Case Studies
Glass & Metal Alliance (formerly AGI) member glazing contractors and architectural glass and metal craftworkers contribute to regional projects large and small. From design consultation and constructability reviews through fabrication and installation, their contributions raise the bar for creativity, quality, safety, and value. Read our collection of project narratives that highlight the capabilities of Glass & Metal Alliance members and their collaboration with the architecture and construction community.
Perrucci Center for Children’s Health and Wellbeing
Hutt’s Glass Co., Inc. and Easter Solar Glass, LLC collaborated on three installations of rainbow-colored glass panels.
American Bible Society Vestibule
Philadelphia, PA
Paul Rabinowitz Glass Company, Inc. fabricated an all-glass vestibule that welcomes visitors to a new area for presentations and events.
Solomon Solis-Cohen Elementary School
Philadelphia, PA
Twindows, Inc. performed a comprehensive interior and exterior glazing scope, including pivoting when the primary supplier went out of business mid-project.
400 Rouse Boulevard
The Navy Yard | Philadelphia, PA
Freedom Glass & Metal, Inc. installed exterior curtain wall with shadow boxes, wood accents, and glass railings for a 95,000-square-foot, single-tenant life sciences building.
SEI Investments – Building 12
Oaks, PA
Hutt’s Glass Co., Inc. installed exterior curtain wall with electrochromic SageGlass® glazing, interior storefront, and custom glass for a 107,000-square-foot office building.
1600 Market Street Tenant Fit-Out
Philadelphia, PA
Advanced Glass & Metal executed a 32,000-square-foot interior fit-out scope comprising 88 conference rooms and private offices clad in glass and walnut.
Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront
Camden, NJ
GMI Contractors, Inc. managed the project and subcontracted the glazing installation to D&D Family Construction, LLC for Camden’s first new hotel in 50 years.
500 Walnut
Philadelphia, PA
GMI Contractors, Inc. installed unitized window wall glazing, doors, and terrace handrails for a 26-story residential tower in Old City.
Ford Foundation Historic Renovation
New York, NY
Beletz Brothers Glass Co., Inc. installed architectural glass and metal for an award-winning 420,000-square-foot historic renovation of a landmark building.
Subaru of America, Inc. Headquarters
Camden, NJ
Eureka Metal & Glass Services, Inc. installed 1,750 linear feet of glass partitions and aluminum framing in over 150 rooms with an option that offered cost savings.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City – Part II
Atlantic City, NJ
Guthrie Glass & Metal installed the lobby stair, exterior glass and vestibule doors, and interior railings, storefronts, memorabilia cases, and mirrors at Hard Rock Atlantic City.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Part I
Atlantic City, NJ
CMS Strauss Glass Co. installed ornamental metal, mirrors, decorative glass, storefronts, railings, display cases, and shelving at the Hard Rock Atlantic City.
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, PA
Paul Rabinowitz Glass Co., Inc. installed new curtain wall, decorative glass concession fronts, glass ADA guardrails, and bathroom mirrors for the busy arena.
SPACES Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Synergy Glass & Door Service executed a design that reimagined historic elements – such as suspended doors transformed into white boards.
Innovation Studios
Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA
Eureka Metal & Glass Services, Inc. installed 55,000 square feet of customized interior glass partitions.
BRIDGE
Philadelphia, PA
GMI Contractors, Inc. worked collaboratively with the design-build architect and construction manager on the award-winning, LEED Gold residential tower.
FIS Group Headquarters
Philadelphia, PA
Reilly Glazing, Inc. installed 8,700 square feet of demountable interior glass partitions, doors, and entry doors for a financial services firm.
Asplundh Cancer Pavilion
Abington-Jefferson Health | Abington, PA
R.A. Kennedy & Sons, Inc. performed the exterior glazing scope, including structural glazed curtain wall, traditional curtain wall, aluminum entrances, and custom aluminum trims.
Lincoln Financial
Radnor, PA
Reilly Glazing, Inc. mimicked the client’s existing systems-furniture glazing at a better price point and a faster turnaround time.
Electrical and Systems Engineering
University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA
Synergy Glass & Door Service installed interior storefront, laminated, tempered, and fire-rated glass as well as frameless glass doors in the Penn department renovation.
3535 Market Street Window Replacement
Philadelphia, PA
Paul Rabinowitz Glass Co., Inc. replaced 2,496 lites of glass on the 18-story medical office building to improve tenant comfort and aesthetics.
Yards Brewing Company Brewery and Taproom
Philadelphia, PA
Twindows, Inc. brought the creative vision to reality for this high-profile and design-intensive project.
Alden Park Historic Window Replacement
Philadelphia, PA
Graboyes Commercial Window & Glass Solutions performed the historic window replacement – the largest project in the company’s history.
Solar Control Films
Region-wide
Eastern Solar Glass specializes in commercial and residential window films for solar control, security, and decorative purposes.
MERGE
Philadelphia, PA
Third-year architecture students, journeymen and apprentice glaziers, and a cadre of professionals worked together to execute the hands-on public art project.
Hill College House
University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA
National Glass & Metal Co., Inc. performed the curtain wall and interior glazing scope, while Window Repairs & Restoration, LLC refurbished historic windows on the award-winning renovation.
GBCA Headquarters Facade Replacement
Philadelphia, PA
Eureka Metal & Glass Services, Inc. was hired as project general contractor and self-performed most scopes of the renovation, including the façade replacement.
Kennedy Health System Medical Office Building
Cherry Hill, NJ
Guthrie Glass & Metal was called upon to execute the complicated exterior glazing solution with five different curtain walls.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton Pike Campus | Lawrence, NJ
National Glass & Metal Co., Inc. was instrumental to both the design and execution of the project’s comprehensive glazing scope of work across four connected buildings.
Corporate Interiors: Elephant Door & More
New York, NY
Beletz Brothers Glass Co., Inc. is regularly called upon for creative glass and metal applications for corporate interiors, including this custom metal “elephant” sliding door.
Pennovation Center
University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA
Glazing Concepts, LLC, brought the architect’s spiky, geometric façade concept to life for Penn’s technology and innovation incubator.
Nemours Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
A system of unitized, multi-colored glass and laminated metal panels with solar shade pipes was installed by R.A. Kennedy & Sons, Inc.
Thomas A. Bruder, Jr. Life Center Expansion
Neumann University | Aston, PA
Advanced Glass and Metal, LLC, provided fabrication and Synergy Glass & Door Service performed installation of 21 windows and seven entrances.
Dilworth Park Pavilions
Philadelphia, PA
APG International, Inc. installed the graceful glass pavilions that enable natural light to illuminate the below-ground transit center.
PPL Center
Allentown, PA
Hutt’s Glass Co., Inc. performed a glazing scope that included unitized curtain wall, aluminum storefront, and traditional stick-built curtain wall and entrances.
Penn Medicine Garage
Philadelphia, PA
Advanced Glass and Metal, LLC displayed resourcefulness cladding a precast concrete garage in a custom metal screen wall.
Business School Renovation
Villanova University | Villanova, PA
New glazing figured prominently in two business school interior renovation projects by Allglass Systems, LLC.
1430 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Eureka Metal & Glass Services, Inc. installed the Cheesecake Factory building’s dramatic glass enclosure, the first fully truss-supported unitized glass curtain wall in North America.
Independence Blue Cross
Philadelphia, PA
A lobby renovation by Paul Rabinowitz Glass Co., Inc. included creating two new building entrances plus new curtain wall, spandrel glass, and decorative glass features.
A Collaborative Effort
Philadelphia, PA | Camden, NJ | Norristown, PA
Graboyes Commercial Window & Glass Solutions, Eureka Metal & Glass Services, Greenwich Glass, and Synergy Glass & Door Service collaborated on projects at Temple University, Riverview Towers, and Musselman Learning Center.