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May 11, 2012Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture unveiled design plans for the "Dancing Dragons," a supertall pair of towers in the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul, South Korea. The buildings consist of slender, sharply angled mini-towers cantilevered around a central core, and feature a dramatic series of diagonal cuts that create living spaces that float beyond the...
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May 3, 2012Image by MIR.BIG Design's Cross # Towers in the Yongsan International Business District in Seoul will help to revitalize the Han riverfront, and will make a notable mark on the city's developing skyline. BIG's design includes two towers connected by bridges at the upper and lower levels, according to a release from the firm.
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April 26, 2012Apple continues to seek patents for the designs of its one-of-a-kind flagship retail stores, with the latest application related to the curved glass roof of the Upper West Side location in New York City, according to an April 26 AppleInsider report.The patent application concentrates on the curved glass roof, and documents describe the support structure implemented at the store to support the...
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April 24, 2012Photo by Jeff Armam PhotographyOfficials from Guardian Industries announced that its SunGuard SuperNeutral 68 is part of an advanced, energy-efficient curtain wall system on the Mercy Corps headquarters. The project has been designated a 2012 Top Ten Green Projects by the Committee on the Environment of the American Institute of Architects, according to an April 24 company release.The global...
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April 24, 2012Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. announced the completion of a coating and glass restoration project for Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif. The project consisted of applying DFI's Diamon-Fusion coating to more than 15,000 square feet of glass at various sections of the newly constructed Kravis Center, designed by architect Rafael Viñoly -Menendez. The most famous section...
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April 16, 2012A safety concern about falling glass from downtown condominiums in Toronto is prompting a developer to take precautionary measures. Concord Adex sent letters this month to residents of three condo towers, advising them of plans to immediately install protective mesh on their glass-paneled balconies as a safeguard, according to an April 16 Toronto Star report.The decision comes after several...
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April 12, 2012PPG Industries officials announced, April 11, that the Center for Sustainable Landscapes--under construction on the campus of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh--will include Sungate 500 Starphire glass and Solarban 60 Starphire glass. The two architectural glasses were selected for characteristics that will help the center become one of the world’s first certified “...
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March 27, 2012A piece of glass fell from the 16th story of an office tower in Toronto on March 26, according to a same-day article from CTV News. No one was injured during the incident, which came on the heels of a similar glass breakage occurrence March 24 at the Trump International Hotel Tower in Toronto, according to the article.
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March 23, 2012Apple is planning a 165-foot-wide glass storefront for its new Portland store that will consist of 22 glass panels, according to a March 22 article from 9to5Mac. Pending approval by the city's design commission, the store would be made almost entirely of glass apart from the "thin membrane roof edged with metal" that is "hovering over the space," according to the article.
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March 9, 2012Howard Hughes Corp. executives publicly revealed on March 8 their long-awaited plans for redeveloping the Pier 17 mall at the South Street Seaport in New York City. The plans call for replacing the current mall with a modern glass-walled, three-story structure complete with several outdoor public spaces, according to a March 9 article in The Tribeca Trib.According to the article, the ground...
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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