The Palm House at Kew Gardens would be best cleaned using the water fed pole system
We’re staying closer to home this week in our search for the world’s most impressive glass structures and buildings. Last week we looked at a palm house off the coast ofTokyoand today we look at one here on home soil.
The Palm House is a real icon of Kew Gardens and, built between 1844 and 1848, this beautiful glass house is one of the oldest buildings we’ve featured in this series. The Palm House was designed by the brilliantly named Decimus Burton and the engineer Richard Turner and is widely considered to be the most important Victorian glass and iron structure, that is still in one piece, in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
The Yumenoshima Botanical Tropical Gardens are set amidst Tokyo Bay
Glass is a fabulously versatile building material and in the hands of talented architects, designers and crafts people it can be nothing short of magnificent. We’ve documented some of the world’s finest glass structures and this week is no different as we travel to Japan to a man-made island re-claimed from years of Japan’s accumulating litter and rubbish. Read the rest of this entry »
The World Trade Centre Makes for a Stunning Sight Amidst the Bahrain Cityscape
We’ve been feeling the cold here at Aquamark this week so in our search for some of the world’s finest glass structures, we’re heading for some sunshine. This week we head to the Middle East to the warmer climate of Bahrain to look at a truly intelligent building that not only looks spectacular but offers some pretty impressive green features too. Read the rest of this entry »
The Dancing House is an iconic building in Prague, Czech Republic
Our quest to showcase glass as a versatile building material has taken in everything from pyramids to floating glass houseboats and even a giant piano and violin. We’ve documented some weird and wonderful designs but none as controversial and downright bizarre looking as the building formerly known as Fred and Ginger. Read the rest of this entry »
The Reichstag Dome is one of Berlin's most popular tourist attractions
Last week our quest to find some of the most eye-catching and innovative uses of glass in architecture took us to sunny Barcelona. We’re staying in Europe this week and heading to Berlin to one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, the Reichstag Dome. Read the rest of this entry »
The Hotel W in Barcelona is a dream clean for glass loving Aquamark
Barcelona is an architect’s dream. Best known for the fairly-tale like works of Gaudi, the city is a mix of styles and influences. Here we look at something completely different to Gaudi’s famous La Sagrada Familia and the Parc Guell and head out of the city to the sea front to the breath taking Hotel W. Read the rest of this entry »
The Division Knoll Residence offers views of the stunning Big Sur coastline in California
To say that it’s raining today in London would be a real understatement; the rain is pelting off the windows, so now seems a perfect time to continue our search for iconic, bizarre and eye-catching glass buildings across the world. To take our minds off the wet British spring let’s go to sunny California, to Big Sur to be precise. Read the rest of this entry »
The Modern Art Museum is located in Fort Worth, Texas
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is a real gem of a building. The design is simple and clean with lots of straight lines highlighted by vast concrete columns and 40 ft. glass walls that mirror the landscaped grounds and sky. To add to the scene, the whole structure is ethereally reflected in the 1.5 acre pond that surrounds the building. It was for good reason that Condé Nast Traveller described the effect of the building as “pavilions that seem to float on the water.” Read the rest of this entry »
London's Shard is scheduled for completion in May 2012
Sometimes you have to travel the world to see the beauty of your own surroundings in their true colours and light. We’ve brought reports of great glass buildings to amaze, inspire and just plain marvel at from all around the world but we’re staying closer to home this week.
With the upcoming Olympics all eyes are on London, Aquamark’s home city, and while walking around this great capital of ours this weekend my eyes were drawn upwards to perhaps one of the most awe-inspiring modern glass structures in the whole of Europe. We’re talking about the magnificent Shard at London Bridge. Read the rest of this entry »
The Caldea Thermal Leisure Centre is located in the principality of Andorra
Our quest for showcasing spectacular glass buildings has taken us right around the globe (we can dream!). Last week we were in Spain and today we’ve headed just a little further north to the tiny principality of Andorra.
Nestled in the Pyrenees and bordered by Spain and France, Andorra is most commonly known for the exceptional skiing that it offers, but being located in the mountains, there are other natural benefits too. Read the rest of this entry »
