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09/13/2021

The 2021 R&D Award went to VetraFin Impact by Sentech Architectural Systems #GlassMagazineAwards https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/rd-award
VetraFin Impact is the tallest single-span structural glass system available in the Florida marketplace for impact-resistant loading, say officials at Sentech.
-No breakage in impact, wind-cycle testing
-Jumbo structural glass applications
-Single-span structural glass system

09/13/2021

Best Framing System or Component went to Trifab VersaGlaze 601/601T/601UT Front Set Framing System by Kawneer in the 2021 #GlassMagazineAwards Congrats! https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-framing-system-or-component
Kawneer’s 3-in-1 series includes three curtain wall systems: the non-thermal Trifab 601, the single thermal break Trifab 601T and the dual thermal break Trifab 601UT.
-3 thermal performance options
-2 glass performance options
-Accommodates 6-foot glass spans

09/13/2021

Congrats to C.R. Laurence for its win, Best Hardware Product or System: Palisades Bi-folding and Sliding Door and Wall Systems #GlassMagazineAwards https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-hardware-product-or-system
The newest CRL offerings in glass doors, the CRL Palisades S90 Bi-folding and S100 Sliding Door and Wall Systems, offer grand scale and minimal hardware for unobstructed views, along with acoustical and thermal benefits.
-Slim rails, unobstructed views
-CW40 Performance Grade rating
-Thermally broken

09/13/2021

Congratulations to nominating Co. Pulp Studio for Best Glass Application: Hurricane Maria Memorial, New York City in the #GlassMagazineAwards https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-glass-application
The ascending glass spiral of the new Hurricane Maria Memorial in New York City symbolizes the devastating hurricane which struck Puerto Rico in 2017, while simultaneously representing protection against those destructive forces. Built to honor the victims of the disaster, the memorial is titled “My Cry into the World,” echoing a line from Julia de Burgos’ poem, “Farewell from Welfare Island.” Lines from the poem by de Burgos are inscribed on the glass panels of the memorial.
Project team:
Glass manufacturer, fabricator: Pulp Studio
Installers: AM Architectural Metal & Glass, Eckersly O’Callahan
Artist: Antonio Martorell
Architect: Segundo Cardona

09/12/2021

Congrats to HMI Glass C.10 with Microban for Best Glass or Glass Component in the 2021 #GlassMagazineAwards
https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-glass-or-glass-component
HMI’s C.10 with Microban is a protective glass coating that incorporates antimicrobial technology. Any glass shower enclosure manufactured by the company can be coated with the product.
-Reduces bacteria by 99 percent
-Reduces cleaning time by 90 percent
-Lasts the lifetime of the glass

09/12/2021

Congratulations to Giroux Glass and the project team for Best Glass Interior: Pendry West Hollywood, Hotel and Residences, Los Angeles #GlassMagazineAwards https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-glass-interior
Pendry West Hollywood, Hotel and Residences is a luxury boutique hotel and condominium complex located on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. With a large scope, one of the main challenges the company faced was the customization of many elements.
The project team includes:
Clear glass fabricator: Glasswerks
Contract glazier: Giroux Glass
Clear mirrors: Avalon Glass and Mirror Co.
Antique mirrors: P & O Custom Glass Mirror
Metal systems (U-channels, L-angle, top and bottom rails, patch fittings): C.R. Laurence
Hardware for Herculite doors: JLM Hardware
Shower door hardware: US Horizon
Civil engineer: PSOMAS
MEP engineer: Blum Consulting Engineers Inc.
Architect: Cuningham Group Architecture Inc.
General contractor: AECOM / Hunt

09/11/2021

Judges selected Edgetech's nomination for the Best Green Project in the 2021 #GlassMagazineAwards https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-green-project
Basecamp Lyngby is a private student residence based near Copenhagen in Denmark. Comprising over 440,000 square feet, the residence offers 786 apartments total for both students and senior citizens. Recyclable materials, modular construction, and even the organic structure of the façade underline the green design intent of the project.
The winning project team includes:
Spacer manufacturer: Edgetech
Glass fabricator: Glaseksperten A/S
Curtain wall supplier: Rockpanel
Architect: Lars Gitz Architects
Project developer: BaseCamp Student Nordics

09/10/2021

Congratulations to nominating Co. YKK AP America Inc. and the project team on its win for Best Project Team: Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, Lubbock, Texas #GlassMagazineAwards https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-project-team
The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences is Lubbock's newest landmark. The 220,000-square-foot campus includes a main theater, studio theater and pre-professional ballet academy. The ambitious project required careful coordination and cooperation for the YKK AP America project team, which manufactured and supplied the metal systems.
The project team included:
Metal systems manufacturer: YKK AP America Inc.
Glazing contractor: Texas Industrial Glass
Glass fabricator: Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope
Additional façade manufacturer: Fiblast Alabama
Façade consultant: Curtainwall Design Consulting
Architects: Parkhill Smith & Cooper Inc., MWM Architects, Diamond Schmitt Architects
General contractor: Lee Lewis Construction Inc.
Owner: Lubbock Entertainment Performing Arts Association

09/10/2021

Congratulations to Best Innovation for Installers award winner Frameless Hardware Co.'s Advance Herc-Door Rail and Patch Fittings #GlassMagazineAwards https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-innovation-installers
Frameless Hardware Co.’s design and engineering team delivered an all-glass entrance system solution that significantly improves on what is perhaps the most-specified rail system on the market.
Easy, fast installation
Dry-glazed system
Accepts standard-size hardware

09/10/2021

Judges chose Sentech Architectural Systems' nomination for Best Jumbo Glass Project in the 2021 #GlassMagazineAwards https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-jumbo-glass-project
Fountain Place, a 58-story skyscraper and an icon of Dallas’s skyline, recently underwent a restoration. Working with the original design by I.M. Pei & Partners, part of the renovation’s new design goal was to increase connection between the building’s interior entrance lobbies and its outdoor water gardens.
The project team includes:
Metal systems manufacturer; façade engineering, design and material supply: Sentech Architectural Systems
Glass fabricator: Tianjin North Glass
Contract glazier: Admiral Glass Co.
Interlayer manufacturer: SentryGlas, by Kuraray America Inc.
Executive architect: Gensler
Architect: James Carpenter Design Associates
General contractor: Turner Construction Co.

09/10/2021

Congratulations to nominating Co. Architectural Wall Systems for Best Protective Glazing Project: VA Ambulatory Care Center, Omaha, Nebraska #GlassMagazineAwards https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-protective-glazing-project
The new Center features an eye-catching glass façade, combining creative geometries and blast resistance. Modeled to resemble a flag rippling in the wind, Architectural Wall Systems designed the custom blast-resistant curtain wall system, which utilizes extruded aluminum framing.
The project team included:
Metal systems manufacturer, contract glazier/envelope partner: Architectural Wall Systems
Glass fabricator: Viracon
Interlayer supplier: Eastman Chemical Co.
Façade engineering partner: Larson Engineering, Chicago Office
Architect: Leo A Daly
General contractor: McCarthy Building Companies

09/09/2021

Best Innovation for the Factory in the #GlassMagazineAwards went to Diamon-Fusion International's FuseCube Express, a coating machine that applies protective coating onto both sides of the glass through a proprietary chemical v***r deposition process, transforming glass into a high-performing, water-repellent surface. https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/best-innovation-factory

09/09/2021

Judges in the #GlassMagazineAwards selected the new Kinder Building, part of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston for the Project of the Year Runner Up. Nominated by Eastman Chemical Co., the building is wrapped with laminated, translucent glass tubes. https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/project-year-runner
The winning project team includes
Contract glazier: Josef Gartner (Permasteelisa North America)
Glass fabricator: ShenZhen ShenNanYi Glass Product Co.
Architectural interlayers: Eastman Chemical Co.
Façade and structural engineer: Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering
Engineer: Transsolar | KlimaEngineering
Architects: Steven Holl Architects, Kendall Heaton
General contractor: McCarthy Building Companies

09/09/2021

The grand steel and glass dome of the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures captured two prizes in the 2021 #GlassMagazineAwards: Project of the Year and Best Feat of Engineering https://www.glassmagazine.com/article/project-year-and-best-feat-engineering

Congratulations to the winning team including Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering, Saint-Gobain, Eckelt Glas, Saflex, by Eastman Chemical Co., Permasteelisa North America, Josef Gartner, Gensler and Renzo Piano Building Workshop

09/01/2021

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 production site in Poland to the installation location, the triple glazing units were fitted with the innovative Swisspacer Air, an intelligent solution for pressure-equalized insulating glass, produced by the Polish glass specialist Vitroterm. https://www.glassmagazine.com/news/2021/swisspacer-air-provides-pressure-equalized-ig-denvers-humboldt-project

08/26/2021

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 Walters & Wolf glaziers, one involving steak and eggs. https://www.glassmagazine.com/news/los-angeless-lumen-west-innovates-glazing-construction-management

08/12/2021

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 Trex Commercial Products. Learn more: https://www.glassmagazine.com/news/trex-commercial-products-equips-new-stadium-inside-and-out

08/09/2021

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 and sunshine. Photos by Ethan Kaplan, Kaplan Photo. Read more: https://www.glassmagazine.com/news/california-middle-school-showcases-indooroutdoor-learning-spaces-extechs-skylight-system

08/09/2021

Caesars Bacchanal Buffet, located in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, underwent a multimillion dollar renovation for a post-COVID world. The multimillion-dollar renovation showcases an updated style created by Tetsuo Aoyagi, the original designer of the buffet. Aoyagi, who assisted with the redesign, kept his original concept of nature-inspired design with natural textures and materials like stone and glass woven throughout the space. The new fish station is covered with carved, textured face glass panels, fabricated by Pulp Studio. Photos by Caesars Entertainment.
https://www.glassmagazine.com/news/2021/pulp-studio-helps-caesars-palace-update-post-covid-world.