The reflective, tinted glass curtain walls of the 1980s are being superseded by expanses of clear glazing in response to clients' demands for natural daylight. James Macneil reports on these new design trends, while overleaf Andy Cook asks the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology how it is helping UK manufacturers to seize these new opportunities. The cladding onthe outside of offices reflects the mood of the times. Nowadays, no self-respecting developer would choose brash, reflective glass curtain walls and highly ornate stone-faced facades of ritzy 1980s developments such as Vintners Place and Canary Wharf in London.
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