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Why Have We Seen a Rise in Glass Buildings Over the Years?

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Scan the skyline of any major city, there’s a good chance you can quickly spot a building with a sleek glass façade. Glistening in sunlight by day, illuminating the skyline by night, glass buildings insert vibrancy into the urban landscape. For those inhabiting these structures, their transparent exteriors offer magnificent views, creating dynamic connections between …

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Coming Out of the Cold – How Constructors Learned to Beat the Winter Chill

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Samsung C&T has won an international reputation for building in extreme heat. Over 20 years have passed since the company built the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, one of the hottest cities in the world. The company also built the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in the scorching sands of Dubai. But what happens when builders have to …

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Indispensable Materials Series Part 5: How Rebar Builds a Stronger World

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Note: This is the latest in a series of articles on the Samsung C&T Newsroom that examines several key materials, looking at how they are being used by a variety of industries, including trading, technology and construction. Previously in the series, Samsung C&T Newsroom has looked at the importance of copper in our lives, the future of cement, steel’s versatility in …

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Why Tourists Can’t Get Enough of the World’s Tallest Building

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Mankind has been captivated by the idea of tall buildings since the dawn of time. For some, there is something almost transcendental about the experience of seeing grand, manmade structures with your own eyes. Normally imperious Napoleon Bonaparte, upon arriving in Egypt in 1798, is said to have told his troops in a hushed reverie, …

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