Viewpoint: Returning glass to the supply chain

This article focuses on two structural glass elements located in the entry vestibule of Atlantis The Royal hotel: Deluge – a pair of all-glass lifts with water cascading on the outer surface; and Alight – a feature involving fire, water and glass.

This article seeks to describe the approach taken to designing a glass balustrade in CEN/TS 19100 Design of glass structures , a draft document which is a precursor to the publication of a Eurocode.

In this article, Tim MacFarlane and Marco Rossi discuss the development of an engineering approach to the design of walk-on glass floors and staircases.