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How to Improve Internal and External Environments with Glass Ceilings

ArchDaily

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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The Legacy of the Sawtooth Roof, an Icon of Industrial Architecture

ArchDaily

Sawtooth roofs are an iconic architectural feature of industrial buildings A historic symbol of the industrial age, the sawtooth roof is a lasting legacy of architectural history. Although a functional invention born from necessity nearly 200 years ago, the iconic shape is enjoying a renaissance in many contemporary projects.

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Rua da Saúde Glass Roof / schlaich bergermann und partner

ArchDaily

© Roberta Gewehr architects: schlaich bergermann und partner Location: Porto Alegre, Río Grande del Sur, Brazil Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Roberta Gewehr Area: 4000.0 m2 Read more »

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LACMA shares custom-built glass facade details in new spring construction update

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Work on the building’s MEPs is now underway, and the concrete pour for the roof decks has been completed to the east side of the site. Formwork, rebar installation, and concrete pours for the roof decks are also advancing on the Spaulding Lot. LACMA has yet to release a public opening date. (A

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Max Núñez Arquitectos tops greenhouse with vaulted glass block roofs

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Photographs have revealed the Casa de Vidrio greenhouse in Chile by architecture studio Max Nez Arquitectos , which hasvaulted roofs made of glass bricks. Extra-translucent glass clads the exterior and the faces of the vaults. "In

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translucent pitched roof tops glass-clad store by designRESERVE in chinese village

designboom

made of twin-wall polycarbonate sheets and fabric, the roof filters natural light during the day and glows like a lampshade at night. The post translucent pitched roof tops glass-clad store by designRESERVE in chinese village appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Dual Roof Extension in Kingston by Square One Architects

Archinect

This recently completed project located in the London Borough of Kingston Upon Thames is spread between two semi-detached Victorian properties which both sought to extend their roof spaces. The four dormers are joined together with a mansard roof which gives the illusion that the dormers are.

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