September 2025

This year’s 10 project award winners and seven product award winners exemplify what it means to think outside of the box and act with innovation in mind. 

Next-gen extrusion machines reduce manual labor, enhance accuracy in fabrications and handle more complex storefront and curtain wall materials.

The Osprey®25 offers automated inspection of surface defects, edge chips, white haze, logos and dimensions—all in a single, powerful platform.

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope’s modified TCR-225 window wall system preserves Gund Hall’s distinctive mid-century character. 

Discover how Kawneer's high thermal aluminum facade solutions helped shape the 19-story Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company headquarters in the Winnipeg’s True North Square.

This all-electric, LEED Gold outpatient facility boasts a unique, decorative façade featuring a tree foliage design that welcomes visitors, patients and employees.

For this woodland campus project, Skyline Design applied an etched pattern to the externally-facing insulating glass units using its Eco-etch process.

Aston Martin Residences sets a new standard in protective glazing for high-rise residential construction, say officials at Tecnoglass.

Egan Co. is a multi-trades contractor based in Minnesota and North Carolina specializing in a multitude of skilled trades and professional services, including commercial glazing, curtain wall installation and more.

Populus is the first carbon-positive hotel in the United States, according to nominating company Kawneer.

This unique shower door design demonstrates how all spaces can be transformed using glass.

The roof features a complex and unique form, with over 9,000 parametrically designed nodes and a network of steel and aluminum profiles, each customized for its specific position.

To transform Manhattan’s historic James A. Farley post  office—originally constructed in 1918 to mirror Penn Station—into the modern Moynihan Train Hall station, seele installed five domed skylights consisting of structural steelwork and glass.

The Henderson pushes the envelope of what’s possible in glass and façade engineering. With double-curved, insulating laminated glass covering the tower from podium to crown, the design merges organic form with high-performance engineering.

One River North, a mixed-use development that includes apartments, redefines the boundaries of glass architecture through the bold integration of a sculpted “living canyon” carved into the façade of the tower.

The TruCut tungsten carbide cutting wheel is a uniquely manufactured product for the glass industry by Salem Fabrication Supplies.

Andluca presents an innovative architectural glazing solution that seamlessly integrates its SafeFlight UV bird safety interlayer with its Innovio solar energy generation technology.

The new FHC Herc-Door Self-Closing Door Rail with In-Rail Concealed Closer provides a convenient option for architects, specifiers and glaziers looking to upgrade commercial interiors with herculite-style door aesthetics via full-length door rails. 

Lyto is an electrostatic micro-shade system encased within a double or triple insulating glass unit.

StormArmour is a three-part stormwater mitigation system engineered to prevent wind-driven rainwater intrusion through the tracks of sliding glass doors.

Glaziers Tool is a specialized software platform designed for glaziers, providing industry-specific tools to streamline workflow, improve efficiency and manage job-related tasks.

The 1600UT SS Curtain Wall System powerfully combines the high thermal performance of Kawneer’s 1600UT System 1 Curtain Wall with the screw spline system of the 1600 SS Curtain Wall System.

Nicole Harris, former National Glass Association president and CEO, looks back on her NGA start as editor-in-chief of Glass Magazine. 

Excerpted from NGA Glass Technical Paper FB56-18 (2024) Heat Soaking Testing of Tempered Glass for Architectural Applications.

How the publication provided seven decades of expertise and trust.

Railing installation best practices for high rises.

If you own or manage a business, fraud comes with the territory.

As sustainability targets grow, warm-edge spacer systems support high performance.

New courses train users on software, design review and estimating.

It’s no longer enough for glass to be clear and strong—it must also provide ballistic resistance and protection from forced entry. 

Canada should consider establishing its own float glass production within the next several years due the need to reduce its dependence on the U.S. and ensure stable domestic supplies.