Where does your glass come from?
- Written by Aki Ishida, Professor and Director, College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design, Washington University in St. Louis
Visitors get the sensation of floating above Manhattan at the Summit at One Vanderbilt. These rooms are built with low-iron glass, made with ultrapure silica sand.Benno Schwinghammer/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe word “local” has become synonymous with sustainability, whether it’s food, clothes or the materials used to...