Best glazing on a building - Page 6

Face81 · February 7th, 2011, 11:44 AM

How's this for glazing? I think it looks great!

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Originally Posted by Imre

04/February/2011

Boulevard Plaza, Downtown Burj Khalifa

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AlienB · February 7th, 2011, 06:14 PM

Can i say this is also glazing? or no?

image hosted on flickr

by namoli130

Face81 · February 8th, 2011, 01:22 PM

Are you refering to the Gherkin??

èđđeůx · February 11th, 2011, 07:35 AM

What do you guys think of these buildings? Incheon, Korea Songdo Posco Central Park 1 and the second image is central park 2 (if I quoted skyscrapercity right)....

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Originally Posted by skyscrapercity

New pics

***Taller, Better*** · February 11th, 2011, 05:42 PM

That top one is absolutely gorgeous! Not so crazy about the second, and very fussy looking one.

***Sarcasticity*** · February 12th, 2011, 03:23 AM

Those two identical buildings in Dubai have some nice glass. It almost looks like a render

Cesar_Pelli · February 12th, 2011, 03:49 AM

Maybe one of my own towers

èđđeůx · February 12th, 2011, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

That top one is absolutely gorgeous! Not so crazy about the second, and very fussy looking one.

I agree, but the second gets a tad bit better every time I look at it. First still blows it out of the water. Unique building.

***Taller, Better*** · February 12th, 2011, 06:58 PM

I love the first for its beguiling simplicity. It hasn't brought in the three ring circus and marching band like Aqua did, thus avoids the trap of going over the top.

dleung · February 13th, 2011, 02:54 AM

Granted, the glass is amazing on that first building (and looking at the parking podium, clearly they didn't put the money anywhere else). But I wouldn't criticize Aqua for not looking as simple. It's apples and oranges. In terms of achieving the intent of the design, both are successful.

mvictory · February 13th, 2011, 03:36 AM

Sorry I can't post pictures but I think the Eureka tower in Melbourne deserves a mention most of the building is a good quality dark blue glazing except the top 10 floors which are gold, actually 24 carat gold plated glass.

èđđeůx · March 26th, 2011, 03:43 AM

Here are all of the buildings together that I recently posted...:
image hosted on flickr

by Design Nagunae

èđđeůx · March 26th, 2011, 03:48 AM

You know when they were u/c I preferred songdo posco central park 1 buildings, but now I prefer central park 2 (the wavy buildings)..Well at least from a distance when they look really good.

abraham · March 26th, 2011, 06:20 PM

No one is giving a criterion for what makes a glazing good or bad.

For what it's worth (very little), here's the best glazing in my hometown. Torre Nórdlink, Rosario, Argentina:

Galro · April 1st, 2011, 12:05 PM

I want to add Oslo Opera house. I've seldom see such clear glass in a building. And added with wooden interior that shines trough, then I think the building looks absolute fantastic. I've read that the glass was done to special order to let as much as possibly of the light shines through, although i don't known how much of that is truth.

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmaribo...ol-613208@N23/

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3092844...n/photostream/

Jakub · April 1st, 2011, 07:15 PM

One of the finest glazing was made in the Sendai Mediatheque designed by Toyo Ito. It's not only due to the quality of glass planels. The construction details are
immensely important. In this building all four sides are quite different. The front curtain wall is almost invisible. It floats and becomes an amazing spectacle at night.

An other good example of using glass in an imaginative way is Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris by Jean Nouvel.

As I said before, the quality of material is vital, but there must be a clear imagination how to use it to construct the real building. If you want to see glass in its full
magnificence there must be a purpose special for this material. This is where the craft and architecture come together.

One more example: Langen Foundation by Tadao Ando. The concrete volume packed into the glass box. Here the glass not only covers the exsited body, you can
enter the space and be there with the concrete together

[IMG]http://cdn.******************/Motive/Architektur-Bauwesen/Langen-Foundation-4-a18036656.jpg[/IMG]

Mr_Dru · April 1st, 2011, 07:35 PM

ING House HQ, Amsterdam

The Shoe

***Taller, Better*** · April 1st, 2011, 08:12 PM

Looks like a Philishaver...

MasterDV · August 3rd, 2012, 05:34 AM

construction of the hotel Hyatt Regency Vladivostok // Vladivostok, Russia

MasterDV · August 3rd, 2012, 05:40 AM

Building Business Center / / Khabarovsk, Russia

February 8th, 2011, 01:22 PM	#103
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February 11th, 2011, 05:42 PM	#105
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,788 Likes (Received): 401	That top one is absolutely gorgeous! Not so crazy about the second, and very fussy looking one. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

February 12th, 2011, 03:23 AM	#106
*Sarcasticity* Lost in the Big Apple Join Date: May 2005 Location: DC/NYC Posts: 1,887 Likes (Received): 31	Those two identical buildings in Dubai have some nice glass. It almost looks like a render __________________ FILIPINO by blood. AMERICAN by ambition. Filipino working in NYC

February 12th, 2011, 06:58 PM	#109
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,788 Likes (Received): 401	I love the first for its beguiling simplicity. It hasn't brought in the three ring circus and marching band like Aqua did, thus avoids the trap of going over the top. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

March 26th, 2011, 03:43 AM	#112
èđđeůx DrEameR Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 14,863 Likes (Received): 474	Here are all of the buildings together that I recently posted...: image hosted on flickr by Design Nagunae __________________ Èddeůx »» * -\('o^)- Sig Reconstruction

February 7th, 2011, 06:14 PM	#102
AlienB BANNED Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 94 Likes (Received): 0	Can i say this is also glazing? or no? image hosted on flickr by namoli130

February 12th, 2011, 03:49 AM	#107
Cesar_Pelli Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 6 Likes (Received): 0	Maybe one of my own towers

February 13th, 2011, 02:54 AM	#110
dleung BANNED Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Point Grey Posts: 2,628 Likes (Received): 0	Granted, the glass is amazing on that first building (and looking at the parking podium, clearly they didn't put the money anywhere else). But I wouldn't criticize Aqua for not looking as simple. It's apples and oranges. In terms of achieving the intent of the design, both are successful.

February 13th, 2011, 03:36 AM	#111
mvictory Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 323 Likes (Received): 11	Sorry I can't post pictures but I think the Eureka tower in Melbourne deserves a mention most of the building is a good quality dark blue glazing except the top 10 floors which are gold, actually 24 carat gold plated glass.

March 26th, 2011, 03:48 AM	#113
èđđeůx DrEameR Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 14,863 Likes (Received): 474	You know when they were u/c I preferred songdo posco central park 1 buildings, but now I prefer central park 2 (the wavy buildings)..Well at least from a distance when they look really good. __________________ Èddeůx »» * -\('o^)- Sig Reconstruction

March 26th, 2011, 06:20 PM	#114
abraham 100% argento Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: República de la Sexta Posts: 8,402 Likes (Received): 408	No one is giving a criterion for what makes a glazing good or bad. For what it's worth (very little), here's the best glazing in my hometown. Torre Nórdlink, Rosario, Argentina: __________________ La lepra no es una enfermedad, es una RELIGIÓN.

April 1st, 2011, 12:05 PM	#115
Galro Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 7,501 Likes (Received): 621	I want to add Oslo Opera house. I've seldom see such clear glass in a building. And added with wooden interior that shines trough, then I think the building looks absolute fantastic. I've read that the glass was done to special order to let as much as possibly of the light shines through, although i don't known how much of that is truth. image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmaribo...ol-613208@N23/ image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/3092844...n/photostream/ __________________ @ Flickr

April 1st, 2011, 07:15 PM	#116
Jakub 3D Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,368	One of the finest glazing was made in the Sendai Mediatheque designed by Toyo Ito. It's not only due to the quality of glass planels. The construction details are immensely important. In this building all four sides are quite different. The front curtain wall is almost invisible. It floats and becomes an amazing spectacle at night. An other good example of using glass in an imaginative way is Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris by Jean Nouvel. As I said before, the quality of material is vital, but there must be a clear imagination how to use it to construct the real building. If you want to see glass in its full magnificence there must be a purpose special for this material. This is where the craft and architecture come together. One more example: Langen Foundation by Tadao Ando. The concrete volume packed into the glass box. Here the glass not only covers the exsited body, you can enter the space and be there with the concrete together [IMG]http://cdn.******************/Motive/Architektur-Bauwesen/Langen-Foundation-4-a18036656.jpg[/IMG]

April 1st, 2011, 07:35 PM	#117
Mr_Dru Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 1,018 Likes (Received): 30	ING House HQ, Amsterdam The Shoe

April 1st, 2011, 08:12 PM	#118
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,788 Likes (Received): 401	Looks like a Philishaver... __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

August 3rd, 2012, 05:34 AM	#119
MasterDV Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Khabarovsk Posts: 1,301 Likes (Received): 46	construction of the hotel Hyatt Regency Vladivostok // Vladivostok, Russia

August 3rd, 2012, 05:40 AM	#120
MasterDV Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Khabarovsk Posts: 1,301 Likes (Received): 46	Building Business Center / / Khabarovsk, Russia

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