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Marking the last major construction stage for Toledo, Ohio’s, landmark Maumee River Bridge, the 176 glass panels that will be installed on the crossing’s 404-ft-tall pylon began arriving at the site on March 29.
Floor and wall covering options have increased in the last few years. More choices are offered to the consumers. Glass tile is one of them and is really popular these days.
The Skywalk glass bridge suspended above the Grand Canyon will be opened to the public. Constructed on the Indian Hualapai tribe’s territory of Peach Springs (Arizona), The Skywalk was imagined and built by architect Mark Johnson from MRJ Architects…
Wealth, growth, and the desire to make a mark are spurring cities to build ever higher power-towers—and reshaping architectural design in the process.Scientists haven't isolated the "trophy tower" gene just yet.
Horn Glass Industries AG has received the orders for three large-scale projects within three months, two of these being for container glass furnaces and one being for a 500 tpd float glass furnace.
It has taken more than six years in the planning process, but the five tower blocks that make up the Chalcots Estate in Swiss Cottage, North London are finally receiving a long awaited multi-million pound make-over.
Leviev Boymelgreen Marquis Developers of Florida has commissioned renowned artist Tom Patti to create a monumental wall sculpture for the garage façade of the Marquis luxury condominium – adding art and flair to Miami’s new cultural arts district.
SentryGlas Expressions is created by encapsulating a computer or photographic image in full colour, high resolution, in Class One safety glass.
One of the world's largest natural wonders will soon be home to an engineering marvel. In late March, the Hualapai Nation plans to open the $30 million Skywalk, a glass-bottomed bridge that will jut 70 feet over the Grand Canyon's edge.
Boston's tallest skyscraper, the John Hancock Tower, was sold to a New York real estate firm as part of a $3.3 billion deal for a package of buildings in four cities.
The Historical Glass Museum raised $6,000 during its parking lot sale and from sales at its gift shop Dec. 9. The event will help maintain operating costs for the museum.
"Incredibly tough but looking weightless, almost invisible!" This is how laminator Cristacurva describes the complex, curved laminated glass balustrade containing DuPont™ Butacite® that is an interior design centerpiece at the Ford Dealers…
Developers unveiled the design for a soaring, curving skyscraper Monday that will be the centerpiece of a redevelopment of La Defense, the business district west of Paris, and will rival the Eiffel Tower in height.
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) said glazing work was nearing completion on Phase 1 of its state-of-the-art exhibition and conference centre currently under construction in the UAE capital.
The figures speak for themselves: to date, over 30 airports in around 20 countries have chosen Glaverbel glass to provide the high level of acoustic insulation, solar control, thermal insulation, safety and security that airport buildings require.
TAMPOPRINT AG is an internationally acting manufacturer in the field of spezial printing machines and laser technology. 30% of the turnover are made up of special printing machines tailored to the needs of the customer.
Glasstec, the industry’s most important trade show in Europe in 2006, is to represent for Fenzi an excellent opportunity for extensively publicising the new Decover range, launched at the end of last year yet already heading for considerable success…
The company CBM – Blamar Group has developed and patented a new railing system based on quality, flexibility and easy installation.
The phenomenal growth in the Gulf construction sector – especially in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia – is expected to result in consumption of some 1mn tonnes of flat glass in the GCC, according to a study here.
Inspired by the port The Law Courts, located on the southern edge of Antwerp, cover a surface area of 78,000 m² and features six levels: one underground and five above ground, the highest of which is just 15.75 m off the ground.
The 20-story concrete base of the skyscraper being built to replace the World Trade Center will be covered with thousands of glass prisms.
Six years after conception, construction of the Toledo Museum of Art's Glass Pavilion is in the home stretch.
Among creators of functional glass art, none enjoys greater prestige than Rene Lalique. The eminent Frenchman's vases, lamps, plates, centerpieces and bowls -- not to mention architectural projects -- define Art Deco chic.
Danway LLC - a subsidiary of Emirates Holding - and UK's Fusion Glass Designs Ltd have joined hands to set a set up a joint venture under the UAE Offsets Program.The two companies will hold 51% and 30% stakes respectively in the new company…
Construction glass makers are lobbying the Government to suspend the licensing of new glass-making projects until 2010 amid concerns of an imminent surplus crisis in the domestic market.