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Bendheim Glass Used in Met Opera Renovation

Custom reflective bronze glass from Bendheim played an important role in the renovation of the Eleanor Belmont Room at the Metropolitan Opera. The space was renamed the Keebler J. Straz Lounge, and the renovation was led by GACHOT.

Bendheim Glass Illuminates Historic Renovation

Bendheim’s TurnKey glass cladding system was used to enhance the elevator lobby of 200 Varick Street in Manhattan.

Pulp Studio Collabs on Rail Station Projects

Pulp Studio teamed up with an artist duo to create a welcoming Washington state light rail station.

New Indianapolis Project Sports Crystal Windows

The window and door manufacturer supplied over 1,300 windows and doors for an Indianapolis high-rise project.

Guardian Glass VIG Installation Proves Success Five Years In

Five years ago, Guardian Glass Hybrid Vacuum IGTM windows were installed in a Boulder, Colorado, medical building. Now, Guardian Glass is analyzing the results and reviews of how these windows have held up in this environment.

Tubelite Products Used All Across Belmont University Campus

Belmont University's campus features more than 10 buildings that include Tubelite storefront, curtainwall and entrances.

Vitro Contributes to Pittsburgh Glass Center Renovation

Vitro Architectural Glass joined Pittsburgh Glass Center to commemorate the completion of its landmark expansion project, for which Vitro contributed its products.

Los Angeles High-Rise Uses Viracon Glass to Maximize Views

The Figueroa Eight luxury high-rise in downtown Los Angeles features a high-performance curtain-wall façade system with full-height, low-emissivity glass that allows for maximum sunlight and expansive views. Three different types of glass—clear vision, spandrel glass and spandrel with frit—are…

Pulp Studio Supplies Glass for NYC Public School Mural

Pulp Studio supplied seven panels of glass needed to create a vibrant mural at an NYC public school as part of a Public Art for Public Schools initiative.

EFCO Windows and Doors Used in Resort Renovation

The Omni Amelia Island Resort showcases EFCO windows and doors that can withstand Florida weather while still welcoming guests to the beach resort.

Texas Elementary School Uses Tubelite Aluminum Framing

To withstand the Texas heat, Azle Elementary School used Tubelite aluminum framing systems finished by Linetec in the school.

Milwaukee High-Performance Building Innovations

The NGA Glass Conference: Milwaukee kicked off on Aug. 6 with a trio of high-performance case studies from the host city. The session featured presentations on the historic restoration of a glass-enclosed staircase at the Milwaukee County War Memorial, featuring vacuum insulating glass; the high-…

Bendheim Installs Mural of Olympic Runner Jesse Owens

Bendheim's new glass mural captures a historic Olympic moment from runner Jesse Owens installed with TurnKey Fusion.

Hotel Prototype Uses Linetec, Tubelite Services and Products

Hilton’s Southeastern hotel protype showcases Linetec finishing and thermal improvement services on Tubelite window wall and entrances.

Solarban 60 Starphire Glass Supports Biophilic Design for Midwest Fire Station

Solarban 60 Starphire glass by Vitro Architectural Glass maximizes daylighting and thermal efficiency at the Marion Fire Station in Marion, Iowa.

Elementary School Building Uses Tubelite Storefront for Energy Efficiency

An updated elementary school building in Broomfield, Colorado, uses Tubelite Therml=Block TU24650 Series storefront to meet thermal performance, sustainability and energy-efficiency goals.

Pulp Studio Crafts Entrance for Las Vegas Restaurant

Pulp Studio supplied a version of infinity mirror for the entrance to Komodo's Las Vegas restaurant.

Sightline Commercial Solutions Contributes to Two Olympic Facilities

In recent years, Sightline Commercial Solutions has made contributions and renovations to two U.S. facilities that will be used to host the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Vitro Glass Helps Amazon Meet Its Daylighting Goals

Amazon’s new headquarters, the 22-story Harmon and Merlin towers in Virginia, feature Solarban 72 Starphire glass curtainwall by Vitro Architectural Glass.

Tubelite Curtainwall Used in New Ferris State University High-Tech Building

Ferris State University’s new Center for Virtual Learning and Esports Arena showcases Tubelite curtainwall.

Crystal Awarded Large Manhattan Window Project

Crystal Window & Door Systems will supply over 6,600 replacement windows for Waterside Plaza; three residential towers in Manhattan.

Bendheim Rainscreen Used in NJ College’s Newest Building

Bendheim's glass rainscreen system was incorporated in the new Essex County College building to protect it from rain and mildew, while adding an elegant look to the facade.

Vitro Architectural Glass Announces New Low Embodied Carbon Projects

Vitro Architectural Glass' products have been selected by the General Services Administration for a renovation project at the Whittaker Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri, and a test project at the Cohen Federal Building in Washington, D.C.

Solarban 72 Acuity Glass by Vitro Highlights 20 Mass Renovation

Vitro's Solarban 72 Acuity Glass was used for the glass curtainwall for 20 Mass' revamp.

Vitro Solarban Glass Used in Pittsburgh Redevelopment Project

The adaptive reuse of Pittsburgh’s RIDC Mill 19 now features windows with Solarban 60 Glass and Skylights with Solarban 70 Glass by Vitro Architectural Glass.

Solarban R100 Solarblue Glass Contributes to Daytona Beach’s Post-Hurricane Revival

Vitro's Solarban R100 Solarblue Glass was used in an insurance brokerage firm's new headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Bendheim’s Parking Façade Enlivens New Austin Project

Bendheim's parking façade system’s integrated glass and louver panels reduces the need for mechanical ventilation.

Vitro Architectural Glass Chosen for Powell Courthouse and Annex Renovations

Vitro's Solarban 60 solar control low-e glass was selected for the Powell Courthouse and Annex renovations by the U.S. General Services Administration.

GAMCO Provides Custom Fenestration for School Project

Gamco Corp. provided custom fenestration for a New York charter school, including commercial doors, a curtain wall entrance and vestibule space, and interior office doors and glass walls.

Sightline Commercial Solutions Engineers Glass Bridge for Aquarium

Sightline Commercial Solutions custom engineered a unique glass bridge for New Orlean’s Audubon Aquarium to create a better viewing experience for visitors.

YKK AP Works as Fabricator on New Florida Health Care Center

YKK AP did the metal fabrication for a new health care center in Pensacola, Florida.

VacuumGlass LLC Transforms Ohio Building

VacuumGlass LLC aided in the transformation of the 22-story Grant-Deneau Tower, which has stood as a symbol of architectural prowess in Dayton since 1969.

TGP Products Used in Bank Project

SteelBuilt Curtainwall Infinity System from Technical Glass Products was used in the First United Bank project in Oklahoma to foster connections and connect to nature.

Vitro Solarban 70 Glass Used in Sacramento Office Project

Solarban 70 glass from Vitro Architectural Glass helped DPR Construction earn a COTE Top-10 Award and net-zero status for its new Sacramento office.

Crystal Window and Door Systems Supplies Senior Housing Project

Crystal Window and Door Systems supplied a Morristown, New Jersey senior housing rehabilitation project with multiple windows.

German Building Project First of its Kind in Wiesbaden

New "Platinum" building in Wiesbaden, Germany, is the first timber-hybrid office building in the city and combines recyclable building materials with a sophisticated energy concept using Swisspacer and Saint-Gobain products.

Walker Glass Used in Aquarium Project

Walker's Textures Opaque acid-etched glass was instrumental in a 2022 renovation project for the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland.

Alumicor Products Used in British Columbia Project

Alumicor curtainwall, windows and terrace doors were used in a mixed-use development in British Columbia.

Pulp Studio Involved in Penn Station Renovation

Pulp Studio fabricated glass for both the exterior and interior renovation recently done at Penn Station and Moynihan Train Hall in New York City.

Sightline Commercial Solutions Upgrades Five Ballparks

The upgrades from Sightline Commercial Solutions range from VIP viewing to ADA accessibility, and other custom solutions.

Vitro Glass Used in Outpatient Center Project

Vitro's Solarban 90 Acuity glass was used in an outpatient center project located in Dallas, Texas, due to its energy efficiency and transparency.

Washington University Hall Features Tubelite Systems

WashU’s 86,500-square-foot McKelvey Hall project was supported with products and services from Tubelite Inc., Wausau Window and Wall Systems, Viracon and Linetec.

Technoform Products Used in Seattle Convention Center Project

Building envelope products by Technoform were used for the curtainwall of the Seattle Convention Center.

AGS Aids in San Tomas Square Project

AGS participated in the San Tomas Square project in California to help it achieve a distinctive sun shading design.

MillerClapperton Fabricates Rehabilitation Hospital

MillerClapperton fabricated 52,145 square feet of metal composite material and 4,000 square feet of Profiled Single Skin for the new David L. Conlan Center at Carolina Rehabilitation Hospital.

Kawneer Products Used in Oncology Project

Highlands Oncology in Arkansas is a five-story health building that features many Kawneer products.

Solarban 70 Glass by Vitro Used in Los Angeles Project

Solarban 70 glass by Vitro Architectural Glass was used in the 510 Vermont project in Los Angeles, California, due to its energy efficiency and sustainability.

Architects Redesign Syracuse University Student Center

Mackey Mitchel Architects and Ashley McGraw Architects both worked to redesign the Schine Student Center at Syracuse University to promote openness while still abiding by fire- and life-safety codes.

Elementary School Features Multiple Alumicor Products

An elementary school in British Columbia made use of many Alumicor products to achieve transparency, daylight, energy-efficiency and flexible learning spaces.

GAMCO Provides Custom Skylights for Venue

GAMCO Corporation provided custom structural skylights for The Rockleigh, an event venue in new Jersey.

Sightline Commercial Solutions Helps Construct Two NFL Stadiums

Sightline Commercial Solutions provided custom VIP seating systems, glass guardrail and more for both Cleveland Browns Stadium and Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

GAMCO Aids in Hospital Expansion

GAMCO Corp. sourced and fabricated impact-resistant aluminum fenestration components.

Solarban 90 Acuity Glass Used at Parkland Moody Outpatient Center

Vitro's Solarban 90 Acuity Glass was used in the Parkland Moody Outpatient Center in Dallas, Texas.

Crystal Windows & Doors Provides Windows & Doors for Hotel Project

Crystal Window & Door Systems provided many products that were used in the renovation of the historic OMNI Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Linetec Contributes to California Mural

Linetec contributed 111,692 individual metal flappers in 35 unique colors for a moving mural in a parking garage in California.

Eastern Glass & Aluminum Involved in USC Project

Eastern Glass & Aluminum was the glazier partner for a large dorm project at University of South Carolina.

Solarban 70 Glass Used for University Cyber Security Center

Vitro's Solarban 70 glass, a triple-silver-coated low-e glass, was used in the new facade for the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Cyber Security Center.

Carey Glass Provides Glass for Convention Center

Carey Glass provided the glass for the envelope and the interior glass windows for the Washington State Convention Center project in Seattle.

Architectural Glass & Aluminum Co. Partakes in Campus Project

Architectural Glass & Aluminum Co. provided the perforated aluminum sunshades throughout the exterior facade of University of California San Diego's engineering facility.

Enclos Corp Provides Curtainwall for Capital One HQ

Enclos Corp. provided thousands of curtainwall units for multiple systems involved in the construction of Block A of the Capital One Headquarters located in McLean, Virginia.

Enclos Corp Assists in Seattle Convention Center Expansion

Enclos Corp. did the design, engineering, procurement, and installation of curtainwall units and tons of steel for the expansion of the Seattle Convention Center, called Summit.

Harmon Provides Façade for Headquarters Project

Harmon Inc. assisted in the project for Pioneer Natural Resources new headquarters in Irving, Texas.

Bendheim Custom Glass Used in Concert Hall Renovation

Architects used custom glass from Bendheim for the renovation of David Geffen Hall, the newly renovated home of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

Hope's Windows Assists in Museum Project

Hope's Windows provided the replica bronze windows and five custom bronze curved vestibules for the Philadelphia Museum of Art renovation.

Crystal Window & Doors' Supplies Windows for New York Project

Crystal Window & Door Systems supplied the casement and fixed picture windows needed for a multi-building development in Brooklyn, New York.

Los Angeles School Modernized through Biophilic Design

To address Grover Cleveland High School’s rapidly growing enrollment, PBWS Architects used Kingspan Light + Air’s UniQuad wall systems, Quadwall translucent skylights and Briteway canopies to create a modern campus infused with biophilic elements that honored the original mid-century design of the…

Gamco Provides Fenestration for New Hotel

Gamco provided glazed commercial windows, curtain wall, storefront, balcony doors, commercial entrance doors and metal louvers for a new hotel in Long Island City, New York.

Bendheim Channel Glass Used in Water Plant Project

Channel glass from Bendheim was used in a water plant project in Montreal.

Bendheim Glass Cladding System Used in New Airport Terminal

Bendheim's Z-KISS concealed attachment system was used in the latest Kansas City Airport terminal project, totaling over 10,000 square feet of glass provided.

Onyx Solar to Provide PV Glass for Project

Onyx Solar was selected to provide the photovoltaic glass for NESR's large-scale Oilfield Research and Development Centre project.

Kansas City Airport Upgrade Features Facade from Bendheim

A glass facade by Bendheim was used for a major upgrade to a parking garage at the Kansas City International Airport.

Study Indicates Energy-Saving Benefits of Solarban Glass

A new study finds that Vitro's Solarban R100 Optiblue Glass helps Mexico’s second-tallest skyscraper reduce energy costs by $600,000 per year.

INOVUES to Retrofit University of Minnesota's Campus

A project at the University of Minnesota will become Inovues’ first non-invasive insulating glass retrofit for operable windows.

Corporate Headquarters in Indiana Features Bendheim's Turnkey System

A new corporate headquarters for First Internet Bank in Fishers, Indiana, uses etched grey mirrored glass from Bendheim that was installed using Bendheim's Turnkey System.

Hope's Windows Contributes to National Comedy Center Project

Hope’s Windows provided the steel windows and doors to unite old and new in the National Comedy Center building design in Jamestown, New York; a historic building recently brought back to life.

Pepsi Commits to Renewable Energy with Onyx Solar

Onyx Solar will install its crystalline silicon photovoltaic glass technology in PepsiCo's new distribution and logistics center in Puebla, Mexico, to generate more than 90,000 kWh of clean energy each year.

University of Arizona’s New Glass-Covered Building Consolidates its Health Sciences Programs into One Building

The University of Arizona's new Health Sciences Innovation Building is constructed with Vitro's Solarban 90 Starphire glass and includes an expansive ground floor forum, daylit student lounges and study spaces, simulation laboratories and more.

Sarasota Architect Showcases Commercial Products in Residential Home

Florida-based architect Damien Blumetti used commercial products from Eco Window Systems in a recent design project of a residential home.

Bendheim's Wall-F Glass System Clads Denver Airport Elevator

As part of Denver Airport's Concourse C East expansion project, Bendheim's Wall-F Glass system was utilized in the creation of a glass elevator to add to the minimalistic aesthetic.

West Side Pier 57 Now Features Bendheim Channel Glass

Pier 57 in Manhattan has been transformed by a redevelopment project with walls of Bendheim channel glass in an effort to blend old with new. The $410 million restoration and revitalization project will include mixed-use space, a food hall, and a rooftop public garden.

Award-Winning Austin High-Rise Delivers Amazing Views and High Performance

Supported by tall concrete columns that emerge from a nine-story parking block, Austin’s new 34-story 70 Rainey houses 164 condos featuring floor-to-ceiling Solarban R100 glass from Vitro Architectural Glass.

New Hotel Features Range of High-performance Systems

The new Hilton Garden Inn in Brookline, Massachusetts, features several glass and metal systems, all installed by R&R Window Contractors Inc. The project was designed by Cambridge 7, and took 31 months to complete.

Glass Solutions Completes Reclad on Hotel, 30 Stories Up

The Amway Grand Plaza, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan began its reclad journey over two years ago in July 2019 and set its last frame in late 2021. Amway Hotel is the first reverse set, or top down, unitized curtain wall project for Glass Solutions Inc.

Glass Curtain Wall Stuns in New Expo Center Exterior

With a unique, glass-wrapped exterior, the Resch Expo is a visual highlight to the Lambeau Field Stadium District in Green Bay Wisconsin.

New Public Service Building Prioritizes Natural Light with All-glass Systems

The 11-story, 370,000 square-foot City of Minneapolis Public Service Building includes both public service and office space, co-locating 1,300 city employees that were previously spread throughout six different downtown locations.

New Luxury Vegas Hotel Features Striking Exterior

The Resorts World, a new luxury hotel and casino, stands out on the Las Vegas strip with an eye-catching exterior. Giroux Glass installed systems for several scopes of the project, including the exterior curtain wall and several portions of the glass interior.

Tvitec Delivers a Kaleidoscopic Skylight for Railway Station

Tvitec’s high-performance glass is one of the cornerstones of the radical urban transformation of the railway in León, Spain. A fantastic redevelopment project has been designed around its new high-speed rail station alongside new underground platforms.

Amazon Office Installs View Smart Windows to Create Modern Working Environment

Amazon has completed installation of View Smart Windows in its new leased office at 16331 NE 72nd Way, in Redmond, Washington.

Swisspacer Ensures Energy Efficiency for Varso Towers in Warsaw

Varso Place is a complex of three new buildings in the center of Warsaw, the most characteristic element of which is the tallest skyscraper in the European Union—Varso Tower. The highest and long-term energy efficiency of one of the office buildings included in the project is ensured, among other…

Adaptive Reuse of Historic Church Features Hope’s Windows

The University of Chicago’s Saieh Hall for Economics occupies a full city block and features adaptive reuse expertise from Hope’s Windows, which provided its handcrafted hot-rolled solid steel windows.

Vista Skywall Furnishes and Installs Fenestration for Manhattan’s First Motto by Hilton Hotel

Vista Skywall Systems, a New York-based commercial glass and curtain wall installation firm, recently completed a major new Manhattan project.

New Sustainable Villas Harness Sunlight Through Solar Control Glass, Panels

Harmony with nature, as well as environmental sustainability were both considerations in the new Ahk Kndu Villas project, located in Antalya, Turkey. Designed by GAD Architecture.

Ally Charlotte Center First in City’s Skyline With Polycarbonate Panel Glazing System

The 26-story, 750,000 square foot Ally Charlotte Center is the first building in Charlotte, North Carolina to be completed with a long-span, high-load polycarbonate glazing panel system.

Nineteenth Century Concert Hall Features New Glass Facade

Despite COVID-19 delays, glass fabricator InKan helped complete the revitalization of Massey Hall, an original concert hall from the 1800’s, located in Toronto, Canada.

New Metro Stations Feature Bird-Friendly Facades

The Eglington Crosstown LRT is a Toronto-wide Metrolink project including a total of 25 stations. Glass fabricator Prelco contributed to 14 of the new stations, with the application of a consistent design across numerous buildings.

Sophisticated Exterior of New Office Building Features Systems by Press Glass

NC Agricultural in Raleigh, North Carolina, features a sophisticated glass and metal façade, fabricated by Press Glass.

Four Original Shower Designs Featured in New Lake House, Courtesy of HMI Digital Glass Printing

Interior designer Lisa Sherry partnered with HMI to design four unique, digitally printed shower enclosures for her new lake house.

New Office Tower Features Vibrant Public Art Project

The interior of 81 Bay St, CIBC Square in Toronto, Canada features an arresting public art project, created by artist Steve Driscoll and fabricated by Imagic Glass.

Goldray’s Dichroic Glass Brings Life to Public Art Installation

The public art installation, Windward Light, designed by Heavy, Urban Systems, is modeled after a mother bird, protecting everyone under the eight-foot canopy. Located in Calgary, Alberta, this new installation features Goldray Glass’s dichroic glass.

Pulp Studio Transforms Hotel Exterior into Glowing, Gold Facade

The Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia is a four-star hotel that combines modernist features with Art Deco elements in its design. Inspired by the nearby Santa Anita race track, the facade of the building incorporates Pulp Studio’s Chromavision Gold glass elements that glow at night against the stunning…

Skylight, Finished with Linetec Anodize, Brings Light to Cancer Treatment Facility

The new Sentara Brock Cancer Center began treating patients on June 1, 2020. This new patient-centered facility transforms cancer care in Hampton Roads, Virginia, by bringing together expert care teams, community organizations and holistic cancer treatment services within one location. The $93.5…

Sisecam’s Glass Helps New Housing Complex Blend with Natural Surroundings

The Flora Panorama is a new a housing complex and located in Burgas, Bulgaria. Sharenkov Architects designed the building to blend in with the surrounding nature in the city, using Şişecam’s solar control low-emissivity flat glass products to accomplish their design goal.

View Smart Windows Offer Daylighting Options to Residents of New Mixed-Use Apartments

View Inc., a manufacturer of smart building technologies, announced the installation of its smart windows at Parque Kirkland, a new mixed-use apartment residence in Kirkland, Washington.

New PGA Tour Office Features Trex Railings

The new PGA Tour Global Home, a 187,000-square-foot building, is located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The new building, designed by Foster + Partners, provides office space for more than 750 employees, with a goal of locating all employees in one building for the first time. This new workplace…

Tecnoglass Helps Realize Thermal, Aesthetic Goals for New Hotel

To help Brookline, Massachusetts’s new Hilton Garden Inn meet performance and aesthetic requirements, Tecnoglass supplied customized ES-WW38 thermally broken window wall.

Renovation Preserves Historic Façade Thanks to Quaker Windows

The Assembly, a multifamily building in Indianapolis, Indiana, enjoyed a former life as a The Old Ford Building, a car manufacturing plant. The redevelopment project used 600 of Quaker Windows & Doors’ historically accurate H600 fixed and awning windows to preserve the historical design, say…

Sustainable Geometric Façade Incorporates YKK AP Thermally Broken System

The geometry of the new JST Production and Engineering Center is striking, with more than 70 corners inside and out. Designed by Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects, the building, located in Swarata Township, Pennsylvania, represents a deep connection to nature, taking inspiration from tree roots. Its…

CRL Systems Offer Long Glass Spans, Simple Install to Luxury Multifamily Project

Los Angeles’s Miracle Mile is known as a cultural epicenter in the heart of the city. This neighborhood is now home to a luxury, multifamily building called One Museum Square. The 269,000-square-foot high-rise is 21 stories high, and contains several of CRL’s glass and metal systems.

Modern Luxury Hotel Features Tubelite Systems, Inside and Out

Missouri's Loews Kansas City Hotel is the first full-service luxury hotel to open in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, in more than 30 years. Rising 24 stories and encompassing 800 rooms, its crisp, modern, minimalist look was designed by Cooper Carry and brought to life with Tubelite Inc.'s curtain…

Vitro’s Solarban 67 Glass Adds Sustainability, Views to New Portland Civic Center

As Oregon’s first project to pursue LEED certification at the Platinum level, the Meyer Memorial Trust in the heart of Portland’s urban community combines investments in social equity and sustainability through building elements that include a saw-toothed photovoltaic (PV) roof, textured metal…

Kentucky History Museum Features Trex Railings and Systems

Since 2004, the Frazier History Museum in Louisville has educated patrons about world, U.S. and Kentucky history through its three floors of exhibits .Surrounding the museum building are more than 140 linear feet of Trex Commercial Products’ railing.

Swisspacer Air Provides Pressure-equalized IG for Denver’s Humboldt Project

The “Humboldt Project” was recently completed in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver. The modern residential complex of three single-family homes mainly inspires with its cubic architecture and large windows. Not least because of the enormous differences in height along the transport route from the…

Los Angeles’s Lumen West Innovates in Glazing, Construction Management

Under two of the many cranes lining the L.A. skyline, the existing Trident Center Building is undergoing an extensive renovation and reimagination as Lumen West, a new experiential office concept designed by Gensler. The project also features a very unique project management strategy for its…

Trex Commercial Products Equips New Stadium, Inside and Out

TQL Stadium brings distinctive design elements and inclusive viewing experiences to one of the Midwest’s rising cities, just in time for the 2021 Major League Soccer season. Known as “The Crown Jewel of Cincinnati,” this stadium boasts nearly 20,000 linear feet of custom engineered railing from…

California Middle School Showcases Indoor/Outdoor Learning Spaces with Extech's Skylight System

The Spring Hill School's new campus in southern Sonoma County, Petaluma, California, welcomed its first middle school class for the 2019-20 academic year. Exterior Technologies Inc.'s skylight systems expand the school's learning spaces beyond the building's walls, making the most of the fresh air…

Pulp Studio Helps Caesars Palace Update for a Post-COVID World

Caesars Bacchanal Buffet, located in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, underwent a multimillion dollar renovation for a post-COVID world.

LEED Gold University Sciences Building Uses Modern Glass to Blend with MCM Campus

The $92-million University of San Diego Tata Hall for the Sciences is a new building surrounded by Midcentury Modern architecture.

Metal Systems Help to Unify College Campus

The Lone Star College system, with multiple campuses in the Houston metropolitan area, has its own onsite technical high school named the East Aldine Satellite Center. The 64,000-square-foot facility features a contemporary design with a restrained palette of façade materials, including eye-…

FG Glass Uses Tecglass Technology to Bring Creative Façade to Life

FG Glass is one of the largest glass fabrication companies in India, producing glass for architectural use. With products including DigitectureTM―a digital-printing product line with unlimited design options―in partnership with Spain’s Tecglass, there was no doubt that printed glass was the right…

Gamco Supplies Fenestration for New Commercial Property in Queens, NY

Gamco Corp., one of New York’s leading fenestration and architectural metal fabricators, supplied the recently opened commercial development at 251-73 Jericho Turnpike, Queens, New York. Located on the Queens-Nassau County border, the 84,000-square-foot 4-story building features ground floor retail…

Case Study: Palumbo Glass Chooses Forel Machinery

Palumbo Glass is an insulating glass manufacturer in southern Italy. Founded by siblings Prisco and Carolina Palumbo, the company has been in business for more than 20 years. The plant's 32,291-square-foot manufacturing space includes two Forel “Residential” insulating glass lines, which enable…

Trex Commercial Products Helps Set the Stage for Olympic Track Trials

Trex Commercial Products is about to become part of Olympic history, thanks to its involvement in the recent renovation of Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The renowned University of Oregon facility is set to host this month’s Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Binswanger Installs New High-Performance Façade for International Company’s US HQ

Binswanger's commercial installed the high-performance glazing façade system at the corporate headquarters for Dhollandia US, in Bessemer City, North Carolina. The company manufactures liftgate technology.

New Chicago Luxury Tower Features Harmon Curtain Wall

Wolf Point East’s façade features 341,000 square feet of Harmon’s UCW8000 curtain wall system, with a combination of multi-lite units with zero siteline vents, horizontal feature panels and vertical aluminum fins in 3-inch, 6-inch and 9-inch depth configurations.

Student Center Features Pleated Curtain Wall

Iowa State University's Student Innovation Center, located in Ames, Iowa, aims to inspire students to innovate through experimentation and collaboration.

Giroux Glass Contributes Complex Glass, Problem-Solving to UC Greenhouse Project

In 2020, Giroux Glass completed installation of the Plant Growth Environments Facility, a scientific research building on the campus of University of California, Riverside, equipped with a 14,500 square- foot, state-of-the-art greenhouse.

Egan/Interclad Enclose Complex Hotel Exterior in Metal and Glass

The Omni Viking Lakes Hotel in Eagan, Minn. is a new 320,000-square-foot, 320-room hotel that's part of the Viking Lakes mixed-use development project that includes the Twin Cities Orthopedic Performance Center for the Minnesota Vikings.

New Aquarium Expansion Features Specialty Glass Systems

The new $80-million Clearwater Marine Aquarium will have five times the space for guests with new retail, food court, and most importantly, a new 1.5-million-gallon dolphin habitat. The expansion was designed by Fisher and Associates LLC, and the general contractor was Creative Contractors.

New Toronto Office Building Features Diamond Facade

The new CIBC Square features of 545,300 square feet of glass and more than 8,000 frames of custom unitized curtain wall, which comprise the unique, diamond-like exterior of this office building, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Artistic Glass Exhibit Illustrates Women Breaking Glass Ceilings

The Fearless Girl is a custom bronze sculpture and a representation of female empowerment worldwide. A single-day exhibit added 250 simulated glass "shards" that signify the ceilings, barriers and obstacles that women continue to shatter on a daily basis.

New School Interior Features Variety of Glass

Whittle School & Studios boasts a newly renovated look, thanks to fabricated glass provided by Kensington Glass Arts and Trulte Glass & Aluminum.

Tecnoglass Supplies High-Performance Glass for Residential Tower

Hub50House, a new residential tower in Boston designed by Gensler, features over-size, energy-efficient glass fabricated by Tecnoglass.

AGNORA Provides Custom Fabrication for Brand New Office Space

The new and modern office building, One Young Street, located in Kitchener Ontario Canada, features 16,000-square-feet of custom insulating glass units, fabricated by AGNORA, with 8,050 square feet featuring custom printing by Dip-Tech.

GGI Helps Bring Public Art Display to LIfe at New Moynihan Train Hall

As of January 2021, Moynihan Train Hall, located in New York City's Penn Station, is complete and ready to accommodate New Yorkers. This ambitious project comes with a revival of classic architecture alongside a helping of modern art, which General Glass International, GGI, brought to life…

Medical Campus Glass Staircase Features Glasshape Bent Glass

Lee Health―Coconut Point is a $140 million medical campus featuring a 24-hour emergency room, surgery center, imaging services, and advanced rehabilitation technology.

Award-Winning Library Features Striking Facade

Calgary Central Library in Alberta, Canada opened as one of Architectural Digest’s most anticipated buildings of 2018. Since then, it has earned multiple awards, thanks in large part to its glass-and-metal façade featuring Solarban 60, Solarban 72 and Starphire Ultra-Clear glasses by Vitro…

Swisspacer Warm Edge Spacer Bars Ensure Insulation at Nobu Hotel Warsaw

A new design hotel in the Polish capital is making its mark with extraordinary architecture that combines the Art Deco style of the 1920s with the modern era: the Nobu Hotel Warsaw. The design includes triple glazing that features warm edge spacer bars from Swisspacer,

Vitro Glass Donates Starphire Low-Iron Glass to Fallingwater Window Restoration Project

Vitro Architectural Glass donated Starphire Ultra-Clear glass to replace multiple windows at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Mill Run, Pennsylvania.

New Garden Room at National Aviary Opens with Bird-Safe Glass

The National Aviary in Pittsburgh completed the installation of glass windows and doors at The Garden Room, a new glass-enclosed venue for weddings, special events, and educational programs that also will serve as a showcase for energy-efficient, bird-safe glass.

Trex Commercial Products Systems Enhance Fan Experience at New Chase Center

The Chase Center is a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose arena for sports and entertainment located in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. Home to the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, the new complex is the city’s largest indoor venue, featuring an 18,064-seat arena, 100,000 square feet of…

Salt Lake City's Net-Zero-Energy Fire Station Earns LEED Gold with Tubelite's Curtain Wall

In April 2020, Salt Lake City's Fire Station No. 14 earned LEED Gold certification through the U.S. Green Building Council for its energy-efficient, environmentally responsible design and construction.

Winco Windows Helps to Transform Car Dealership into Luxury Apartments

Once a bustling car dealership in the 1950s, a five-story dealership and its parking garage has been transformed into upscale apartments and condos, the Garage apartments in New Orleans. Two fully automated, class-B freight elevators allow residents to self-park next to their residence.

Crystal Windows Breathes New Life into Warehouse-to-Office Building Conversion

Crystal Window & Door Systems played a key role in the recent restoration and conversion of a major Brooklyn property. Located at 341 39th Street, Sunset Yards is a newly renovated 200,000-square-foot, 10-story structure that converted a 1920s vintage warehouse, and attached seven-story…

Solarban R100/Bronze Glass Helps Charlotte’s Capitol Towers Earn LEED Gold

Inspired by classical pavilion architecture, using Doric Order and monumental half-round column design, Capitol Towers in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a new office building combining old-world Roman influence with high-performance glazing and modern energy efficiency. The façade, designed by LS3P…

University of Florida’s $65M New Ballpark Completed

The 2021 Gator baseball program will have a new home. The new $65 million ballpark will feature several notable amenities, including a mixture of seating options, a 360-degree concourse, shade structures, modern team facilities and much more. Greco Aluminum Railings designed, fabricated …

Gamco Supplies New Rochelle Hospital Fenestration

Gamco Corp. played a key role in recent renovation work at New Rochelle Montefiore Hospital in Westchester County, New York. Gamco fenestration and façade products were used in two simultaneous major renovation projects in separate areas of the hospital campus.

Winco Windows Help Create Virus-Resistant Spaces in Healthcare Settings, Schools

Controlling viruses in healthcare facilities is now a top priority for architects and facility managers. Transira Prime Window Solutions, from Winco Window Co., resolves several common problems faced by hospitals and clinics, say company officials.

Miami’s Iconic Office Tower Completes $7M Renovation

One Biscayne Tower, a 39-story concrete structure built in 1972, was Miami’s tallest building for 44 years. This iconic office building, at 2 S. Biscayne Boulevard, recently completed a $7 million renovation that modernized the main entrance and lobby. The original entrance system was pre-Hurricane…

Extech Products Refresh Railway’s Locomotive Facility

Through the decades of technological advancements, Norfolk Southern Railway Co.'s Juniata shop has modernized, but its many building structures were showing signs of age and wear. Pennsylvania-based Extech/Exterior Technologies Inc. played a key role in improving the appearance, performance,…

Crawford-Tracey Provides Curtain Wall for Transportation Center

The new $57 million Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at LaVille, located in Jacksonville, Florida, opened for business.

Monash University Student Residence Receives Passivhaus Certification

Gillies Hall: the student residence, located on the Peninsula Campus of Monash University in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston, has six storys and a gross floor area of 6,500 square metres, making it currently the biggest Passivhaus-certified building constructed from cross-laminated timber panels…

Kovach Helps to Grow Nashville Skyline

222 2nd Ave. is a striking, mixed-use tower overlooking the Cumberland. Providing over 360,000 square feet of Class A office space, 222 2nd Ave. is a new addition to Nashville’s growing skyline. Kovach supplied glass and metal systems to the project, as well as design assist.

Historic Stadium Gets New Breathable Glass Skin by Bendheim

Bendheim’s ventilated glass cladding and rainscreen system is featured in the latest renovation of the iconic Kinnick Stadium at the University of Iowa.

Renovated Chapel Features Windows by Hope’s Windows

Founded in 1859, Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, is a small, private institution of higher learning and home to one of the largest collegiate chapels in the world. The Chapel of the Resurrection rises above the highest point on the 350-acre campus. Used for both religious and…

The Vessel Becomes an Iconic Part of Manhattan’s Hudson Yards

The Vessel is a landmark built as part of the Hudson Yards redevelopment project in Manhattan.

University's Aquatics Center Achieves LEED Gold with Tubelite Systems

Southern Methodist University's new Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium stands as a gateway for the growing east campus and builds on a legacy of proud Olympians, world records and 155 national titles. Earning LEED Gold certification through the U.S. Green Building…

Crystal Windows Offer Views for Cedarbrook Residents

Crystal Window & Door Systems’ Chicago production facility is providing views for the newly constructed senior residence Cedarbrook at Rochester with 1,341 new Crystal commercial aluminum windows and terrace doors. The new independent, assisted, and memory care facility is located in Rochester…

JW Marriot Nashville Part II: High-End Hotel Features High-performance Glass Courtesy of Viracon

The JW Marriott Nashville, which hosted the 24th annual Building Envelope Contractors Conference, boasts a glass-clad exterior courtesy of the high-performance glass supplied by Viracon.

Glass-clad BEC Host Hotel, JW Marriott Nashville, Features High-Performance Window Wall System

The 24th annual Building Envelope Contractors Conference will be held March 1-3 at the JW Marriott Nashville. The 33-story building’s bold appearance and high performance was achieved with YKK AP America’s YWW 50T Window Wall MegaTherm aluminum framing system featuring Technoform’s polyamide…

NBA Experience at Disney Springs Showcases Bent Glass Circular Staircase

The NBA Experience is a new attraction at Disney Springs, which opened in August of 2019 in Orlando, Florida.

New Dodge, Jeep and Ram Dealership Showcases Vehicles Behind Slimpact

The new multimillion-dollar, state-of-the art Dodge dealership in Tampa, Florida, features glass cubes seemingly soaring into the air, with glass fabricated by Faour Glass Technology.

Newly Renovated Premier Medical Plaza Features Diamon-Fusion Protected Glass

Diamon-Fusion’s protective coating was applied, pre-installation, to the newly renovated Premier Medical Plaza in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Plaza will provide new medical, clinical and surgery facilities for several medical groups in 100,000 square feet of space.

Philadelphia Office Renovation Showcases Linetec Wood Grain Finishes

Originally constructed in the early 1920s as a four-story Hudson Motor Car Company fabrication plant, Philadelphia's 2400 Market Street property was adaptively reused as an office building. Previously known as the Marketplace Design Center, it was reimagined and vertically expanded into a nine-…

New Corporate HQ to Feature Crawford-Tracey Curtain Wall

Medical device manufacturer Arthrex Inc.’s new corporate headquarters is on the cusp of completion after two years of development, say officials at Crawford-Tracey Corp; the company provided its high-performance Pro-Tech glazing systems for the entire Arthrex expansion project.

New Seattle Retail Complex Features Vitro Solarban 60

New Dallas Residential Tower Will Have Greco Railings

Greco Aluminum Railings has been awarded the railing package for one of Dallas’ most anticipated arrivals, The Victor.

Ellison Balanced Doors Completes Amherst College’s New Science Center

Linetec Adds Color Coatings, Thermal Improvement to HyVee Arena Refurbishment

Considered the nation's first multi-level sports complex, HyVee Arena adaptively reused the historic Kemper Arena's single-level venue, transforming it into a modern, four-level, multi-functional, 10,000-seat recreational facility in Kansas City, Missouri.

Fire-Rated Glass Floors Offer Protection and Views at Historic Lexington Courthouse

Constructed in 1899, the historic Fayette County Courthouse was one of the first fully electrified structures in the city. Its heralded central dome used electric lighting to create a star-like ceiling visible to occupants from the ground floor entrance.

Every Building Tells a Story

In our industry, it is easy to get bogged down in the details, and with good reason. The right cuts, sealants used and installation processes can make or break a job. We live in a world where every detail and measurement is critical to the success of a project. But if we take the time to step back…