AKRON, Ohio — Steve Levey faced a challenge: How could he bring light to his clients’ dark, cramped first-floor sitting room? It’s a common problem. Levey’s solution, however, was anything but. The ...

Historic preservation in the United States has often been cast in absolute terms: Structures and monuments are either subject to campaigns of complete restoration (which may entail partial ...

In 1993, W&W Glass LLC joined with the American distributor for the U.K.-based Pilkington glass manufacturing firm’s patented planar system, working exclusively in North America on highly engineered ...

Chicago’s Krueck + Sexton Architects, a practice founded in 1979, has established a particular niche in the design and implementation of complex glass facades. Their projects present a significant ...

The detailed structure of glass has always been a mystery in science. A research team has now discovered that the amorphous and crystalline metallic glass have the same structural building blocks. And ...

With a new practicality influencing architects, we expect to see fewer glass-box buildings in the years to come. Opaque walls insulate better, and seem a better choice for an energy-wise future. Yet ...