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November 28, 2010"By far the hardest part in bringing this to reality is that the installation of this fairly serious piece of structural glass had to be completed in only six hours in the middle of the night. We were building in the middle of Union Square New York City, and the organizers could only give us from 1 a.m. until 7 a.m. the day before it had to open. In the end, the installers from David Shuldiner... -
November 23, 2010The basics:The Consol Energy Center, the new home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, is the first arena in the National Hockey League to receive the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification, according to a release from Kawneer Co., Norcross, Ga. The six-level, 735,000-square-foot arena features a prominent curving west-facing façade of high-... -
November 1, 2010The basics: Glass is the defining element of the new Silver Lake Branch Library in Los Angeles, and also the key green element, says Tom Michali, project architect and partner, M2A Milofsky Michali & Cox Architects, Los Angeles. The library features four major glazing elements: a channel glass façade; a point-supported glass corner enclosure; clerestory window systems; and skylights with some... -
October 25, 2010"Prior to the renovation, masonry and non-rated hollow metal storefront and glazing were used in the building. Due to the increased square footage of the building, new fire rated areas needed to be created. The existing hollow metal storefront glazing was located in walls that needed to be upgraded to 1- and 2-hour fire walls."—Jodi Geroux, project architect, AJC Architects.The basics: Architects... -
October 18, 2010The basics: A series of exterior glass light towers, dubbed Media Lanterns, highlight the renovation and addition to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s downtown Vancouver broadcasting facility. The decorative and safety-glazed lanterns help connect the facility to the surrounding community, a main design goal of the project. The vivid and warm colors invite visitors to make use of the complex,... -
October 11, 2010"The curtain wall islike a piece of art in itself, like a transparent canvas draped from the exterior. The system was custom-engineered to accommodate the museum's specific loads and long spans."—Dave DeBettignies, regional sales manager, Wausau Window and Wall Systems.The basics:Architects of the 53,000-square-foot addition to the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, describe... -
October 4, 2010The basics: A custom glass and aluminum lighted "globe" is the central design element of the $27 million, 70,000-square-foot Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise facility at the Research Park of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The structure was created as a custom skylight, rises nearly six stories and reaches 47 feet at its widest diameter.The players: Architect, Architects... -
September 27, 2010"Green office buildings are not a new trend. They are becoming the new standard. Like property owners, occupants also are more sophisticated about their wants and needs in an office space."—Kevin Robbins, regional sales manager, Wausau Window and Wall Systems. The basics: The prominent office and retail complex 901 K St. in Washington, D.C., was designed and built to achieve Gold... -
September 20, 2010Photos by University of California Santa Barbara The basics: Innovative glass and glazing elements enclose the new 13,000-square-foot addition to the Engineering II, building 503, at the University of California Santa Barbara. The project was designed to achieve Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, and features a... -
September 10, 2010Spotlight on Las VegasSpecial GreatGlazing series for GlassBuild America 2010, Sept. 14-16 at the Las Vegas Convention CenterThe basics: The Aria Resort & Casino serves as the centerpiece of the $11 billion, 17,000,000-square-foot CityCenter, the largest privately funded development in U.S. history, according to officials from Viracon, Owatonna, Minn. Aria, with 4,004 guestrooms, including...
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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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