This can also be accomplished by vacuum-plating partial reflective coatings of varying densities to an inner surface of double glazing; this can reflect up to 90 percent of the incident energy.
A standout here is a recent earthenware vase by Kato Shigetaka; covered with slashes of black glaze, it reflects an awareness of Japanese Gutai painters and their American contemporaries, the Abstract Expressionists.
The specially glazed brick, which architects hoped would reflect light to the street in an increasingly crowded, dark metropolis, was first used in 1950 by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill at Manhattan House, on East 65th Street between Second and Third Avenues.
Its starchitect, Renzo Piano, has spoken of how, when completed, the 87-storey building – the European Union's highest – will appear altogether insubstantial, tapering away into expressive angles of glazing within which the cityscape will be reflected.
In this review, new work on insulating, reflecting, electrochromic, thermochromic, photovoltaic, water flow-based and emerging innovative materials is presented in an attempt to reveal the benefits of each glazing category but also the required research needs for future development.
These could include easy fixes – such as installing shades on west-facing walls and windows, painting roofs in light colours to reflect the sun and planting green walls and roofs – to more complex jobs, such as wall insulation, ceiling insulation, draught proofing, secondary glazing and double glazing.
Glazing by Ariño Duglass.
The window glazing materials studied include clear glazing, bronze glazing, green glazing and grey coloured glazing materials.
