SUMMARY Glass as a structure material is used in a greater extent in new architectural works, but also in reconstructions and additions of historical buildings. Architects take advantage of the glass and hi-tech elements to design a shape and coloring of the buildings. When the glass is used in the frontage of the historical buildings, […]

SUMMARY The article contains information on using glass in roofing, possibilities of the positions of the support system and the requirements lied upon choice of glazing. Two examples of last well-known realizations with using glass in roofing demonstrate structural details in support system and overhead glazing.

SUMMARY We live in a renaissance of glass blocks used in glass-covered external, roof and filling structures. The present structures are transparent with relatively high efficiency of diffused light transmission. Higher thermal insulation is considered to be the great advantage of the structures in comparison with so-called classic glass-covered structures. The striking advantage of them, […]