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glass brick
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glass brick [¦glas ′brik]
(materials)
A hollow block of translucent glass with patterns molded on the faces; used in partitions.


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Within this grand, airy volume, a folded concrete canopy marks the precise, even ceremonial point-of-access; the soffit of this contemporary aedicule is lined by the bottom flanges of steel beams and is inset with grids of glass block.
As a result, the ethnic design trend is very strong this year, with zebra wood, Brazilian cherry, bamboo, copper, glass and glass block, shell and shell motifs appearing everywhere from Target to the high- end exclusive-to-the-trade catalogs.
ACC used glass block at the first floor windows, an innovation that maximizes the transmission of natural white light while securing the facility.
 
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