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efficiency. Better quality It is worth noting the grow- terials, their properties and ogy, the transparency of
control, on the other hand, ing amount of buildings recyclability will greatly the glass can be dynami-
has reduced the number of 200 meters tall or taller. improve security of supply. cally adjusted, which offers
complaints and errors in The construction of high- WORLDWIDE GLASS new opportunities for glass
the various stages of the rise buildings has increased DESIGN TRENDS interior decoration and for
fabrication process. rapidly as a result of the managing energy flows in
The total demand for flat sharp rise in urbanization No matter if it is a city cen- the facade of a building.
glass in the 2016 was 73 and land plot prices. On tre skyscraper or a small Large, uniform glass sur-
million tons, or 9.2 bil- the other hand, climate town house on the design faces are nowadays en-
lion square meters (cal- consciousness favours high board, the surrounding na- ergy-efficient and able to
culated on 3-millimetre buildings as close construc- ture and buildings are care- keep heat either indoors or
glass) dominated by China tion reduces carbon dioxide fully taken into considera- outdoors, whichever is re-
(51 per cent). The growth emissions from traffic. In tion by the architect. How quired. In tall buildings fa-
in demand is very fast in 2017 there were already the building fits in its en- çades can be converted into
China because of the cur- over 1,300 buildings in the vironment: where the sun attractions. For example, in
rent construction boom. world that rise over 200 shines from, how are the Hong Kong, skyscrapers
There is also a great num- meters. winds blowing, how does are used as platforms on
ber of buildings with single which computer-controlled
glazed windows about to LEDs illuminate impressive
be renovated in China, and “It is in this intersection of science, art, animated images. In the
in Central Europe as well. materials, and construction where design and technology, future this will be utilized
In Europe, triple glazing is in many ways in entertain-
becoming a new standard. art, and science become architecture. Beauty is more ment and communication.
In energy-efficient modern than skin deep.” (Keith Boswell, SOM Architects) On the other hand, a glass
construction, all this means bottomed bridge over a
an increased use of coated INDUSTRY 4.0 AND canyon is a major attrac-
insulating glass elements. INTERNET OF THINGS the local climate affect the tion and a sure WOW ef-
The development of new energy consumption of the fect, but at the same time it
technologies and prod- Industry 4.0 is the concept building. offers a safe passage to the
ucts has remained mostly for the fourth industrial One of the biggest trends is other side of the canyon.
in Europe and in the US. revolution first coined in total transparency, where Fondation Louis Vuitton in
Automotive and automo- Germany. IoT (Internet of glass is the most natural
tive glass industries are Things, the industrial inter- choice. Transparent glass Louis Vuitton Paris, France
Architect: Frank Gehry
also focusing on Asia, but net) is changing production connects the building with
Structural Engineer: RFR
in this area too, R&D and and operating methods sig- its surroundings, nature
Laminator: Sunglass
design is often carried out nificantly. Automation and and people; on the other Interlayer: 1.52 mm (60 mil) Ionoplast
in Europe. digitalisation bring produc- hand, it separates and pro- Given the complexity of the sails
Glass is used above all for tivity to a new level in ef- tects against natural forces. and their multiple facets, all of which
required unique geometries Ionoplastwas
architectural purposes (fa- ficiency, flexibility, quality In advanced glass technol-
the best choice.
çades, interiors and refur- and time-to-market.
bishment). Building glass Glaston and other players
accounts for about 80 per have developed the collect-
cent of total flat glass de- ing and processing of big
mand. The automotive in- data, as it opens up a whole
dustry uses 10 per cent of new kind of potential. For
the glass and the remaining example, the properties of
10 per cent go to different every single piece of glass
special applications, such can be traced over the dec-
as fast-growing solar glass ades. In buildings, the data-
applications. base used for building ma-

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