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Below are a set of links to building type studies from Architectural Record, which are in-depth analyses of particular kinds of buildings, with photos, drawings, specifications, detailed descriptions, and design solutions. Click on each link below, read the article then complete the quiz to earn your credit and certificate of completion.
Glass may be the most chameleonlike of building materials. Depending on how it is manipulated, combined with other materials, or how it is installed, it can appear transparent, translucent, or opaque. The same glass surface can take on varying characteristics in different atmospheric conditions. It can be made flat as a pancake or bent into perfect arcs. These stories explore how architects are pushing the limits of technology to exploit this material's mutable nature, its aesthetic qualities, and its energy-conserving potential-demonstrating that glass is more than merely molten sand.
Pictured: Elbphilarmonie, Hamburg, Germany, Herzog & de Meuron; Photo © Thies Raetzke
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Straight Story On Curves
Fabrication advances allow architects to create buildings that are transparent or translucent, as well as sculptural.
Photo © Thies Raetzke
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Reflections on the Box
A new addition to the Corning Museum of Glass by Thomas Phifer and Partners continues a tradition of architectural invention at its upstate New York campus.
Photo © Iwan Baan
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Thick-Skinned
Two very different buildings deploy double curtain walls to satisfy the competing demands of transparency, efficiency, and comfort.
Photo © Shen Zonghai
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Bigger, Flatter, Clearer
Two towers rising is in Shenzhen, China, demonstrate Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's approach to creating transparent and pristine facades.
Photo © SOM
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Dynamic Glass
Three design teams explore the potential of electrochromic-glazing technology to enhance building-envelope performance and aesthetics.
Photo courtesy Studio 804
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The Future Is Crystal Clear
Architects, scientists, and manufacturers look toward emerging technologies and materials to develop the next generation of glass and glazing products.
Photo courtesy GlassX
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Below are a set of links to building type studies from Architectural Record, which are in-depth analyses of particular kinds of buildings, with photos, drawings, specifications, detailed descriptions, and design solutions. Click on each link below, read the article then complete the quiz to earn your credit and certificate of completion.
Glass may be the most chameleonlike of building materials. Depending on how it is manipulated, combined with other materials, or how it is installed, it can appear transparent, translucent, or opaque. The same glass surface can take on varying characteristics in different atmospheric conditions. It can be made flat as a pancake or bent into perfect arcs. These stories explore how architects are pushing the limits of technology to exploit this material's mutable nature, its aesthetic qualities, and its energy-conserving potential-demonstrating that glass is more than merely molten sand.
Pictured: Elbphilarmonie, Hamburg, Germany, Herzog & de Meuron; Photo © Thies Raetzke
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Straight Story On Curves
Fabrication advances allow architects to create buildings that are transparent or translucent, as well as sculptural.
Photo © Thies Raetzke
|
|
Reflections on the Box
A new addition to the Corning Museum of Glass by Thomas Phifer and Partners continues a tradition of architectural invention at its upstate New York campus.
Photo © Iwan Baan
|
|
Thick-Skinned
Two very different buildings deploy double curtain walls to satisfy the competing demands of transparency, efficiency, and comfort.
Photo © Shen Zonghai
|
|
Bigger, Flatter, Clearer
Two towers rising is in Shenzhen, China, demonstrate Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's approach to creating transparent and pristine facades.
Photo © SOM
|
|
Dynamic Glass
Three design teams explore the potential of electrochromic-glazing technology to enhance building-envelope performance and aesthetics.
Photo courtesy Studio 804
|
|
The Future Is Crystal Clear
Architects, scientists, and manufacturers look toward emerging technologies and materials to develop the next generation of glass and glazing products.
Photo courtesy GlassX
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