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Designing for Plants: The Architecture of Greenhouses and Their Relationship with the Environment

ArchDaily

Glass House / Max Núñez. Image © Roland Halbe When delving into the envelope of construction and examining how the interior relates to the exterior, the concept of greenhouses emerges as an opportunity to cultivate life indoors, whether dependent on external factors or not.

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Provencher Roy mixes recycled glass into concrete of sculptural Quebec bridge

Deezen

Canadian architecture studio Provencher Roy has created Darwin Bridges, a curved bridge on Nuns' Island outside of Montreal constructed with concrete that utilises recycled glass in its mixture. More than 40,000 kilograms of glass – the equivalent of around 70,000 bottles of wine – went into the mixture.

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Important Portals: 6 Residential Designs Where Traditional Arches Meet Contemporary Concepts

Architizer

To reflect on these questions, this collection examines a diverse array of residential buildings from around the globe that integrate arches as integral elements of both their exteriors and interiors. The post Important Portals: 6 Residential Designs Where Traditional Arches Meet Contemporary Concepts appeared first on Journal.

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Balenciaga opens tinted-glass couture store beneath historic Paris atelier

Deezen

Fashion house Balenciaga has opened a couture store with smoked-glass-panelled walls in the same building as its original couture salon in Paris. The interior of the store was clad in tinted glass. The post Balenciaga opens tinted-glass couture store beneath historic Paris atelier appeared first on Dezeen.

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What are Aerogel Glass Blocks?

Santa Cruz Architect

One such innovation is the aerogel glass block, a remarkable material that combines the transparency of glass with the extraordinary insulating properties of aerogels. How Aerogel Glass Blocks Are Made To understand the creation of aerogel glass blocks, it is essential to first grasp the concept of aerogels.

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Eight ways to prevent birds flying into buildings with glass facades

Deezen

From patterned glass to netting, here are eight ways to make buildings more bird-friendly. Read: Glass facades are "the main culprit" for billions of annual bird deaths. They didn't evolve to deal with glass. Here are eight ways to help birds avoid crashing into glass-covered buildings: Photo is by David Sundberg Esto.

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Glass and steel form rooftop Cascada House apartment in Mexico City

Deezen

On one side is an open-concept living and dining room, with a small kitchenette. This opens to a generous patio via sliding glass doors. Through large glass panels that open widely, the house integrates with the ambient vegetation, dissolving the boundary between interior and exterior," they explained.

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