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May 1, 2007Historic renovation projects often come with countless challenges. The recent makeover of the Tivoli Student Union at the University of Colorado’s Auraria campus proved no different.Warped and rotting windows, leaking roofs and crumbling masonry greeted the project team tasked to transform the former brewery and shopping mall into a student union in 2005. The $20 million, 324,000-square-...
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April 1, 2007Strategically placed acoustic glazing in the $120 million, 197,000-square-foot Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville allows for natural lighting while maintaining a pristine acoustic environment.“Clerestory windows let light into the auditorium. They’re the only windows connecting to the outside that go into the auditorium,” says C.B. Waldo, vice president of Alexander...
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Two music halls; two designsApril 1, 2007The music program at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., previously was relegated to the basement of the school’s chapel. Construction of the glass-walled Esther Eastman Music Center in 2006 changed that, making the program a centerpiece of the campus.“The primary charge from school was make the music program an integral part of daily lives of students,” says Jeff Riley,...
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April 1, 2007To prepare for a project, glass artist Christopher Cosma goes to the installation site to learn its history and to create a foundation for his piece.“From an artist’s point of view, you have to collect information of the past, present and future,” says Cosma, co-owner of the studio Amses Cosma Inc. of Brooklyn. “You learn the experience of that building.”Cosma went...
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February 1, 2007Chicago building codes prevented the owners of the 200 W. Madison office building from extending the lobby area any farther onto the sidewalk.So, owners looked to designers from Powell/Kleinschmidt, also of Chicago, to create an enclosure that would qualify as a public space while serving as an extended lobby for the building, says Bill Arnold, project designer.“In order to expand the lobby...
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February 1, 2007One of Washington, D.C.’s newest condo projects, Adam’s Row, features a large commercial glass façade that floods each unit with natural daylight, marking a growing trend in multifamily residential projects.Commercial glazing is becoming more popular in multifamily projects, as consumers demand more openness and light in their homes, says Al Hedin, senior partner of...
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February 1, 2007The basics: The newly renovated departure area at Italy’s Palermo International Airport features glass-fronted counters and glass partitions in the rear workstations, providing transparency and creating an open environment for passengers. The players:Architect, Umberto Berti and Paolo Monesi, Italy; general contractor, Cutini Group S.r.l., Italy; counter designer, CdP Design Studio,...
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January 1, 2007Then Ray Adcox and his team of glaziers from John Ulrey’s Glass & Mirror in Seymour, Ind., won the bid for the 4,000-square-foot Irwin Union Bank project, they anticipated a lofty challenge.“In looking at the blue prints we realized this project had something we had not seen before: channel glass,” says Adcox, project manager for the contract glazier. “Of the other...
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January 1, 2007Architects for the Milwaukee Public Market in Wisconsin used about 8,150 square feet of exterior glass to illuminate the shopping areas with natural daylight.Maximizing transparency, however, made controlling solar heat gain and ultraviolet light critical in the food market setting, says project architect Paul Rushing, associate for Kubala Washatko Architects Inc. in Cedarburg, Wis.“We had...
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January 1, 2007The basics: The dark blue-clad 285,000-square-foot Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis features a range of custom glazing that maximizes daylight in gathering spaces and provides views of the Mississippi River and the city’s historic waterfront structures. The $125 million building opened in June. The players:Architect, Jean Nouvel, www.jeannouvel.com, Paris, Architectural Alliance,...
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Great Glazing: Custom interior officeThis commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels suspended from the ceiling. Created by Tulsa artist May Yang, the mural is based on local Oklahoma themes, transitioning from rural landscape to the Tulsa skyline. Great Glazing: Joliet Junior College Campus...
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Building on the success of the Top Glass Fabricators rankings introduced last year, Glass Magazine is expanding its coverage to include the Top Metal Companies, featuring the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products in the United States and Canada. The Top Metal Companies include those that manufacture, fabricate and sell curtain wall, storefront and entrance, commercial interior...
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In an effort to spotlight the people who make the Glass Magazine Award-winning products and projects possible, this year’s program included people-centric categories, for which the industry submitted their picks for best installer, production supervisor, project manager and sales rep.After narrowing down the nominations to three finalists in each category, the Glass Magazine editors asked the...
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