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Glass Lithocrete is a patented architectural concrete product invented by Shaw & Sons. This unique decorative product uses specially processed heat-fractured glass (primarily recycled glass) to create a wider spectrum of colors and textures while maintaining the same ease of installation, durability and esthetic values of Lithocrete. The multi-colored glass chips used in Glass Lithocrete are manufactured exclusively for Shaw & Sons, and can be found in numerous high profile real estate projects throughout Southern California, including Queensway Bay in Long Beach, a themed retail/entertainment district and hotel in Anaheim, the Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine, Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
Queensway Bay is compromised of 300 acres of prime oceanfront land adjacent to the commercial core of Long Beach, California’s fifth largest city. This urban waterfront project is designed to reestablish Long Beach as one of the most popular waterfront destinations on Southern California. Its centerpiece will be the new Downtown Harbor, berthing up to 50 commercial vessels of all kinds.
With the new world class Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific on one side of the site, and the recently expanded Long Beach Convention Center on the other, Queensway Bay is perfectly positioned for development of successful retail, entertainment and hotel uses. Within walking distance of Pine Avenue and downtown Long Beach, and the new Pike at Rainbow Harbor retail center, Queensway Bay includes more than 69 acres of dedicated parkland, a Children’s Beach, and Events Park with a 10,000 seat amphitheater, and the world renowned Queen Mary.
SUNSET VIEW PARK, SIGNAL HILL, CALocated on the southwest corner of Skyline Drive and Hill Street in Signal Hill, Sunset View Park designed to utilize the direct western exposure and allow visitors to enjoy the breathtaking Pacific sunset. The architect for the park, Urban Arena, created a unique art piece where visitors can stroll across an inlaid design featuring the planets orbiting around the sun. The columns are set up as a solar calendar to mark the spring and fall equinox and the summer and winter solstices. On these particular days, the setting sun shines through vertical channels strategically placed on the outer columns to cast a shadow on the main column.
