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t’s arguable that glass has been the dominant material when it comes to building facades, at least in the non-domestic sectors, since the middle of the 20th century.


Particularly exemplified by the construction of shining canyons of commercial buildings – from skyscrapers in New York City’s Avenue of the Americas in the 70s and 80s, to Dubai, Shanghai and the London Docklands cluster in the 90s and 00s – glass (alongside its life partner concrete) has been the chief weapon for creating light, fast buildings.


Not only has it been the chief player in commercial buildings however. Many new house designs have tried to bring in light with wider expanses of glass that ever before. In tandem, glazing specification is refining sightlines to exacting levels – which manufacturers are helping to deliver. This is being seen even in fairly modest schemes such as Hush House, a surprising home tucked away in Finchley by architects Ashton Porter – and which will be reported on in June’s ADF. The resulting living spaces can offer almost zero visual indication of a frame; the outside appearing to blend seamlessly with the inside.


While daylighting is essential for wellbeing in work and living space, light needs to be controlled, particularly with the need to limit cooling requirements and achieve sustainability targets. We are now beginning to see major buildings eschewing wall-to-wall glass, but also employing ‘smart’ glazing to control the tint at the touch of an app.


Such innovations may be beyond the means of most owners, but they are showing what can be achieved by combining the world’s continued love for glazing with a focus on harnessing technology to create efficient spaces. Necessary outlay on such systems will reap rewards over time financially in energy savings which will go a long way to helping offset that cost.


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We feature an array of inspiring schemes in this special supplement, which will help to show you why glass and translucent materials are still at the forefront of architects’ thinking. We hope you find it an illuminating read!


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GLASS & TRANSLUCENT MATERIALS


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The Francis Crick Institute was created to investigate diseases with a ‘transparent’ building layout aided by copious glazing, plus an innovative glass and aluminium roof design by HOK/PLP. For the full report on this project, go to page 15. Image © Paul Grundy


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