The structural use of glass has been explored extensively over the last decade, especially with Apple stores where the boundaries for their application have been advanced significantly. This paper reviews the history and also the state of the art in the structural use of glass. The aim of this paper is to discuss a way forward in relation to glass as a structural material, so that future innovations are not driven solely by the ability to produce and laminate large pieces of glass. Future challenges lie in having a unified understanding of glass as a structural material, high-lighting current limitations when designing with structural glass in relation to current codes in different parts of the world. A continued dialogue on the wider applications of structural glass will advance the state-of the art beyond its current range of use.