Danish Carl Hansen & Son's flagship store in central Tokyo has been officially opened, simultaneously marking the 100th anniversary of acclaimed Danish designer Hans J. Wegner's birth. The two-story design shop offers fine classic furniture ...
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A $350 million arena in Las Vegas being designed by Kansas City-based Populous will sport an expansive glass facade with an LED overlay, according to a plan released by its developers. The 20,000-seat arena is being developed privately by ...
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The entire daytime electricity needs of the refurbished British Gas-owned Smart Home development in Watford are expected to be met thanks to an innovative transparent solar PV glass atrium, according to the Cambridge-based company – ...
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Pallavi Foley (35) Jewellery designer For Pallavi Foley, owner of Pallavi Foley Boutique Jewels, a minimalist workspace fosters creativity. Her glass cubicle is part of her 1,200 sq ft high-end store at the Leela Galleria, but is removed ...
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A year after a building with a glass façade in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) caught fire, the city's municipality has come up with guidelines for such buildings which are mushrooming across the city, especially in business hubs. The ...
Three months after a blaze in a glass facade building claimed four lives at Andheri, the fire department and BMC have come out with a fresh set of guidelines for such buildings. These include openings on every floor of high-rises with ...
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In a collaboration project between Philips and Germany's Hochschule Wismar Architectural Lighting students this year, 10 students designed an installation entitled "Light Beats." It is an exploration of the relationship between light and ...
Motilal Oswal HQ is one of the brightest sparks of fresh, contemporary glass façade design in Mumbai. The building is complete with modern,energy efficient feature and a fair blend of modern trends and corporate sophistication. ...
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The Torre de Cristal at Madrid is an office building with the architecture design intended to look like a cut crystal. At 249 m and 52 floors, the glass tower is the second highest building in Spain. It features a photovoltaic dome ...
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Architecture studio Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has designed the “Optical Glass House” in Hiroshima, Japan, that aims to acoustically protect residents from the main road outside, whilst providing light and views for the residents ...
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Christchurch patricians the Stewart family have unveiled an engineered timber and glass design that will replace the quake-damaged Princess St office of its business Skope Industries. Skope chairman Robert Stewart said his family would ...
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Pilkington Planar™ has been used to transform a Grade II Listed building into a state of the art youth centre in Middlesbrough. Prior to renovation the Georgian building, last used in 2001, was in a virtually derelict state. ...
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A building that produces more energy than it consumes: the Efficiency House Plus shows that it is possible to build detached houses that can function as miniature power stations. Power is supplied by the photovoltaic modules that are ...
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With thousands of visitors descending on London in 2012, some of the city's more aged infrastructure desperately needed upgrading. Blackfriars and Stratford Regional were among the railway stations chosen for major redevelopment. Pilkington ...
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Imagine an exhibition building as impressive as the products it showcases. Well, that is precisely how the glittering glass facade of the BMW Welt (German for BMW World) has ensured it to be. Built to be a ‘multi-functional customer ...
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