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The glass and glazing options featured
this month have a variety of attributes to help architects
achieve the aesthetic or technical goals of projects ranging
from medical centers to train stations. Energy-efficiency,
privacy, and products that maximize views and daylight are
common issues. —Rita F.
Catinella
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Fire-rated door-glass option
Marshfield DoorSystems now provides PyroEdge-20
fire-rated clear glass as part of its Expressions del
Sol factory-installed glazing collection. Tested and
rated to meet or exceed all local, regional, state,
and federal code requirements, PyroEdge-20 fire-rated
glass offers a clear 1¼4'' tempered glazing,
rated for 20-minute positive and neutral pressure applications
without hose stream testing. The glass is distortion-free
and up to 10 times stronger than wired glass. Like other
Expressions del Sol glazing options, it can be etched
to feature custom artwork or logos. Marshfield DoorSystems,
Marshfield, Wis. www.marshfielddoors.com
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Custom window film
GlassFilm Enterprises offers a custom-designed
window film that enables graphic and photographic images
to be converted into a decorative film for interior
or exterior glass. The material is created using a proprietary
ink-to-film process, which allows for color, black,
or white images. Film resembling intricate ironwork
was used as a privacy screen and window decoration for
The Butcher Shop wine bar in Boston (right). Also available
from GlassFilm is Lumisty, a film that morphs from transparent
to translucent as the angle of view changes. GlassFilm
Enterprises, Boston. www.glassfilmenterprises.com
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Photography: © Steve Hall/Hedrich Blessing
for Meltdown Glass Art & Design (bottom image)
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Pushing the cast-glass envelope
A cast-glass sculptural wall for the American College
Testing headquarters in Iowa City, Iowa, designed by Flad
& Associates of Madison, Wisconsin, was an ambitious
project for Meltdown Glass. The 22 panels of ½''
tempered glass, which weigh 300 pounds each, were cast
to form a single flowing composition with fused dichroic
glass. Several of the panels are movable and recess into
the wall to allow access from a conference area to an
eatery for employees. Meltdown Glass Art & Design,
Chandler, Ariz. www.meltdownglass.com
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