In case you haven’t heard already, glass blocks are back. In a big way. These translucent building blocks have been popping ...

Interior designs from yesteryear – glass blocks, wood-paneled walls and pastel bathrooms – are experiencing a revival.

They can also be tough to clean. But that was then. Now, in the bright light of 2025, there’s a new glass block—which is, yes, not the same as the brick. "A glass brick is a solid piece of glass.

‘Brique de verre’, aka the humble glass block, first patented in 1886 and a regular feature of art deco buildings, may have had a starring role in the iconic 1932 Maison de Verre in Paris, yet it has ...

Medina Glass Block is the parent company of The Glass Block Supply Company, GBA Architectural Products + Services, and GlassWalk™, the premier brand of walkable glass flooring.

The facade changes according to the amount of sunlight and the shifting shadows of the trees. At night, the glass blocks are illuminated turning them into a giant glass lantern.

For those who think the glass block began and ended with "Miami Vice," think again: Glass blocks were first made in 1886 in France and used often in Streamline Moderne architecture of the 1930s.