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06 Nov Gravity

A car swinging upside down suspended on only two sheets of super-thin glass: ‘Gravity’ is showcasing the potential in glass processing, adhesives, high-precision engineering and manufacturing in a highly innovative, efficient and aesthetic design. The bold idea of ‘Gravity’, conceived by Vladimir Marinov (Define Engineers),…

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12 Dec Orientation

‘Orientation – maquette for a monument to the honeybee’ is a small-scale art project initially designed for Agrikultura- a temporary outdoor exhibition run in Malmö, Sweden in summer 2017. The work – presented as a full-scale maquette – can be seen as a warning from…

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23 Nov Folded Light

’Folded Light’ is a 40-metre high integrated artwork across ten storeys, specifically designed for a slender void space in the new office development, where it serves as a strong visual connection between the lower ground floor and roof. The artwork exploits the almost vertical angle…

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23 May Apple Light Ceiling

The Light Ceiling evokes the effect of arriving under a day-lit canopy and complements the visual impact of the glass stairs, creating a dynamic entrance into the store and its upper level. In 2004, Apple opened its first European high-profile store in London‘s Regent Street,…

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23 Feb Salvation Army Chapel

The Salvation Army Chapel could be seen as a beacon but paradoxically it must also function as a calm space for reflection within the administration of this busy international organisation. The headquarters of the Salvation Army is on one of the most significant public routes…

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23 Feb Glass Lens

The Glass Lens is a public artwork that acts as a subtle flickering screen between the main entrance lobby and street of Park House, which is a mixed-use building in the west end of Oxford Street. The sculpture defines the entrance without obstructing the view…

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23 Feb Transition Screens

The Transition Screens are used at the two boundaries between the landsideand airside areas in Terminal 5 at Heathrow International Airport. On either side of the landside boundary passage and waiting area these screens mask concealed security staff who can monitor passengers without being seen…

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23 Feb Light – Water – Screens

The Light – Water – Screens façade is an artwork evocative of light on rippling water, that primarily addresses a public courtyard, enhancing the experience of daylight within, while simultaneously providing solar shading to the office space and acting as visual privacy screening. Reflections on…

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23 Feb Light Helix

A playful structure suspended in the café space of the Royal Albert Hall directs and reflects light around the room in place of a more traditional light fitting. The café space inside the Royal Albert Hall is tall and full of light, curving around the…

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23 Feb Fluid Glass

The Fluid Glass installation was to be the first architectural-scale structure ever constructed from this type of ultra-thin glass. The form celebrates the material and reflects the serpentine convolutions of the River Thames. The Fluid Glass sculpture was proposed for the London Design Festival and…

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23 Feb Lichthof Façade and Roof

The design of the Lichthof Façade in the German Foreign Office in Berlin creates a physical and symbolic threshold. Transparent but at the same time a boundary, the ambiguity inherent in using glass as a metaphor for openness is made explicit. Conceived by the architects…

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23 Feb Plantation Place Galleria

The Plantation Place Galleria is a covered semi-public passageway between two phases of a new office development in the heart of the City of London. The design is a transparent glass roof with a minimal number of structural elements. To achieve this, the glass is…

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