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LAMBERTS Projects: Arts & Culture
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LAMBERTS Projects: Arts & Culture

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Overview: LAMBERTS is Europe's largest cast glass factory, renowned for its production of U-profile glass, also known as U-glass or channel glass. This glass is widely used in architectural projects for its quality and versatility. LAMBERTS is the only European factory producing all types of cast glass, including LINIT®EcoGlass, Ornament Glass, Antimony-free Solar Glass, and Wired Glass.
Specifications: LAMBERTS glass products are manufactured with an EcoGlass concept, ensuring low CO2 emissions and sustainability. The glass is 100% recyclable, made in Germany, and certified bird-friendly. It offers balanced light distribution, excellent thermal transmittance, and is available in sizes up to seven meters.
Procedures and Standards: The factory complies with DIN ISO 9001 (quality), 14001 (environment), and 50001 (energy) standards. LAMBERTS provides proof of origin for all products and offers an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for each glass type.
Recommendations and Advantages: LAMBERTS glass is recommended for its economic efficiency, as U-glass is self-supporting and requires less substructure. It is praised for design flexibility, allowing special productions and new products. The glass provides excellent thermal insulation and solar control values.
Projects: Notable projects using LAMBERTS glass include the Geelong Arts Centre, Pier 17 in New York, Winter Visual Arts Center, English National Ballet, Bluewaters Island, Herning Center of Arts, and the Library of Birmingham. These projects highlight the aesthetic and functional benefits of LAMBERTS glass, such as enhancing natural light and providing thermal insulation.
Conclusion: LAMBERTS is a leader in the architectural glass industry, offering high-quality, sustainable products that meet rigorous environmental and quality standards. Its commitment to innovation and sustainability makes it a preferred choice for architects and builders worldwide.
Project Highlights:
  • Library of Birmingham: A multifunctional cultural hub featuring a cantilevered entrance and a discovery garden, achieving a BREEAM excellent rating.
  • Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall: A memorial in Seoul with a semi-opaque exterior and luminous interior spaces.
  • Pier 57: A mixed-use destination in New York City with a channel glass façade creating a glowing effect.
  • Perth Theatre: A renovation blending Victorian architecture with modern design, featuring a glass façade.
  • Broadmarsh Bus Station: Part of an urban regeneration project in Nottingham, offering modern facilities.
  • SEVEN Cinema Center: A cinema center in Germany with an illuminated glass façade.
  • Jochen Schweizer Arena: A Munich arena with a propeller-shaped design and translucent glass panels.
  • WERK7: A theatre in Munich with a LINIT©EcoGlass façade providing diffuse lighting.
  • Carles Rahola Library: A library in Spain with a sandblasted U-glass façade.
  • Comics Station: A theme park in Belgium with a translucent structure maximizing daylight.
  • Artist Apartment: A prefabricated building in Prague transformed into a light-filled space.
Notable Architectural Projects:
  • Shaw Center for the Arts: A building in Baton Rouge with LINIT®EcoGlass panels, designed to evoke the Mississippi River.
  • M.A.X. Museo: A museum in Switzerland with a U-shaped glass structure.
  • House of City History: An architectural ensemble in Germany with a translucent glass façade.
  • ARA Arts Center: An exhibition center in Seoul with a façade that refracts daylight.
  • Mainz Gate: A building complex in Germany with a prismatic solar surface.
  • Lago Conference and Events: A complex in Israel with a striking glass façade.
  • National Library of Technology: A library in Prague with a unique glass façade.
  • IMAX Cinema Millennium Point: A multifunctional venue in Birmingham with a curved glass façade.
  • State Opera Dresden: A theatre in Dresden with a modern façade.
LINIT®EcoGlass Overview: Manufactured by Glasfabrik LAMBERTS, LINIT®EcoGlass is an alkali-lime glass known for its light-refracting properties and environmental friendliness.
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LAMBERTS glass factory is the largest cast glass factory in Europe and has one of the most modern plant and machine parks anywhere. LAMBERTS is the only glass factory in Europe to manufacture U profile glass in all stages of production. U-profiled glass, also called U-glass or channel glass, is used for elaborate, design-driven architectural projects all over the world due to its quality, refinement possibilities, clear forms and technical variety. Furthermore, we are the only cast glass company in the world to manufacture all types of existing cast glass: • LAMBERTS LINIT®EcoGlass (U-Glass),...

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Why LAMBERTS? Why LAMBERTS' LINIT-profiled glass? The world's oldest cast Highly qualified glass and rolled glass employees, Top quality factory, founded in 1887, state-of-theart 100% Made in Germany in Wunsiedel/Bavaria plant and machinery Economic efficiency: Design: The only architectural glass factory in the world with a CO2 footprint over the entire life cycle (in accordance with the current EPD) and complete proof of origin for all individual products Eco-Glass concept since 1996! World's leading Lowest Carbon glasses All glasses with ornamentation are also bird-friendly glass (American...

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GEELONG ARTS CENTRE Geelong, Australia Architect: Hassell, Adelaide - Australia LAMBERTS Products: LINIT®EcoGlass P 26/60/7, low iron, 504, TSH (toughened, sandblasted, heat-soak-test) Awards: International Architecture Award (2021) Melbourne Design Awards (2020) Photos: Rory Gardiner The new building of the Geelong Arts Centre in South Australia reveals a small, once hidden, historic church from the nineteenth century. The striking building combines a theatre with other performance spaces and several artists‘ studios. It has become a cultural hub in the city centre and, since its completion...

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PIER 17 New York City, USA Architect: SHoP Architects, New York - USA LAMBERTS Products: LINIT®EcoGlass P 26/90/7, low iron, solar, TSH (toughened, sandblasted, heat-soak-test) Product Innovation Award (PIA), Architectural Products magazine CTC Creative; James Hartley Since its opening in 2018, Pier 17 in New York has earned a reputation as one of the most popular event locations in New York. It is located near South Street Seaport and offers a fantastic view of the Brooklyn Bridge. On the ground floor, a protected, open pedestrian area offers a mix of restaurants and shops. The 30,000-square-meter...

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WINTER VISUAL ARTS CENTER Lancaster, USA Architect: Steven Holl Architects, New York - USA LAMBERTS Products: LINIT®EcoGlass P 26/60/7, low iron, 504, TH (toughened, heat-soak-test), in combination with translucent insulating material (TIM) Awards: Engineering News Record Regional Best Projects Award (2020) Architect‘s Newspaper, Best of Design Awards, Winner of Institutional Higher Education Category (2020) Photos: Paul Warchol Photography Text description provided by the architects: Drawing on Franklin & Marshall College’s motto Lux et Lex, the Winter Visual Arts Center for the Art, Art History,...

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The large diameter trees, the oldest elements of the Franklin & Marshall’s 52-acre arboretum campus, were the conceptual generator of the building’s geometry. As a lightweight building, its main floor is lifted into the trees on a porous ground level open to the campus and the adjacent Buchanan Park. The reflections of the hovering building at night glowing in the water of the large reflecting pool add to the special articulation of this place. The Winter Visual Arts Center is the center of creative life on campus. The universal language of art enabled by the building’s spaces brings together...

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ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET London, England Architect: Glenn Howells Architects, Birmingham - England LAMBERTS Products: LINIT®EcoGlass P 26/60/7, low iron, solar, TCH (toughened, color ceramic frit, heat-soak-test), in combination with translucent insulating material (TIM) Awards: RIBA London, Building of the Year 2021 Civic Trust Award (2021) Chicago Athenaeum Award (2021) RICS Social Impact Award (2020) AJ100 Building of the Year 2020 American Institute of Architects UK Design Award (2020) Schueco Awards 2020 Overall Winner & Best Steel Project New London Awards 2020, experiencing culture category...

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The renowned architectural firm Glenn Howells Architects has received numerous awards for the construction of the English National Ballet in London, including the prestigious Building of the Year Award twice. Completed in 2019, the building is considered the best ballet building in the world and is a reference point for the construction of future dance buildings around the world. The ground floor houses the building‘s public areas: foyer, shops and the large screening room at the centre of the building. Its stage house takes up the entire height of the building. On the first floor, there are...

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BLUEWATERS ISLAND Dubai, United Arab Emirates Architect: Woods Bagot, Dubai - United Arab Emirates LAMBERTS Products: LINIT®EcoGlass P 26/60/7, low iron, solar, TSH (toughened, sandblasted, heat-soak-test); LINIT®EcoGlass P 26/60/7, low iron, solar, W1.7, TH (toughened, heat-soak-test) Photos: Catalin Marin Blue Water Island is one of the most impressive man-made islands in Dubai. It is located off the south western end of Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) and Dubai Marina. The island includes entertainment, hospitality, residential, and retail zones and is the home to the world‘s tallest and largest...

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HERNING CENTER OF ARTS The Herning Centre of the Arts, known as Heart for short, was designed by Steven Holl and houses a collection of conceptual and experimental art from the 1930s to the present day, with Italian artist Piero Manzoni playing a central role. The 5,600-square-metre, single-storey building stands on the site of a former textile factory in the Danish city of Herning. Herning, Denmark Opposite is an old shirt factory, built in the shape of a shirt collar. Its owner employed many artists for a long time, who left their works of art in the factory. These formed the basis for today‘s...

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