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Nelson Atkins Museum of Art; Steven Hall architects. Detail of the double skin facade with U-glass at the outer side. U Glass, Channel Glass, Wall Section Detail, Curtain Wall Detail, Steven Holl, Construction Drawings, Structure Architecture, Architectural Drawing, Glass Facades

After decades of glass thickness reduction and transparency in glazed façades, a whirl of glass translucency and weight is taking the architectural scene. You may have found it already in small places: building entrances, sculptures and the like. But the quest for thick, icy blocks of glass stacked in façades is here to stay, or at least that's my impression. This post will discuss origins and directions of the 'thick glass' trend. GE Building glazed entrance detail, seen from inside…

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