In these towers, operable windows are sacrificed for aesthetics and expansive views, with a central core layout that maximizes 360-degree views while creating architectural "solar heat-gain monsters." ...

Traditional pulley-and-counterweight-operated sliding panes have evolved to become a pivotal feature in contemporary ...

Commercial glass plays a key role in modern architecture and design, offering a balance between function and style. It’s used ...

Winner of the heritage category in architecture’s Oscars, the restored Lucas Glass House is a modest structure on the very ...

Hwang has argued that architects can still use glass in buildings — but with a little imagination, they can incorporate graphic ornamentation that will please us as well as other creatures (or ...

A building once celebrated for its innovation is deemed obsolete. Those trying to save it ask what its demolition means for ...

The Bottom Line: The glazing industry continues to evolve with trends like increased use of security-rated glass, improved acoustics, timber curtain walls for sustainable design and hurricane-rated ...

As part of the 2024-2025 Glass and Glazing Design Academy, the "Keeping Pace with Technology" webinar — that the National Glass Association coordinated with Architectural Record on Oct. 31, 2024 — ...

As important as glass is to almost every typology of architecture in the form of windows, when it comes to the roof of a building, the use of glass is not so simple. We’ve understood the power ...