Cultures of Glass ArchitectureWhen designing, architects are responding to and creating a relationship between identity, culture and architectural style. This book discusses whether the extent of the use of glass facades has increased, or indeed enhanced, the creation of meaningful place-making, thereby creating a cultural identity of 'place'. Looking at the development of perceptions of glass facades in different cultures, it shows how modernist 'glass' buildings are perceived as an expression of technical achievement, as symbols of global economic success and as setting a neutral platform for multi-cultural societies – all of which are difficult for urban developers and policy makers to resist in our era of globalization. Drawing on a number of modern and heritage design projects from Europe, the USA, the Middle East and South East Asia, the book reviews efforts of some regional towns and local places to move up the economic ladder by adopting a more 'global' aesthetic. |
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... contemporary craftsmen , even with all the latter's technical progress . My admiration is also extended to the later Venetian masters whose followers decorated the windows of European cathedrals . In my first year of studying ...
... contemporary glass works , the coloured lights of the Gothic cathedrals seem to capture and P.2 accentuate the sense of place , outside as well as inside the buildings . Our experience with coloured or stained glass starts with our ...
... Contemporary architects attempt to reconcile the relationship between glass and the natural environment by addressing all these concepts . Lessons learnt from vernacular architecture are used to go back to the real meaning of techne ...
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Contents
The History of Glass and its Architectural Identity | 1 |
Environmental Perspectives on Using Glass in Architecture | 17 |
Constructing Place Identity | 33 |
Structures of Power | 45 |
A Technical Review | 57 |
Rethinking Identity | 85 |
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