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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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Shigeru Ban and the Cooper Union to exhibit Paper Log House at The Glass House's 75th anniversary

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Shigeru Ban Architects have announced a special project that will help commemorate the 75th anniversary of the realization of Philip Johnson ’s soon-to-be restored Brick House, the smaller outbuilding included at the site of the landmarked Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. Chanin School of Architecture , via LinkedIn.

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monumental glass grid installation by emmanuel barrois illuminates paris design week 2023

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REFLEXIONS glass installation at Paris Design Week 2023 From September 15 to November 15, 2023, a 15-meter-high glass art installation will cast its luminous glow at the heart of the Palais Royal Garden in Paris, France.

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Biophilic installation begins at Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Factory, including 17 big trees

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In advance of the expected project completion later this summer, the Brooklyn-based developer Two Trees Management has shared images of its recent installation of the biophilic program inside PAU ’s long-awaited Domino Sugar Refinery redevelopment in Williamsburg.

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Venice installs temporary glass barriers at St Mark’s Basilica to prevent flooding

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New glass barriers have successfully prevented a high tide from flooding St Mark’s Basilica in Venice for the first time [.] The wall is intended as a temporary solution until work will be carried out to raise the pavement level of St Mark’s Square.

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thomas medicus’ optical illusion installation made of glass shards confronts climate change

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The post thomas medicus’ optical illusion installation made of glass shards confronts climate change appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. as observers encircle the sculpture, images of four animal species under threat disintegrate into fragments then reassemble themselves.

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Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy combines glass bricks and walnut for first store

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Glass bricks feature on the walls, floors and ceilings of the store Walnut wood panels frame the textured glass blocks. The front door of the shop features a unique glass handle by the Venice-based Japanese glass artist, Ritsue Mishima. The photography is by François Halard.

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