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From Float Glass to OLEDs: How Recent Advancements in Glass Technology Are Reshaping 21st Century Design

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If your brand is innovating in product design for architects, consider entering today: Enter the A+Product Awards It might be hard to believe in today’s see-through society, but glass was once a scarce resource used sparingly in architecture. In the early years, glass was a medium for divine storytelling. from 2021 to 2028.

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Commercial Podium, Shanghai, China

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Commercial Podium, Shanghai Suhe MixC World, Office tower, Chinese commercial property, photos. Commercial Podium in East Alley of Shanghai Suhe MixC World. Commercial Podium, China. The Commercial Podium is a Gateway to Suhe: A New Destination Blended with Its Surroundings. 17 January 2023. Design: Kokaistudios.

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A Glass-Walled Rear Extension Revives a Cramped London Victorian

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Oliver Leech Architects transforms a West London townhouse using reeded glass that suffuses the family home with natural light while maintaining privacy. To add visual impact to the much-improved plan, Oliver Leech Architects worked vertically, adding reeded Linit glass panels to the double-height extension.

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8 Ways Architects Shook up Commercial Design in 2022

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The commercial landscape has long been a barometer for economic prosperity. Whether structures of retail, production or business operation, discover how these outstanding winning projects from the 10 th Annual A+Awards are reimagining commercial typologies and instigating wider change across our global skylines. Evoking Nostalgia.

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Biomorphic Overhead: 7 Glass Ceilings That Imitate Nature

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By design, glass ceilings tend to attract attention to themselves. Their functional purposes are fairly limited, and their shortcomings can be sizable (depending on how good the glass is at insulating), but we keep building them because they’re just so appealing. Click here to sign up for our Jobs Newsletter. . Bálna Budapest.

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71+ Glass doors designs & types for refreshing interiors (Enquire here)

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Glass is a versatile material that offers a plethora of doors designs and application areas like for bathrooms, wardrobes room partitions. In this article, we provide you with all the information about glass doors, ranging from different types from sliding to revolving, advantages and a list of top glass door manufacturers in India.

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OMA reveals design for stepped shopping centre with glass facade in Tokyo

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The commercial centre will have two distinctive facades. The side facing Omotesando has a "monolithic, transparent face" clad in glass, which is set back at the top and the ground to create a convex shape, while the Harajuku side of the building has stepped terraces. One side will have a convex shape. General contractor: Kumagai Gumi.

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