Molten glass was first injected into glass block molds in 1937, and glass block has been a staple of contemporary architecture ever since. Although other building fads come and go, glass block continues to capture the imagination of designers, builders and homeowners.
What does Ansel mean? Ansel [ansel] as a boys' name is pronounced AN-sul. It is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Ansel is follower of a nobleman. Also variant of Anselm (Old German) God's helmet. Use is likely to refer to photographer Ansel Adams, who photographed the American wilderness so eloquently.
And a good picture does something like that. ... the best of Ansel's ....are part of our memory, part of our sense of what a picture might be made out of, what it might look like and what it might ultimately be about, which is the part we can't explain. ANSEL ADAMS: A Documentary Film