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[stevedean]

The Hermes Building in Tokyo as well

 

[AlexBozikovic]

The 80s revival of glass block was looking back to its heyday in the 1940s. In that earlier era, glass block was common in a few specific applications, including schools. Here is George Harvey, designed by the Parkin office and opened 1951.

https://www.newschoolexhibition.net/suburban-schools

 

[evandyk]

This almost deserves to be carved off onto its own thread!

 

[Towered]

 

[Vminkov]

The 80s revival of glass block was looking back to its heyday in the 1940s. In that earlier era, glass block was common in a few specific applications, including schools. Here is George Harvey, designed by the Parkin office and opened 1951.

https://www.newschoolexhibition.net/suburban-schools

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They have butchered this school's clean lines over the years