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Architectural Glass 101: Transparent Trends in 2024

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Image © Mark Herboth In the 21st century, Glass has become a cornerstone material for architecture. Once limited to apertures and openings, Glass now dominates entire facades, especially in high-rise buildings where transparent cladding material is preferred to maximize views. Read more »

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Provencher_Roy uses recycled glass material to complete Darwin Bridges reconstruction in Montreal

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The new Darwin Bridges makeover represents the first instance of Ground Glass Pozzolan (GGP), a recycled glass product developed with researchers from the Université de Sherbrooke and the City of Montreal, being used in an architectural design worldwide.

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MIT team creates 3D-printed glass bricks for reusable construction

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MIT engineers have created 3D-printed glass bricks that could offer a new approach to construction with sustainable and reusable materials. The team, led by Assistant Professor Kaitlyn Becker and former MIT researcher Michael Stern, developed the glass bricks using a custom 3D printing technology from MIT spinoff Evenline.

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Seeing Through Layers: Translucent Materials in Architecture

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Translucency, at its essence, is an optical property that enables the total or partial passage of light through materials, without providing a clear view of the objects behind them. Traditionally, glass sheets have been the symbolic material associated with transparency, commonly used in the fabrication of doors and windows.

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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. Shenzhen Hongshan Middle School.

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Exploring Timber and Glass in 11 Contemporary Architectural Designs

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Pavilion ∞ / Atelier Lai © Yilong Zhao Some materials change the course of architecture from the moment they begin to be employed. The initial materials used in construction certainly did so: clay, stone, and wood. The ability to build is the origin of the discipline. Read more »

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16 Materials Every Architect Needs to Know (And Where to Learn About Them)

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Materiality is of just as much importance as form, function, and location—or rather, inseparable from all three. <a href='[link] Carpets,"</a> an exhibit by Studio Ossidiana at the 2016 Dutch Design Festival.

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