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After four years, ift Rosenheim had to terminate the cooperation with the OTI test laboratory in Istanbul.
Ecological, close to nature and cost-saving: on Hamburg's Elbinsel Wilhelmsburg, the International Building Exhibition 2013 is showing how we will live in the future.
The Torre de Cristal at Madrid is an office building with the architecture design intended to look like a cut crystal. At 249 m and 52 floors, the glass tower is the second highest building in Spain.      It features a photovoltaic dome and the…
Bendheim is the proud decorative architectural glass partner to Patient Room 2020, a next-generation healthcare design prototype of a safer, more streamlined, restorative, and engaging environment for patients, families, and caregivers.
Today, the Triple Seal group of companies is pleased to officially launch a new name and brand identity.
Bill Blazek joins the market team at Technoform Bautec North America, Inc. He will provide manufacturers of aluminum windows, doors and façades with high-precision polyamide insulation profiles that deliver energy efficiency, structural performance…
Cladding with decorative glass becomes an ever increasing trend in today’s interiors. To answer a growing demand from architects and installers to get a complete glass bonding solution with quality decorative glass, AGC Glass Europe has launched a…
As the trend for greener buildings is growing, the need to design building facades aimed at preventing bird collisions is increasing.     Numerous studies have been made relating to bird collisions in cities around the world.
The First Plaza is a commercial complex located in the quaint, historic town of Metz in France. The Lazard Group Real Estate has developed this sustainable building, based on design by Unanime Architects.
A new police headquarters in Madrid is the latest architectural landmark in the city. With its transparent design created from extensive use of Technal’s GEODE-MX curtain walling system, the building aims to change the relationship between this…
Powered by Alice®, Glass Fabricator and Designer GGI will be showcasing True Color Fades, one of the hottest trends in interior glass wall design, at this year’s NeoCon 2013 trade exhibition in Chicago, IL.
The wide range of modern functional glazing now available has opened up remarkable scope for creative design in today’s architecture.
Jim Waldron has been named president of Wausau Window and Wall Systems, a manufacturer of custom aluminum window systems and curtainwall for the commercial construction market, located in Wausau, Wis.
Wausau Window and Wall Systems has named Russell Williams as its architectural sales representative serving customers in upstate New York, Connecticut, western Massachusetts, Vermont and southern Quebec and southern Ontario.
A new residential building is rising at the upper end of New York's skyline. Located on the corner of 56th Park Avenues, this slender building, which almost looks fragile, will be 420 meters high (approx. 1,377 feet).
Bendheim Wall Systems, Inc., the exclusive distributor of Lamberts channel glass in North America, welcomes Olson Architectural Products, Inc. (OAP) as its newest Sales Representative.
With the “Zoofenster” building, opened in January 2013 in Berlin City West, the capital has a new urban landmark.
In her last month as head of state, Her Majesty the Queen has opened the new Philips Museum in Eindhoven.
The Grenzebach Group will be presenting its complete portfolio at the 2013 Hanover fair. Topics like innovative technology, continuous automation, efficient cross linking of all components all represent parts of the lead topic “Integrated Industry”.
Glass provides building designers with fascinating creative options, and the popularity of the material has increased dramatically over the last decade.
Saint-Gobain Glass India recently supplied Nano and COOL-LITE, two advanced high performance glass to the world’s tallest hotel JW Marriott Marquis, in Dubai.     These two glasses were suggested as a double glazing solution for the hotel’s facade…
In December 2012, AGC Glass Europe was awarded another Cradle to Cradle Certified(CM) Silver certificate, this time for its main decorative glass ranges: Lacobel, Matelac, Matelux and Mirox.
When designers for Chevron wanted to create a new, modern look for a flagship gas station they turned to Glaspro to create a storefront and signage that are as striking as they are unique.
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