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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. Shenzhen Hongshan Middle School.

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A Brick and Glass Extension Telescopes Out Across the Roof of a London Home

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The grey brick cheeks of the outrigger, which blend with the roof color, follow the same stepping logic, creating a tapered and textured effect. The dimensions of the materials also inform the scale and proportion of the lighter brick portals from which each smaller volume is drawn out of.

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Sam Crawford Architects creates red-roofed community pavilion in Sydney

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An angular roof wrapped in translucent red-mesh panels crowns this Y-shaped pavilion in Sydney , designed by local studio Sam Crawford Architects. The building is raised on a low-lying concrete step The red-mesh roof pitches towards the building edges and is designed to provide solar protection to clerestory windows along the facade.

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Mamout reclaims materials from demolished warehouse for Belgian courtyard house

Deezen

Materials from a dismantled warehouse were used to build this courtyard house named Dailly, which local studio Mamout has nestled between two buildings in Belgium. Dailly is arranged around two courtyards and features colourful spaces filled with reclaimed materials. The concept is therefore to have a low, long house lit by patios."

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Grace Church School Athletic Center by MBB Architects

Archinect

The new arched-roof steel roof encloses multipurpose, open areas to accommodate courts for team sports as well as all-school gatherings and events. The new facility’s material palette of glass, wood, and steel structura.

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Wave-shaped roofs top cultural space in Shanghai by Wutopia Lab

Deezen

Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has used wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminium and translucent fabric to transform an industrial yard in Shanghai into a mixed-use cultural space. I designed the roof of the architecture as an undulating mountain shape, resembling a tent settling on the site," explained Yu. The photography is by CreatAR Images.

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

Architizer

Architizer’s A+Product Awards celebrate the manufacturers at the forefront of material innovation. In the early years, glass was a medium for divine storytelling. With its vast expanse of plate glass panels and cast iron framework, the structure redefined the possibilities of architecture and design. from 2021 to 2028.

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