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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... built environment series) 1. Glass construction 2. Architecture and society I. Title 721'.04496 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Elkadi, Hisham Cultures of glass architecture / by Hisham Elkadi. p. cm. -- (Design and the ...
... built environment series) 1. Glass construction 2. Architecture and society I. Title 721'.04496 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Elkadi, Hisham Cultures of glass architecture / by Hisham Elkadi. p. cm. -- (Design and the ...
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... environment in the late twentieth century highlighted the disadvantages of glass façades. Chapter 2 looks at the ... built environment. As glass is the first building material to suffer from any disturbance in a built environment, it is ...
... environment in the late twentieth century highlighted the disadvantages of glass façades. Chapter 2 looks at the ... built environment. As glass is the first building material to suffer from any disturbance in a built environment, it is ...
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... built environment on our understanding of visual culture. 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 ...
... built environment on our understanding of visual culture. 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 ...
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... environment, George Bontemps wrote of the monk: ... after the matins and lauds and before going to his glassmaking ... built in AD 337, where coloured glass was used. The combination of strong Mediterranean sun and the coloured glass ...
... environment, George Bontemps wrote of the monk: ... after the matins and lauds and before going to his glassmaking ... built in AD 337, where coloured glass was used. The combination of strong Mediterranean sun and the coloured glass ...
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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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