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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... beauty. Glass used to be perceived in Europe's Middle Ages as a magic material through which light can pass without breaking it. Glass allows light to penetrate it but. P.2 The High Altar of Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral P.3 ...
... beauty. Glass used to be perceived in Europe's Middle Ages as a magic material through which light can pass without breaking it. Glass allows light to penetrate it but. P.2 The High Altar of Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral P.3 ...
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... beauty, techne, ethics and aesthetics. 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 ...
... beauty, techne, ethics and aesthetics. 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 ...
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... . I am looking forward to building on this work in order to help those who seek peace and harmony as well as function and beauty in our built environment. Hisham Elkadi Chapter 1 Glassworks: The History of Glass and its Architectural.
... . I am looking forward to building on this work in order to help those who seek peace and harmony as well as function and beauty in our built environment. Hisham Elkadi Chapter 1 Glassworks: The History of Glass and its Architectural.
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Contents
Environmental Perspectives on Using Glass | |
Constructing Place Identity | |
Structures of Power | |
A Technical Review | |
Rethinking Identity | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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