Have Your Heard of Smart Glass?
Have Your Heard of Smart Glass? Also known as magic, or switchable glass, smart glass is becoming a popular choice for architectural glazing projects. The material can change its properties when [...]
What’s New in Architectural Glazing? Check out these innovative solar glass products
What’s New in Architectural Glazing? Check out these innovative solar glass products? Will solar glass revolutionize the architectural glazing industry? Not long ago, energy was relatively [...]
Smart Windows
“Smart windows” are the way of the future, according to a recent report released by industry analyst n-tech Research. The report estimates that the market for materials used to create “smart [...]
Transparent Wood
Is the future of glass in danger? A genius new development in Sweden might boot glass to the side as a suitable material for the manufacture of solar panels. At Stockholm’s KTH Royal [...]
Beautiful Detroit Architecture
You can’t visit Detroit and not notice it’s beautifully constructed architecture. Someone familiar with the area probably can’t even imagine the city without landmarks such as [...]
The Silo Hunting Cabin
Builders are becoming more and more inventive in reusing old structures instead of building new ones. This ingenuity can’t be ignored when you see the functional, rustic, and downright [...]
The Importance of BIM – Example: Bergeron Center for Engineering Excellence
Construction is always a multi-step team project. Depending on the amount of complexity, it can be difficult to communicate effectively to all involved in the project. The purpose of BIM [...]
Architectural Failures – What NOT to do
Designing and building massive structures is one of the things that makes us human. We love beautiful and well-designed things. We enjoy feeling safe and accomplishing amazing feats. [...]