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What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry would be disassembled at the end of a building’s lifetime and reassembled ...

If the thought of opaque, square glass bricks kind of makes you recoil, you’re not alone. But trust us on this one, glass bricks are back—but not like you remember. A fresh update on the '70s/'80s ...

For years, glass curtain façades have been de rigueur for hot new condos. While they have not faded from view, more affordable and traditional-looking glass bricks are coming back in fashion.

From a privacy-conscious home in Japan to a vaulted greenhouse in Chile, this roundup spotlights buildings from around the world that are brightened by luminous glass bricks and blocks. Popularised in ...

In the southern Vietnamese city of Trà Vinh, a shimmering edifice rises, wave-like, into the sky. Constructed from 3,000 glass bricks, Crystal Pavilion is a residential project unveiled by ...

Engineers developed a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass. The bricks could be reused many times over in building facades and internal walls. What if construction ...