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October 2, 2012The basics: The U.S. General Services Administration's Federal Office Building #8 in Washington, D.C., underwent a major modernization that included installation of a new curtain wall. The blast-mitigating curtain wall was designed to enhance the façade with contemporary aesthetics and high-performance functionality, while providing occupants with expansive views and plentiful access to natural... -
September 24, 2012The basics: The $27 million redevelopment of the historic Castle Rock Apartments in Normandy, Mo., included installation of more than 1,100 energy-efficient replacement windows. The 200,000-square-foot, four-story, castle-like structure was originally built in the 1890s as a hospital, and was converted to apartments in 1982. The project's financing included federal and state historic preservation... -
September 17, 2012The basics: Okanagan College's Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation in Penticton, British Columbia, is a net-zero building designed to meet the needs of trades people, site managers and construction workers who are skilled in the practices of sustainable building. It includes classrooms, workshops, administrative offices,... -
September 10, 2012The basics: Just five months after a category F4 tornado hit this Henryville, Ind., school, students returned to a newly reconstructed facility with replacement entrance and window systems. The original elementary and secondary school buildings featured entrances and windows from Kawneer and Traco. "Of all of the window and door units throughout the buildings, only one window unit was lost in the... -
September 3, 2012The basics: Commissioned by the Alaska State Council on the Arts, Osman Akan’s permanent glass sculpture, “Fragmenta,” opened for viewing in June 2012 at the new Alaska State Crime Detection Laboratory in Anchorage, according to a Studio Osman Akan release. Fragmenta is 20 feet tall, 25 feet deep and 100 feet long, and consists of stainless steel dichroic glass tiles. The sculpture was designed...
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August 27, 2012The basics: Glass artist and Seattle native Dale Chihuly joined with the Seattle Center to create a glass installation located at the base of the Space Needle in Seattle. It includes the existing arcade building, which is now the exhibition hall, a sculpture garden and a glass house as the centerpiece of the project. Chihuly populated the space with a combination of artworks from early in his... -
August 20, 2012The basics: The Moderne, a luxury high-rise and mixed-use development in downtown Milwaukee, Wis., is scheduled to be completed in September and will be the city’s tallest structure west of the Milwaukee River, according to a Kawneer Co. release. The 30-story high-rise incorporates a variety of window-wall and curtain-wall products in the tower’s façade, which features continuous horizontal and... -
August 8, 2012The basics: The West Hall dormitory at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was designed for efficiency and sustainability. The project, which received Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, features highly energy-efficient, insulating windows, and an HVAC and lighting system designed to maximize energy performance,... -
August 6, 2012The basics: Colorado State University presented a challenge to architectural firm Studiotrope: create a sleek, modern glass cube that served as a new student study space for its Morgan Library expansion and also achieved a minimum of LEED Silver accreditation. Architects for the Morgan Library Study Cube used dynamic glass on the West-facing wall of the glass cube to manage heat gain and glare... -
July 30, 2012The basics: The 149,350-square-foot, five-story Department of Environment and Natural Resources office building is one of three sustainable structures to make up the new Green Square Complex in Raleigh, N.C. The sustainable development project also includes the Nature Research Center and the Museum of Natural Sciences. According to officials from Juba Aluminum Products, materials in the DENR...
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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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