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September 11, 2009"The façade is clad with 60,000 square feet of our proprietary unitized curtain wall system in three designs. There are areas that are fully captured; areas that are two-sided, vertical structural glazed; and areas that are four-sided structural glazed." —Dave Brasch, general manager, Orlando office, Harmon Inc., Minneapolis.The basics: Reliable Plaza, Orlando (Fla.)...
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September 3, 2009Photos by Suzanne Bolduc ©WCSThe basics: The Bronx (N.Y.) Zoo Lion House Reconstruction, rated Gold in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program from the U.S. Green Building Council, features decorative glass light covers. The corrugated covers—flat sheets of glass formed into a corrugated cardboard-like shape—are strategically positioned under the ceiling... -
August 27, 2009Solar and thermal performance in research complex glazingThe glazing on the $236 million University of Colorado's Research Complex Phase 2 (R2) won the Project of the Year award for more than $3 million projects from the Colorado Glazing Contractors Association.Glass icon on Tampa RiverwalkThe Tampa Bay (Fla.) History Center, a $52-million, 60,000-square-foot museum, stands as a glass jewel...
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August 27, 2009The basics: Los Angeles County Museum of Art's new Broad Contemporary Art Museum building, a three-story, 72,000-square-foot structure, offers a large column-free gallery space. Two vaulted skylights flood the gallery with natural, ambient light. The skylights were designed to “fit around an unusual structure with minimal visual impact,” Groeschel says. “The end result... -
August 23, 2009The basics: The glazing on the $236 million University of Colorado's Research Complex Phase 2 (R2) won the Project of the Year award for more than $3 million projects from the Colorado Glazing Contractors Association. The 11-story, 550,000-square-foot building features expansive glazing that drenches the interior with natural light and is designed to manage solar heat gain and to remain... -
August 6, 2009The basics: Glass companies working to bring the Statue of Liberty’s crown interior up-to-date with fire regulation codes faced notable challenges completing the project before the July 4 opening ceremony. New Jersey glass companies JE Berkowitz LP and SRS Inc. had to re-engineer the existing glass in Lady Liberty’s crown for structural soundness, adding railings and safety glass to...
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August 3, 2009The basics: The owners of a high-end home on the California coast wanted to maximize their ocean views with a deck of glass flooring. They wanted to stand on the exterior glass floor and have an unobstructed view of the rocks, plants and water below. The players: Glass supplier, floor engineer, Jockimo Inc., Newport Beach, Calif.; architect, Ugo Sap, San Francisco; general contractor, Van Acker...
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July 27, 2009The basics: The California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, features a protective coating on the glass doorways at the front and back entrances to reduce cleaning maintenance and the use of chemicals for cleaning. The academy earned a Platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The structure will consume 30 percent less... -
July 20, 2009The basics: The new headquarters of Burke Hogue Mills Inc., or BHM Architecture, has become the first architectural office in Florida to earn Leadership in Energy and environmental Design Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 15,700-square-foot, two-story building is located in Lake Mary, Fla. Sustainable features include under floor air distribution, reflective roof,... -
July 13, 2009The basics: The Tampa Bay (Fla.) History Center stands as a glass jewel overlooking the Hillsborough River. The 60,000-square-foot center is part of the Tampa Riverwalk, a 2.2 mile stretch that will contain seven parks, 11 bridges and five museums when the project is completed. The five-story museum features a striking curtain wall containing three shades of glass and custom sunshades. The system...
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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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