When San Francisco’s Hallidie Building opened in 1918, it represented a feat of engineering as well as an exuberant expression of design. Architect Willis Polk devised a seven-story glass façade for ...

Glass facades remain the cladding of choice for residential and commercial projects—both in densely populated metropolises as well as suburbs. High visibility and improved technology in weather ...

In a general sense, the term “curtain wall” refers to an exterior wall that does not support loads other than its own weight. Curtain walls are therefore nonstructural, and serve solely to protect the ...

In 1993, W&W Glass LLC joined with the American distributor for the U.K.-based Pilkington glass manufacturing firm’s patented planar system, working exclusively in North America on highly engineered ...

Chicago’s Krueck + Sexton Architects, a practice founded in 1979, has established a particular niche in the design and implementation of complex glass facades. Their projects present a significant ...

Glass architecture has drastically changed the face of modern cities. From being regarded as weak or purely aesthetic, glass ...