The windows on the front façade of the New York Yacht Club’s Clubhouse on West 44th Street have been restored to current day standards. This stately Beaux-Arts style building opened in 1901 originally had wood windows with monolithic glass. The new glass is 7mm laminated, providing better sound control and resistance to ultraviolet radiation. Traditional… Read more »
The Architectural Glass and Metal Association (AGMA) is a trade association serving regional glazing contractors in the greater Philadelphia area. The association serves as a resource for professional contractors engaged in interior and exterior glass applications. Its publication, Devil’s Detail, recently focused on bent glass, and Bent Glass Design was a contributor to this interesting article. Click… Read more »
Privacy Glass is a unique interior or exterior option for glazing in many applications, including shower enclosures, windows, projection displays, and skylights. One special use of this glazing is found in patients’ rooms at a major Philadelphia hospital. Privacy glass enables gives patients control turn glass partitions from clear to translucent with the flip of… Read more »
The Park Theater in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, is a new venue for live performances, movies, and local school productions that follows in the footsteps of the original Park Theater, a movie and vaudeville house that operated in Jaffrey from 1922 to 1976. Although its planned reopening in 2020 was thwarted by the corona virus pandemic, the… Read more »
Especially in urban areas, noise pollution is a common problem faced both in the workplace and at home. If the blaring sound of honking horns has become unbearable to deal with, acoustical glass may be the perfect solution for your space. Acoustical glass creates a barrier that outdoor noises have trouble breaking through, dampening the… Read more »
Especially in urban areas, noise pollution is a common problem faced both in the workplace and at home. If the blaring sound of honking horns has become unbearable to deal with, acoustical glass may be the perfect solution for your space. Acoustical glass creates a barrier that outdoor noises have trouble breaking through, dampening the… Read more »
Glass comes in many different varieties that are designed to solve a wide range of problems. Acoustical glass is one variety that has a long list of applications. There are a number of benefits of using acoustical glass in homes, businesses and even vehicles. If you’re unfamiliar with this type of glass and what it… Read more »
