At least 1,000 birds were killed in one day in early October, when they collided with a single Chicago building, McCormick Place Lakeside Center — the largest convention center in North America. A ...
A new 10-story luxury residential building aims to stand apart from all others rising in Boca Raton, making its mark by showcasing the beauty of glass. Billed as the first modern glass building in the ...
In design theory, extensive use of Glass is often avoided on south-facing facades in the Northern Hemisphere (or north-facing facades in the Southern Hemisphere) due to the risk of heat gain caused by ...
While some of Chicago’s late 19th-century tall buildings, such as the Reliance Building at State and Washington streets, were predominantly glass, it wasn’t until the arrival of Mies van der Rohe and ...
Fagus Factory Glass Corner. Image © Carsten Janssen via Wikipedia under license CC BY-SA 4.0 The corner mullion played a crucial role in resolving glass thickness at ...
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Why do we keep building glass skyscrapers?
Despite criticisms about their environmental impact, glazed skyscrapers continue to spring up in cities around the world. Jon Astbury investigates why they remain so popular. In 2011, British ...
Safdie Architects has announced the completion of LuOne Mixed-Use Complex—a business, retail, and entertainment development in the Luwan district of Shanghai, China. The mixed-use complex consists of ...
The University of San Francisco’s new John Lo Schiavo Center for Science and Innovation (CSI) brings science to the forefront of academic life. Its glossy, three-story exterior invites students into ...
Located 15 miles northeast of Porto, Trofa began as a rural settlement in the 1700s but saw dramatic expansion following the arrival of railways in the late 19th century. It quickly became a ...
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