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May 8, 2012The basics: The new Midland States Bank headquarters in Effingham, Ill., is a four-story, 77,100-square-foot building that houses the bank's administrative, operations and finance divisions. The building features an extensive glass exterior that provides daylighting throughout the bank, and a lobby atrium that gives an open feel to the common areas, according to The Redmond Company. The interior... -
May 1, 2012The basics: The recent major construction project at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, added about 700,000 square feet of new hospital space, and included the renovation of 280,000 square of existing medical space, a new Central Energy Plant, and a new parking structure with a total of nearly 5,000 new parking spots, according to Clark/Hunt. Total project costs are... -
April 23, 2012Photos courtesy of Haley-GreerThe basics: Texas Children's Hospital Neurological Research Institute has reshaped the heart of the Houston Medical Center with its iconic aluminum and glass twisted tower, according to officials from Haley-Greer. The northwest corner of the building was designed and built to mimic the spiral of DNA. The twisted tower concept required significant time in engineering... -
April 17, 2012The basics: A translucent glass canopy fronts the new U.S. Embassy in Valletta, Malta. The site plan for the embassy compound is organized around Bronze Age and Roman archeological remains discovered during excavation, and the central courtyard features many of these found artifacts. The glass canopy presented an opportunity to introduce modern design elements to complement the traditional... -
April 9, 2012The basics: The 1970s-era Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in Seattle underwent a major renovation in 2011 that included upgrading the building's monolithic glass to a more efficient and secure glazing system. The 35-story building features about 50,000 square feet of insulating glass units with low-emissivity glass and argon fill. Windows on the first 20 floors also feature blast-resistant... -
April 2, 2012The basics: Architects of the National Museum of American Jewish History, located on the famous Independence Mall in Philadelphia, created a building that has an aesthetically appealing, open design that also provides security, according to officials from APG International. The $150 million, 100,000-square-foot museum, with a $6.5 million enclosure contract, features a blast-resistant exterior... -
March 26, 2012The basics: The 40-year-old, 12-story 400 Market St. office building in Philadelphia received an energy makeover with the conversion of its existing single-pane windows to triple-glazed insulating glass units. Windows on the 200,000-square-foot building were upgraded with the Renovate by Berkowitz window retrofitting system. The RbB system was installed in 50 working days at 400 Market St., two... -
March 20, 2012The basics: Until recently, Michigan College of Optometry students at Ferris State University in Big Rapids learned and trained in a converted residence hall built in 1968. Spaces were long and narrow with poor lighting, and the clinic was located on the fifth and sixth floor, not conducive to vision-impaired, handicapped and elderly patients. In January 2011, a new facility opened for the... -
March 12, 2012The basics: The $12.5 million Basketball City location on Pier 36 on the Lower East Side in Manhattan features curved walls of blue channel glass. The 70,000-square-foot renovated storage warehouse on the East River opened this month and is home to seven basketball courts, locker rooms, an event space and offices, according to an article from DNAinfo.com.The players: Architect, Cetra/Ruddy;... -
March 6, 2012The basics: In August 2011, the University of Minnesota's historic Folwell Hall completed three years of extensive renovation that included installation of nearly 500 traditionally styled, high performance, low-maintenance windows. The renovation, which included a $15 million exterior renovation and a $34.5 million interior renovation, allows the building to exceed state energy code by 30 percent...
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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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