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May 10, 2010"Coordination between manufacturer, glazing contractors and consultants and designers was crucial to ensure proper anchorage and installation. We rely on a collaborative approach -- especially with projects like these -- to make it possible to complete construction, while maintaining the day-to-day operations of the facility." — Kevin Robbins, regional sales manager, Wausau Window... -
May 3, 2010The basics: The Research Triangle Park Headquarters, Research Triangle Park, N.C., earned Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, thanks in part to a prominent custom skylight. The majority of LEED points for the 17,000-square-foot building were awarded in the Indoor Environmental Quality category. These design and... -
April 26, 2010The basics: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab in Cambridge, Mass., features more than 20,000 square feet of vertical sunscreens that cover the exterior of the building, creating an array of diffused light patterns within the building throughout the day, according to a release from Doralco Architectural Metals. The players: Architect, Maki Associates, Japan, and Leers... -
April 19, 2010"The color of the blue glass was chosen to harmonize with the blue/gray aluminum panels to accentuate the sweep of the curvilinear lines. The blue glass is mated with dark blue spandrel glazing panels to emphasize the recesses formed by the balconies and to strengthen the solid-to-void relationship set up by the sweeping building mass. The reflective quality of this blue glass helps maintain... -
April 5, 2010The basics: The Orleans, once a Gold Rush-era hotel in Old Sacramento, Calif., reclaims its place as an iconic building in Old Sacramento thanks to a fastidiously re-created three-story street-front to match the 1865 original architectural proportions and details. The replica exterior features large windows and doors and encloses a mixed-use space with 24 lofts, retail spaces and a restaurant.... -
March 28, 2010The basics: Turkey's new Vakko Headquarters and Power Media Center, built around a concrete structure for an unfinished, abandoned hotel project, features a complex mirror glass and steel core structure, and an innovative, slumped glass exterior façade. The interior structure, dubbed the “Showcase,” consists of steel boxes in a crooked stack, several stories high. The... -
March 22, 2010The basics: The Virginia Commonwealth University Molecular Medicine Research Building is a $71.5 million, 125,000-square-foot research facility and the latest addition to the VCU Medical Center. This highly technical biomedical research facility was inserted into the urban fabric of downtown Richmond. The eight-story building reinforces the streetscape of the surrounding historic structures,... -
March 11, 2010"The sheer number of panes is part of why the GlassJet proved to be an invaluable tool. Trying to do a project of this scale by screening would have been extremely cost prohibitive, not to mention inaccurate. The GlassJet's software handled the tiling, so each piece flowed seamlessly with the others; it even embedded numbers in the corners of the panes to ensure simplified logistics."... -
March 1, 2010The basics: The Veterans’ Glass City Skyway, a bridge spanning the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio, features an art glass display in honor of the city’s rich history in the glass industry. The bridge has a cable-stayed main span supported by a single 122-meter-high pylon. The top 60 meters of the pylon feature glass on all sides, with a glass pyramid on the top. During the day the glass... -
February 22, 2010The basics: A decorative double-skin façade provides increased performance and innovative design at the renovated Espace 400 Pavilion Quebec City, Quebec. The double façade covers the existing building and surrounds the new additions, providing improved insulation and allowing solar heat gain to accumulate in the double wall. The decorative architectural glass features a silk-screen...
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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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