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  • More than 10,000 windows enclose the new Reykjavik Concert Hall
    August 15, 2011
    The new Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Center, or Harpa, set to open Aug. 20, features more than 10,000 glass windows and a double wall façade of prismatic glass pieces, according to an Aug. 15 feature in Newsweek Magazine. The building was designed by Henning Larsen Architects of Copenhagen and artist Olafur Eliasson. 

  • Apple simplifying Fifth Ave. glass cube with larger, seamless lites
    August 9, 2011
    This week, Apple posted a new sign at the construction site of its iconic Fifth Avenue store entrance, revealing that the new $6.7 million glass cube being built there will be simpler and more efficient, using "larger, seamless pieces of glass," according to an Aug. 9 AppleInsider report.The sign reads: "We're simplifying the Fifth Avenue Cube. By using larger, seamless pieces of glass, we'...

  • Renovations continue on Apple’s iconic glass cube
    July 1, 2011
    A temporary cube of tarps has been constructed over the iconic glass cube at Apple's flagship store in New York City as a $6.7 million renovation project gets underway. The 32-foot glass cube will be removed and replaced during the renovation, according to a July 1 article from AppleInsider. 

  • Update on glass removal at W Austin
    June 30, 2011
    Workers remove glass panels from the balconies at the W Austin after fallouts and breakages. Officials from developer Stratus Properties provided an update June 29 on the removal of almost 1,000 panes of glass from the W Austin Hotel and Residences following several instances of fallout and breakage.According to Beau Armstrong, CEO, Stratus Properties, as of 4 p.m. on June 29, about 600 glass...

  • Major glass removal begins at W Austin Hotel after spontaneous breakages
    June 30, 2011
    Crews are removing almost 1,000 panes of balcony glass from the W Austin Hotel and Residences following several instances of spontaneous breakage, according to a June 29 article in the Austin American-Statesman. The first instance of breakage at the 37-story hotel occurred June 10, when two glass panes crashed to the W's pool area, injuring four people. Three additional panels fell June 27, and...

  • Glaston, GPD officials announce winner of glass pavilion design competition
    June 23, 2011
    Glaston and Glass Performance Days joined with the City of Tampere, Finland, and the Tampere University of Technology to organize an architectural competition to design several glass structures to be built in central Tampere over the next few years. ALA Arkkitehdit's proposal," Magnolia", emerged as the winner in the first round of the competition, designing a glass pavilion for the...

  • Glass to feature prominently in proposed Apple 'spaceship' headquarters building
    June 9, 2011
    Steve Jobs made a quick visit to the Cupertino, Calif., city council meeting on Tuesday to unveil Apple's plans for a new clean energy spaceship-shaped campus to be built in that city. Jobs and Co. has designed a spherical space that not only fits more people onto the current plot of land, but manages to create 350 percent more green space in the process, according to a June 8 article from...

  • Glass feature at 1 World Trade Center is halted after $10 million
    May 11, 2011

  • Minneapolis: City of right angles and glass
    May 5, 2011
    Developers unveiled their plan for the blighted Block E in downtown Minneapolis on May 4, according to a same-day MPRnews report. The solution involves a casino whose design looks strikingly similar to the proposed expansion of the Target Center next door and the initial proposal for the city's Orchestra Hall renovations: lots of high ceilings, right angles and glass.

  • Glass problems force design change at Freedom Tower podium
    May 4, 2011
    Glass Magazine has confirmed with two reliable off-the-record sources that New York City's Freedom Tower podium is going through a redesign due to problems fabricating the glazing systems. The podium was designed to be a signature element of the tower, also known as One World Trade Center, located at Ground Zero. The original podium design featured a 185-foot wall of more than 2,000 pieces of...
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