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Eskenazi Hospital Sky Farm

Glass+Metal Craft created this elegant rooftop windscreen encompassing the 5,000 square-foot Sky Farm gardening space atop The Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Health Outpatient Care Center in Indianapolis. The laminated glass was precisely drilled so it could be held in place by pucks attached to a perimeter wall. G+MC’s Decorative and Paint Teams created and applied […]

And We’re Just Getting Started

It’s extremely satisfying – and often rewarding – when you’re able to carve out a distinctive product in the reality of highly saturated markets. Like Untuckit – a brand built solely on leaving your shirt out. Or, back in the day, pet rocks anyone? Glass fabrication is no different than any other market. There are a lot of companies competing […]

Does Your Project Have A Buy America Clause?

A conversation around the conference table yesterday regarding the specific requirements of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) projects raised the question, “I wonder how many open FTA-funded projects out there are struggling to find a source?” So, why were we having that conversation? Well, when you think of transit projects — like airports, train stations, and public […]

Stop By And See For Yourself

Any glazier or glass fabricator worth their salt strives to meet the architect’s “intent” for a building element – a point-supported structural wall, a cascading canopy, a glass and stainless guardrail. Whatever. When you finally envision that intent into black-and-white deliverables, then it becomes a matter of how to make it happen. Since many of us still have a […]

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

G+MC fabricated these laminated, tempered glass stair treads for a stairwell on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. G+MC’s Fulcrum Architectural Design Assist team ensured that the treads surpassed all code requirements and met all fit and finish expectations of the stairwell vendor.

Warner Building

Architect: TowerPinkster The Warner Building – the latest addition to downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan from Catalyst Development – is an exciting mixed-use venue housing some of the area’s most notable businesses and nonprofits, as well as 45 high-quality living options. The vision of Architect TowerPinkster was for guests to enjoy endless views of Kalamazoo and beyond […]

Woodbury Apartments

Architect: JDavis Architects Glazier: Emmitsburg Glass Company JDavis Architects specified the guardrail for the main stairway defining the entrance of the Woodbury Apartments in Baltimore Maryland, and glazier Emmitsburg Glass Company in Emmitsburg, Maryland, selected Glass+Metal Craft to deliver the glass and hardware. Upon review of the specified mounting system, G+MC drew on its family […]

Willis Tower

Glazier: Glass Solutions Inc. Glazier Glass Solutions of Chicago asked Glass + Metal Craft to provide the glass and setting channel for the installation of 34 new vestibules throughout the first four floors of the Willis Tower – the nation’s third tallest building. And, equally important, to lead the engineering and provide project management of […]

Wayne County Community College Curtis L. Ivery Health and Wellness Center

Glazier: Edwards Glass Co. Selected by glazier Edwards Glass Company, Glass+Metal Craft delivered this sleek glass and metal guardrail that rims the second floor running track and lounge areas at the Wayne County Community College Curtis L. Ivery Health and Wellness Center in Downtown Detroit. Working with our Fulcrum Architectural Design Assist team, G+MC’s Cuda […]

Hyatt Place and Warner Building

High performance insulated glass

University of Toledo Engineering Building

Working with Commercial Glazing, Glass+Metal Craft recently fabricated this campus-proud colorful glass installation for The University of Toledo Engineering Building. The stunning two-color custom silkscreen patterns — in Toledo Midnight Blue and Gold — are set on Guardian Ultra-Clear glass over Guardian’s SN 68 coated glass. G+MC also provided several dozen clear IGs as part […]

University of Chicago David Rubenstein Forum

Architect: Diller Scofido + Renfro Glazier: Glass Solutions, Inc. Glass+Metal Craft fabricated the main entrance for the building placing sixth in The Chicago Tribune’s “Best Chicago Architecture 2020.” Designed by New York architects Diller Scofido + Renfro, The David Rubenstein Forum, on the campus of the University of Chicago, will host conferences, academic symposiums and […]

Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business

The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh was designed to create an environment that would facilitate a fresh model of business school education. Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners created an open venue – inviting faculty and student collaboration – featuring a ground to fourth-floor front-facing glass façade and glass roof. […]

Sloan Museum

Glazier: Calvin & Company, Inc. Bold new additions to the Sloan Museum of Discovery in the Flint Cultural Center include exterior point-supported glass fins highlighting the main entrance of the building, along with smaller fins framing several windows. Glazier Calvin & Company selected Glass+Metal Craft to design and fabricate the dramatic accents. The fins feature […]

Sachse Construction

Glazier: Modern Mirror & Glass Co. When Sachse Construction chose to revitalize a Downtown Detroit venue for their new headquarters, they turned to glazier Modern Mirror to install several challenging arched radius panels of glass for several interior glass offices. Fabricating the glass to demanding specifications – and determining the best sequence for installing the […]

Porsche Okemos

Glazier: Calvin & Company Inc. Glass+Metal Craft was recently selected by glazier Calvin & Company to design and fabricate several glass architectural systems for a new Porsche dealership in Okemos, Michigan. G+MC’s Fulcrum Architectural Design Assist Division developed several engineered glass structure walls, with external walls supported by glass fins set in custom hardware, and […]

Kalamazoo College Natatorium

Forman Glass of Galesburg, Michigan selected Glass+Metal Craft to design and fabricate glass guardrails and a trophy display for the Kalamazoo College Natatorium. We responded with a custom design of glass and stainless guardrails protecting the stairwell to the second floor, and with guardrails throughout the upper floor including a rail running the length of […]