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If you grew up in the ’80s or ’90s, you probably associate glass bricks with one very specific image: a steamy bathroom with a giant built-in block window, maybe framed by pastel tile and a brass ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Green plants and shelf in front of glass block windows - Ina Smirnova/Getty Images Glass block windows were trendy in the 1980s, ...

Over the years, materials and aesthetics fall in and out of the design world's favor; there are few better examples of this than glass blocks. Once revered and used in architectural marvels the world ...

Along with 1980s neon manicures and vintage ’90s blazers, glass blocks are making a comeback thanks in part to a new fan base on social media. One Instagram reel showcasing several types of the retro ...

Architect and design firm Dunham Robinson maximized light and added a curved wall to the lower duplex of a three-story townhouse.

In the 1920s and '30s, the use of glass block was more or less limited to the side of the front door and in bathrooms. We still use glass block in those places. But today they are used almost ...

Q: My master bath shower has a “snail” entry with glass blocks comprising two sides of the entry. A few of the glass blocks on the bottom row have gotten mold or mildew in them. Since the glass blocks ...

From Functional to Fashionable: glass blocks used to create a glowing facade in Shanghai. Eiri Ota, the Director and Principal Architect of UUfie, says the design concept evokes the idea of a landform ...