Steel structure facade

Image 22 of 44 from gallery of Center for Art and Technology in TNUA / Hsuyuan Kuo Architects & Associates + EHS ArchiLab. Photograph by Shephotoerd

After decades of glass thickness reduction and transparency in glazed façades, a whirl of glass translucency and weight is taking the architectural scene. You may have found it already in small places: building entrances, sculptures and the like. But the quest for thick, icy blocks of glass stacked in façades is here to stay, or at least that's my impression. This post will discuss origins and directions of the 'thick glass' trend. GE Building glazed entrance detail, seen from inside…

Image 17 of 29 from gallery of Filter House / Comte/Meuwly. Courtesy of Comte/Meuwly

Image 5 of 18 from gallery of Artisan Digital Office Building / Pantang studio. Photograph by Apinine Thassanopas

Image 32 of 51 from gallery of 10 Projects That Feature Striking Steel Trusses. Photograph by Marcos Mendizábal

Image 10 of 10 from gallery of ASU Polytechnic Campus / Lake|Flato Architects + RSP Architects. Photograph by Bill Timmerman

Completed in 2002 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The ING Group’s head office stands on a long, narrow site beside the southern section of Amsterdam’s A10 ring road. Bounded on one side by the South...

Image 15 of 40 from gallery of Cantilever House / Design Unit Sdn Bhd. Photograph by Lin Ho Photography

Image 6 of 11 from gallery of Talleres Building / MasPuntoCero Arquitectura y Juan Pablo Alvarado Foerster. Photograph by Cristóbal Palma