Electrochromic smart glass represents more than an incremental improvement in glazing technology—it embodies a fundamental shift toward responsive, intelligent building systems.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
Hans Isaacson
In the realm of architectural spandrel applications, the choice between back painted glass and ceramic frit glass hinges on a multitude of factors, including cost, aesthetics, and performance requirements. Both options offer unique advantages and considerations that must be carefully weighed to align with project goals and specifications.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
GPT Glass Paint
Get to know all about the round glass table top in detail. This guide highlights their different aspects along with their advantages. So, let us explore it!
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
RDNE Stock projec
Hidden within the garden of St. Augustin Abbey lies a restored greenhouse, once the outdoor laboratory of Gregor Mendel, who spent eight years conducting experiments on pea plants to study their hereditary traits. Destroyed in the 1870s, the reinvented Mendel’s greenhouse stands as a genetics pavilion on its original premises in the city of Brno.
Project name
Mendel’s Greenhouse
Architecture firm
CHYBIK + KRISTOF
Location
Brno, Czech Republic
Photography
Laurian Ghinițoiu
Principal architect
Ondrej Chybik, Michal Kristof
Design team
Ondrej Svancara, Krystof Foltyn, Ingrid Spacilova, Laura Emilija Druktenyta
Interior design
CHYBIK + KRISTOF
Civil engineer
Babka & Suchma
Structural engineer
Vaclav Prikryl
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max
Construction
STAVOS a.s., Aluprof, UNICON
Client
St. Augustin Abbey
Typology
Cultural › Greenhouse
Discover how to use glass in your house design to bring light into your home. These design ideas will have you scrambling for glass in every room!
Written by
Marcelo Brahimllari
Are you in the process of planning a major bathroom remodel, in hopes of making it more elegant? Here are seven creative uses for glass just for your bathroom!
Written by
Leika Kobayashi Bewley
Photography
Max Vakhtbovych
When it comes to stained glass art, there’s one name in the industry that is synonymous with quality, and that’s Csilla Soós. A renowned stained glass making artist with a well-established career spanning more than 25 years, Csilla Soós has an outstanding reputation that exceeds her Central European hometown into many wider European countries – and...
Written by
Gabor-Kis Andrea
Russian artist Gregory Orekhov reinterprets the “Black Square” in a site-specific sculpture for Malevich Park. Gregory Orekhov is a Russian artist, currently immersed in the process of creating contemporary sculpture made with stainless steel. Throughout the past decade, Orekhov has successfully completed multiple projects in Russia and abroad, usi...
Architecture firm
Gregory Orekhov
Location
Moscow Region, Russia
Photography
Ivan Muraenko
Principal architect
Gregory Orekhov
Material
Mirror-polished stainless steel, Shotcrete concrete
