New Glass Architecture
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New Glass Architecture
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Author : Brent Richards
language : en
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Release Date : 2006
New Glass Architecture written by Brent Richards and has been published by Laurence King Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Architecture categories.
Much of modern architecture has been conceived using glass to create minimal structures. This book begins with an introduction that traces the history of glass in architecture and also describes the developments in glass technology. It also features specially commissioned photographs by the renowned architectural photographer, Dennis Gilbert.
New Glass Architecture
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Author : Brent Richards
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2006-01-01
New Glass Architecture written by Brent Richards and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Architecture categories.
A timely look at the ways in which glass is utilized in some of today's most beautiful and experimental building designs For centuries, glass has provoked fascination with its properties as a versatile material that permits light to enter buildings in spectacular ways. Much of modern architecture has been conceived by using glass to create increasingly minimal structures, to promote the notion of lightweight construction solutions, and to allow maximum daylight into buildings. New Glass Architecture showcases the changing ways that aesthetics and methods for using glass have been developing since the 1990s. The book begins with an introduction that traces the history of key moments in glass architecture--from the stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral to the Crystal Palace of 1851, and early constructions by John Soane, Bruno Taut, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe. Author Brent Richards explains the importance of glass artists in the second half of the 20th century and describes developments in glass technology over the last twenty years. Beautifully illustrated with newly commissioned photographs by Dennis Gilbert, the book features twenty-five case studies of recent glass constructions from around the world by such leading architects as Foster and Partners, Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron, Steven Holl, Toyo Ito & Associates, Jean Nouvel, Raphael Viñoly, and Peter Zumthor. Each building is illustrated in full color and accompanied by detailed drawings. New Glass Architecture features these buildings and more: - Chapel of Ignatius, Seattle - Condé Nast Café, New York - DZ Bank, Berlin - Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia - Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria - Laban Dance Centre, London - Torre Agbar, Barcelona
Glass In Architecture
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Author : Michael Wigginton
language : en
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Release Date : 1996
Glass In Architecture written by Michael Wigginton and has been published by Phaidon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Architecture categories.
This work provides a comprehensive overview of the art and science of glass use, demonstrating its historical importance in paving the way for a closer synergy between the designer and technologist.
Blurred Transparencies In Contemporary Glass Architecture
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Author : Aki Ishida
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020
Blurred Transparencies In Contemporary Glass Architecture written by Aki Ishida and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Architecture categories.
"Blurred Transparencies in Contemporary Glass Architecture brings to light complex readings of transparent glass through close observations of six pivotal works of architecture. Written from the perspectives of a practitioner, the six essays challenge assumptions about fragility and visual transparency of glass. A material imbued with idealism and utopic vision, glass has captured architects' imagination, and glass' fragility and difficulties in thermal control continue to present technical challenges. In recent decades, architecture has witnessed an emergence of technological advancements in chemical coating, structural engineering, and fabrication methods that resulted in new kinds of glass transparencies. Buildings examined in the book include a sanatorium with expansive windows delivering light and air to recovering tuberculosis patients, a pavilion with crystal clear glass plenum circulating air for heating and cooling, a glass monument symbolizing the screen of personal devices that shortened the distance between machines and humans, and a glass building symbolizing the the social and material intertwining in the glass ceiling metaphor. Connecting material glass to broader cultural and social contexts, Blurred Transparencies in Contemporary Glass Architecture enlightens students and practitioners of architecture as well as the general public with interest in design. The author demonstrates how glass is rarely crystal clear but is blurred both materially and metaphysically, revealing complex readings of ideas for which glass continues to stand"--
Glass Architecture
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Author : Paul Scheerbart
language : en
Publisher: New York : Praeger
Release Date : 1972
Glass Architecture written by Paul Scheerbart and has been published by New York : Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Glass construction categories.
Cybercities
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Author : M. Christine Boyer
language : en
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Release Date : 1996
Cybercities written by M. Christine Boyer and has been published by Princeton Architectural Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Architecture categories.
Noted urban historian M. Christine Boyer turns to the new frontier - cybercities - in this important and compelling new book. Boyer argues that the computer is to contemporary society what the machine was to modernism, and that this new metaphor profoundly affects the way we think, imagine, and ultimately grasp reality. But there is, she believes, an inherent danger here: that as cyberspace pulls us into its electronic grasp, we withdraw from the world. Transferred, plugged in, and down-loaded, reality becomes increasingly immaterial. Frozen to one side of our terminal's screen, Boyer concludes, we risk becoming incapable of action in a real city plagued by crime, hatred, disease, unemployment, and under-education.
Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture
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Author : Scott Charles Murray
language : en
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Release Date : 2009-10-07
Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture written by Scott Charles Murray and has been published by Princeton Architectural Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-07 with Architecture categories.
"In Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture, building-technology historian and architect Scott Murray traces the evolution of the curtain wall, from early skeleton-frame structures of the past to today's complex and technologically advanced configurations. Presenting twenty-four detailed case studies of exemplary structures completed in the last decade, he reveals the curtain wall as one of the most enduring and malleable concepts of contemporary architecture, capable of adapting intelligently to site constraints, utilizing resources efficiently, and offering unprecedented opportunities for innovations in digital design and fabrication, material detailing, and aesthetic expression." --Book Jacket.
Construction Review
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990-03
Construction Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-03 with Construction industry categories.
Structural Use Of Glass
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Author : Matthias Haldimann
language : en
Publisher: IABSE
Release Date : 2008
Structural Use Of Glass written by Matthias Haldimann and has been published by IABSE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Architecture categories.
This book attempts to redress this issue by providing an overview of the recent developments in this field thereby providing a basis for the understanding of the structural performance and design of glass in buildings. Each chapter draws on the latest developments in practice and research and contains contributions from various international glass experts. The mix of general and specialist content ranging from rules of thumb to fracture mechanics and novel applications to post-breakage performance make this book useful to practitioners and researchers. Furthermore, the text is supplemented by tables of the major codes of practice and by an extensive list of references.
Glass Interactive Building Envelopes
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Author : Michel Crisinel
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2007
Glass Interactive Building Envelopes written by Michel Crisinel and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Architecture categories.
The concept of tomorrow's towns and cities will be based on new social, economic and technological ideals focused on improving the quality of life. To attain this objective, architects and engineers of today must improve the quality of buildings and establish new principles of building conception. The quality of interior space and the impact of a building on its surroundings depends strongly on the physical interface that separates the outer environment from the inner building space. The conception and realisation of this interface (the envelope) are, therefore, of prime importance.