Glass Exhibition Sees a Clear Series of Firsts for Swansea Students

Date: 13 July 2006
Source: Icnetwork.co.uk

Date: 13 July 2006

Students from Swansea Institute's Architectural Glass course have opened an exciting exhibition of their first-year work.

The exhibition, which was launched last weekend at the National Waterfront Museum, was opened by Michael Davies, presenter of BBC Wales series Discovering Welsh Homes and founder of Davies Sutton Architects."Glass has historically had a great influence on architecture," he said.

"These are exciting times for architecture and glass, with glass now becoming a part of the structure of buildings, the National Waterfront Museum being a perfect example."

The exhibition featured innovative designs each with their own distinct style.

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