More pictures from the the Illumesh installation at the former Bayer HQ in Leverkusen Germany.

“Complexe Paroissial Bienheureuse Enrichema Dominici” by Guido Micchiardi
Bruxelles (Belgium)

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“We know how to make the biggest pieces of glass in the world for architectural use” Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, recently said this sentence during the speech regarding the new Apple Headquarters in Cupertino (California, USA).

Facade units get bigger and bigger every year. Some colleagues engineers have thought that cladding world has gone mad, but it is not true. Innovations are moving ahead. The market demands it.

Architecture is demanding larger pieces, such as Apple Store in Shanghai, where the height of every glass facade is approximately 12 meters.

The main benefits (among others) can be noticed immediately:

-Reduction of glass joints, improving watertightness and increasing light transmission.

-Reduction of supporting claddings.

-Improved load carriage behaviour.

Certainly, Apple has innovated using largest glass panes in their own worldwide stores.

Recently, it has been published that Apple is going to renovate the Cube store on Fifth Avenue in New York, removing the 90 glass panes by using just 15 larger ones.

Another clue concerning this architectural trend was found in the last Glasstech Düsseldorf in October 2010, you could see a huge insulated glass panel of 18 meters x 3,3 meters, manufactured by Henze-Glas from Hörden, Germany.

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The European Court of Justice (officially the Court of Justice), is the highest court in the European Union in matters of European Union law. This project is located in Luxembourg. The extraordinary aesthetics of the metal meshes gave the first impulse for their use on this project. The three dimensional ceiling is made from a special gold colored aluminum mesh called Escale. The design architect is Dominique Perrault Architecte, Paris

A 2,000 sq. ft. addition to the Siskin Steel & Supply building in Chattanooga, TN has made a huge impact on the appearance of the company’s headquarters. Linked to an existing brick structure, the expansion includes a new lobby, administrative offices and training room. Approximately 1,250 sq. ft. of Dri-Design 18 ga. stainless steel wall panels were utilized to create the transformation.

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This product is fairly simple, but can achieve very interesting results. Perforated aluminum strips are woven over and under horizontal pipes, creating a basket weaving effect. The pictures below are from the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Santiago de Chile.
The Architect is: Felipe Assadi

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Barcelona (Spain)
“Reforma y Ampliacion escuela Sant Gregori” by Judith Leclerc