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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... film assembly 71 5.12 Spectrally selective window assemblies 2282 66 69 72 5.13 In louvre or venetian form , laser - cut panels may be adjusted to the open ( summer ) position to reject light or to the closed ( winter ) position to ...
... films 77 5.19 Cross - section of prototype five - layer electrochromic coating , in clear and coloured states 78 5.21 5.20 Prismatic glazing systems : ( a ) sunlight - directing , ( b ) sunlight - excluding Transparent insulation ...
... films, coating materials and electric currents. Chapter 5 reviews the various available types of glazing and their possible use in different environments. The new inventions in the glass industry in the last few decades have resulted in ...
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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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