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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Page xi
... continued to surprise many . Our work , however , continued to focus on producing appropriate and responsible architecture for this challenging climate . Aerial view of the Bibliothiqua Alexandrina , Egypt Domestic window typical of any ...
... continued to surprise many . Our work , however , continued to focus on producing appropriate and responsible architecture for this challenging climate . Aerial view of the Bibliothiqua Alexandrina , Egypt Domestic window typical of any ...
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... continued to support me and give advice and guidance . The work of others who share my admiration of glass and who are committed to the quality of architecture enriches the material of this book . Above all my sincere thanks to my wife ...
... continued to support me and give advice and guidance . The work of others who share my admiration of glass and who are committed to the quality of architecture enriches the material of this book . Above all my sincere thanks to my wife ...
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... continued to be made in Rome and Alexandria to decorate walls , ceilings and floors in Byzantine churches . The second and third centuries AD witnessed a variety of experimentation and the production of different types of glass ...
... continued to be made in Rome and Alexandria to decorate walls , ceilings and floors in Byzantine churches . The second and third centuries AD witnessed a variety of experimentation and the production of different types of glass ...
Contents
The History of Glass and its Architectural Identity | 1 |
Environmental Perspectives on Using Glass in Architecture | 17 |
Constructing Place Identity | 33 |
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Victorian Glassworlds : Glass Culture and the Imagination 1830-1880: Glass ... Isobel Armstrong No preview available - 2008 |