Many people have heard of familiar the term architectural glass but not many can actual say what that actually means… Consequently, we asked a few of Fast Glass Repairs’ clients and most said it was used in ‘architectural practices’ in one shape or another… Well, we do have clever customers because that description is strictly correct… According to an internationally famous ‘go to’ website; ‘architectural glass is glass most typically used as transparent glazing materials’ and ‘windows in external windows’ and is ‘often of a safety type, which includes reinforced, toughened and laminated glass’.
In the United Kingdom because of its long history there are many different building styles that can easily be identified from glazing styles from every century from the 16th Century to the present day. And some examples even predate the Tudor period of Henry VIII, which was famous for its small, thick-paned windows.
Meanwhile, in the United States and here in Australia, apart from early indigenous peoples who lived naturally in the outdoors, building histories are much shorter, Even so, interesting examples of the earliest Australian architectural glass can be seen at the Rocks near Sydney Harbour and dating from very soon after the First Fleet arrived to the eastern coast of Australia on January 26, 1788.
In Brisbane (and on the Gold Coast), the homes of Fast Glass Repairs there are many heritage-listed buildings. Most having their origins from associations with the Moreton Bay Penal Colony and, by the 1820s, the first British settlers began building on the Sunshine Coast and the rest, as they say is Queensland history, which for 23 years this essential Australian company has been an important part!
Fast Glass Repairs specialises in architectural glass
products and solutions.
Kitchen splashbacks, frameless shower-screens, mirrors, shelving or for that something special:
- Coloured glass splashbacks for kitchens and bathrooms
- Frameless glass shower-screens
- Sandblasted or slumped glass for shower screens, tabletops and room dividers.
- Mirrors and glass shelving.
- For a quick quote please fax us a sketch with approximate sizes and we will get back to you straight away.
- Servicing most areas of Brisbane and Gold Coast.
Fast Glass Repairs
Fax: 07 3054 6693




