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17.10.2008 New Functions and Designs
Innovative object design with partial or large-area highly reflecting decor is possible with ipachrome design. The new ipasol bright solar control glazing adds to architects’ creative possibilities by allowing for coloured and hued designs and the optimised iplus E product series that...
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16.10.2008 Glass as a building material: Multifunctionality requires consultation
Glass is the dominating material in modern day architecture, which places optical emphases, and provides for numerous technical functions. Today, the glass industry offers glazing with individual technical features that can be used for heat, solar, or sound protection, as design components,...
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15.10.2008 Eye-catcher in Leicester: John Lewis Department Store
The new “John Lewis” department store in the British town of Leicester is covered with a dazzling, lace-like curtain that at night is backlit in 256 colours. It is actually a double facade of structural glazing with a very elaborate patterning. With the radical yet inspiring...
