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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... .04496 -- dc22 ISBN - 10 : 0-7546-3813-8 ISBN - 13 : 978-0-7546-3813-1 IX Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd , Bodmin , Cornwall . 2006003905 Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1 Glassworks: The History of Glass and.
Professor Hisham Elkadi. Contents. Preface Acknowledgements 1 Glassworks: The History of Glass and its Architectural Identity xi xiii 1 2 Green Glass: Environmental Perspectives on Using Glass in Architecture 17 3 Glazed Spaces ...
... glassworks were first introduced . On the other side of P.1 Alexandria , Snoheta's winning proposal for the Bibliothiqua Alexandrina was a sensitive application of glass on the southern Mediterranean coast ; an elegant and 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 approach towards ...
... glassworking and shows how the glass industry flourished with trade across the harmonious material culture of the eastern Mediterranean . The turmoil of the third century AD led to a sharp decline in glassmaking , although the industry ...
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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