Bureau de Change creates architectural tiles using glass made from mussels
London architecture studio Bureau de Change has produced a range of patterned tiles using Thames Glass, a biomaterial created by artist Lulu Harrison from mussel shells. More
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Ten living rooms that use floor-to-ceiling glazing to bring the outdoors in
In our latest lookbook, we spotlight 10 homes with living rooms enclosed by floor-to-ceiling glazing and window walls that create seamless connections to their natural surroundings. More
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Bill for bird-friendly glass buildings proposed for Washington DC
A bill has been filed in Washington DC calling for new buildings in the city to use bird-friendly glass, in an effort to minimise avian deaths resulting from window collisions. More
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Woods + Dangaran creates Desert Palisades house for rocky site in Palm Springs
Patinated brass panels and extra-clear glass form the facades of a weekend dwelling designed by Woods + Dangaran for a boulder-strewn site in southern California. More
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Phoenician by Adam Nathaniel Furman for Beit Collective
Dezeen Showroom: London-based designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a collection of recycled glass vases and tumblers for Lebanese homeware label Beit Collective. More
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Commenter says the public "isn't aware of billions of bird deaths caused by glass buildings"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating how best to prevent billions of bird deaths caused by glass buildings and discussing other top stories. More
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Xinxiang Cultural Tourism Centre in China resembles a stack of ice cubes
A stack of nine frosted glass "ice cubes" atop a pool of water houses this cultural centre in Xinxiang, China, designed by French studios Mathieu Forest Architecte and Zone Of Utopia. More
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Glass facades are "the main culprit" for billions of annual bird deaths
Legislation is needed to force architects to prevent the mass slaughter of birds that "didn't evolve to deal with glass", experts have told Dezeen. More
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Rediscovered Mies van der Rohe design completes in Indiana
A glass building designed in 1952 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has completed at Indiana University in Bloomington, more than 50 years after the German-American architect's death. More
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Imbue Design completes glass-and-steel home in Utah desert landscape
Salt Lake City architecture studio Imbue Design has built a house outside Zion National Park in Utah with sweeping views of one of the USA's most renowned landscapes. More
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Ten interiors that use glass-block walls to play with light and shadow
As glass bricks are experiencing another renaissance, our latest lookbook features ten projects that showcase how glazed masonry can illuminate any interior – even cramped bathrooms and hallways. More
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Herzog & de Meuron unveils plectrum-shaped AstraZeneca research centre
Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed The Discovery Centre, a glass-clad facility for research and development designed for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in Cambridge. More
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Bruno Baietto creates symbolic vases by blowing glass inside bread
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bruno Baietto hopes to highlight the role of bread as a symbol of class, politics and religion, by using it to shape blown glass. More
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Dean Norton's sculptural Daylight lamp replicates sunlight to improve well-being
Melbourne-based designer Dean Norton has created a therapy lamp to combat the stress and loneliness of life during lockdown, comprising frosted glass components that enclose a bulb chosen to mimic daylight. More
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Dancing Leaves lighting installation by ​​Luděk Hroch for Lasvit
Dezeen Showroom: glass specialist ​​Luděk Hroch has created a lighting installation for Czech brand Lasvit that is designed to capture the look of leaves dancing in the wind. More
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HAS uses frosted glass to "blur boundaries" in Chongqing bookshop
Translucent glass shrouds the books within this bookshop in Chongqing, designed by architecture studio HAS Design and Research. More
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Crystal Shell Pendant lighting by Shakúff
Dezeen Showroom: the Crystal Shell Pendant is a clam-shaped addition to New York-based studio Shakúff's hanging lighting range. More
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Kohn Pedersen Fox adding glass elevator to supertall skyscraper in New York
Glass elevators and an observation deck are under construction at the top of Kohn Pedersen Fox's supertall skyscraper One Vanderbilt in New York. More
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Pendulum lighting collection by Dan Yeffet for CTO Lighting
Dezeen Showroom: Israeli designer Dan Yeffet has created a lighting collection formed from brass and mouth-blown glass for British brand CTO Lighting. More
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Ten interiors by architects that use internal glazing to create a sense of space and light
For our latest lookbook, interiors expert Michelle Ogundehin has selected ten examples of interiors with glazed internal windows, doors and partitions that create clever zoning and add privacy while still letting the light through. More
