The contemporary renovation of historic buildings often includes all-glass structures that allow architects to preserve the original building design
Other than limited special cases, there is a lack of standards providing guidance on the design of structural glass. This has resulted in an ad-hoc
The use of glass in the exterior facades provides greater light transmission into the building and improved views for occupants. Coastal areas in
The Green Village at the TU Delft is a living lab for sustainable innovations. The Co Creation Centre (CCC) will be their new meeting center (13.5 x
While additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented freedom of design and a remarkable potential for material efficiency and lightweight
Fountain Place is a project that exemplifies the latest technology and applications in building skin design and jumbo structural glass applications,
Effective thickness is a simplified method for the structural evaluation of laminated glass section properties. The method consists of defining the
The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building
Laminated glass with standard PVB has long been used for safety and security due to its ability to adhere the broken glass fragments together. As the
The case study presented is a 195 meters tall office tower with a raised podium made of 16 meters full height glass panels (and smaller). The panels
In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it cost?”