...
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Designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan, the white bridge is meant to look as if it is “disappearing into the clouds.” Renderings: Haim Dotan
Designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan, the white bridge is meant to look as if it is “disappea...
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As more students enter the school system each year, designing for fire safety in educational faci...
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When developers of Uptown Bay City (Bay City, Mich.) began transforming the former industrial sit...
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When it comes to designing parking garages, providing vision and transparency might not be the pr...
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Among the building elements contributing to the success of the elementary school’s public learnin...
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SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of advanced fire rated glass and framing systems, recently...
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In this the new facility, middle school and high school classroom wings flank either side of the...
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For design professionals seeking glazing with a durable and colorfast appearance, Technical Glass...
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The precision engineering of TGP’s Fireframes Aluminum Series creates narrow profiles and crisp s...
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When the designers at L. R. Kimball looked for an all-in-one clear, wire-free glazing solution th...
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The Urban Green Council addresses a concern that many "green" buildings in the U.S. have: poor in...
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The glass type, glass coating, shading patterns, vents, and framing system can impact an IGU’s ri...
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The University of San Francisco’s new John Lo Schiavo Center for Science and Innovation brings sc...
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For the Doolittle Maintenance Facility, SAFTI FIRST provided 60 minute, fire resistive w...
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The Seventh Heaven complex features a stepped form that will offer stunning views of the Dubai sk...
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The two-building headquarters for Turkey’s largest and oldest financial institution, Ziraat Bank,...
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The book, co-authored by Arup's Russell Fortmeyer, illustrates the various ways architects, consu...
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In implementing Northwestern University’s Engineering Life Sciences infill design, Flad Architect...
read moreFor a recent renovation of a stairwell and exit corridors at Ridgewood High School in Norridge, I...
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Aligning thermal breaks and applying air barriers are among the top design and installation trick...
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The new Bradford West Gwillimbury Leisure Centre features a 1,400-sf serpentine channel glass wal...
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The $85 million, 10-story vertical campus takes the shape of a massive, shimmering aircraft hanga...
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