One of the benefits of structural glass systems is that they can be modified more easily than brick or concrete buildings, as London’s City Hall will prove.
The number of new office partitions in Manchester has not risen too fast in recent years as residential has dominated construction, but is this changing?
The use of aluminium shop fronts in Manchester can provide extra protection against riots, theft and even terrorism. But is the latter necessary in 2024?
Many well-designed buildings have internal glass balustrades in the UK, and they may be a key feature of the revamp of one central Manchester Building.
Glass partition walls are a common feature of modern railway stations, something there could be more of after the chancellor changed government debt rules.
Glass partition walls are an ideal way to fill buildings with natural light. Could they have a big role to play in the most futuristic sports stadiums?
New features like frameless shopfronts might soon be appearing in Lancaster after a takeover of the St Nicholas Arcade by the Fraser Group was announced.
Images of frameless shopfront glazing were a feature of CGI pictures of a new development in Salford that features transformed railway arches by new apartments.
In the German Democratic Republic pre-unification, a super-strong pint glass had the potential to revolutionise structural glass but ended up being too strong.
The modern aluminium shop front comes from thousands of years of retail evolution but the roots of its evolution lie in a set of 14th century shops in Chester.