Designing with Glass: Privacy and Translucency
Enhancing aesthetic appeal and maintaining occupant comfort
Sponsored by National Glass Association
This course is designed to educate architects and designers about the ways to incorporate privacy and translucency into a building space using glass and glazing building materials. It will review in detail a variety of decorative glass products that enhance aesthetic appeal and maintain occupant comfort.
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The National Glass Association (NGA) is the largest trade association serving the architectural glass and metals industry. A technical and educational resource, NGA envisions a future in which glass is the material of choice to enhance spaces where people live, play, learn, and work.
Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in July 2021
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explain ways to incorporate privacy and translucency in building designs using glass.
- Compare types of decorative glass, and design and application possibilities.
- Describe how different types of glass are made.
- List key considerations of specifying decorative glass.
