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Free exhibition reveals the transparent science behind modern skylines

From the Gherkin to Olympia's sweeping roof, a free exhibition explores how advances in glass transformed architecture—and why today's buildings rely on far more than simple pane...

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Jordan Soderberg Mills Transforms a Historic Chapel With Light

The Canadian artist's intervention in the Gothic church makes magic of transparent laboratory-grade glass.

Glass House / Charlene Koetz Arquitetura

The Glass House (Casa de Vidro) was conceived from a contemporary architecture of strong horizontal expression, where the lightness of the planes and the precision of the lines def...

Modernist Harmony in a Historic Villa / LBWA

In the historic part of Poznań's Grunwald district, adjacent to the renowned Abisynia housing estate, stands an interwar villa distinguished by its modernist character. A quintesse...

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Simon-Marq glassmakers craft stained-glass windows for Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Reims, France. — AFP

Glassy Venezia: Authentic Italian Glassware

Located near Rome's Termini, this cozy boutique offers a variety of accessories, home decor made out of the authentic Venetian Murano Glass. The post Glassy Venezia: Authentic Ital...

A Vancouver Addition Blurs the Line Between House and Garden

Evoke International Design uses floor-to-ceiling glazing, slender steel frames, and a carefully composed landscape to connect a contemporary addition to its historic Shaughnessy se...

Toledo Museum of Art's Glass Pavilion turns 20

One of the most notable features of the Glass Pavilion is its transparency; it is, after all, a building walled entirely in glass.  Now, that glass building will turn two decades...

Toledo Museum of Art showcases local glass artist

Multimedia artist Hannah Bowlus sees the world made up of spheres and cubes. “I feel that these shapes are found throughout nature, basic forms we all know. We see them everywhere...

On Being Glass: Saint Clare of Assisi and the Franciscan Charism

Travis Lacy on the law of the mirror.

Radikal Klassisk / PUNTOFILIPINO

The style is characterized by eclectic, bolt and vibrant designs, and an explicit need to imbue a more sophisticated identity to those who wish to distinguish themselves by transce...

A ‘Disgustingly Beautiful’ Glass-Brick Renovation Makes Its Mark

A historic building in TriBeCa stood out for its short stature. A glass-brick addition was the unconventional solution.

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Glass-Walled Midcentury Modern Gem With Ties to the White House Hits the Market in New Jersey

Known as the Solt House, the incredible property was designed to blend seamlessly with the landscape around it.

Cubist Wall

"Cubist Wall" — A wall of rectangles and colords, Cork, Ireland.

Inside A Sydney Mid-Century Masterpiece Suspended Among The Treetops

At the time of its design in 1957, The Glass House by notable Sydney architects Bill and Ruth Lucas was a radical example of lightweight, compact and economical design. The mid-cen...

Foil

 Foil     I remember my grandparent had really cool candlesticks, hanging on the wall.  The were transparent and had gold foil pieces in them.  I had a little foil and made a few r...

A Glass Of Coffee: Glassblowing Steps Into The Coffee Spotlight

This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. The eye-catching designs of handblown glassware.

Dazzling Glass House With an Indoor Lap Pool and Waterfall Is the Ultimate Mix of Retro and Refined

Built in 1981, the property features distinctive glass block walls that give it a vintage feel—but the decor is elegant and modern.

La Milagrosa Altarpiece / Alberto Campo Baeza

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Snapshot: ‘Clausura’ Traces the Silhouette of a Bygone Belgian Church with Steel Tubes

Artistic duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh's poetic work resurrects the 12th-century Flemish landmark in ghostly outline.

House with Reflective Furniture / Set Architects

Set Architects has completed the renovation of an early 20th-century apartment in Rome's Nomentano district, reinterpreting its traditional layout through a contemporary lens.

Midcentury modern icon Isamu Noguchi’s steel sculptures get a Mennello Museum debut this week