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Refracting Light and Redefining Space: Glass Bricks in Contemporary Interiors

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Atdhe Mulla Glass bricks have been widely used in architecture , eventually becoming a staple of the 1980s architectural styles. In recent years, glass bricks are becoming increasingly popular , no longer relegated to older aesthetics.

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Batek Architekten arranges gallery-like dental clinic around acrylic glass cube

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dental clinic has a green acrylic box at its centre "As with the first dental practice, the concept aligns with the client's brief to craft an interior design that evokes the atmosphere of an art gallery," Batek Architekten founder Patrick Batek told Dezeen. Batek Architekten chose a desk made of foamed aluminium for the T7.2

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How to Improve Internal and External Environments with Glass Ceilings

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Image © XINLEE As a highly transparent material that stands up to all but the most extreme of weather conditions, is easily formed into any size or shape, and, once formed, will last for thousands of years, glass is still one of the most innovative and crucial materials used in architecture. Read more »

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BIG completes glass-tiled pavilion overlooking lake in Suzhou

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Draping over them is a single undulating roof, finished with perforated glass tiles that draw dappled light into the interior, nodding to the surrounding trees. A courtyard sits at the centre of the pavilion Intended to resemble "pixelated leaves", the glass roof tiles are composed of two perforated layers.

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this ‘inverted greenhouse’ is a glass-topped cabin for viewing nature in chile

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unlike a traditional greenhouse that houses plants, this glass home places the residents inside, surrounding them with the vibrant forest. The post this ‘inverted greenhouse’ is a glass-topped cabin for viewing nature in chile appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Longwood Gardens shares sneak preview ahead Longwood Reimagined opening

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Interior View, West Conservatory. Work on the 17-acre expansion culminated with the addition of a new 32,000-square-foot glass greenhouse designed by Weiss/Manfredi that houses the immersive Mediterranean garden creation from Reed Hilderbrand, serviced by a network of 128 geothermal wells which are connected to a ground-level heat exchanger.

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Rieder uses glass fibre-reinforced concrete for curving office facade

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A gridded facade made up of rectangular windows and glass fibre-reinforced concrete (GFRC) bars wraps the building and its rounded corners. Its facade was made by Rieder "The materiality and calming appearance of the glass fibre-reinforced concrete elements allow for a harmonious integration into the surrounding neighbourhood," said Rieder.

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