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9780714829227

Glass in Architecture

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  • ISBN13:

    9780714829227

  • ISBN10:

    0714829226

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-10-01
  • Publisher: Phaidon Inc Ltd

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Summary

Glass in Architecture explores how glass has made its unique contribution to architectural design. It reviews the history of the material from its beginnings to the present day, and goes on to describe what glass is and why it performs the way it does, how it is made, and its many variations. Then central section of the book presents twenty international case studies of contemporary glass architecture, each building illustrated with full-colour photographs and detail drawings, to show the range of the application of glass in a variety of situations, large and small. The potential for the future is also explored, as new materials move from the abstract world of technical research into realization. A detailed appendix provides a full review of the science of glass, with a section on design and performance.

Author Biography

Michael Wigginton is Professor of Architecture at Plymouth University.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 6
History and the architectural contextp. 10
Glass technologyp. 60
Glass in architecturep. 84
Case Studies
Willis faber and dumas building, 1975p. 110
Corning museum, 1980p. 116
Allied bank tower, 1986p. 122
The pyramids at the louvre, 1988p. 126
Garden grove community church, 1980p. 132
Provincial government offices and law courts complex, 1980p. 138
IBM travelling pavilion, 1986p. 144
Iloyd's building, 1986p. 150
Occidental chemical center, 1980p. 156
Business promotion centre, 1993p. 162
RWE AG headquarters, 1996p. 168
Glass walls--'les serres', 1986p. 172
Glass music hall, 1990p. 178
Banque populaire de l'ouest, 1990p. 184
Waterloo international terminal, 1993p. 190
Western morning news building, 1982p. 196
Benthem house, 1984p. 202
Sculpture pavilion, 1986p. 208
House extension, hampstead, 1992p. 212
Joseph staircase, 1989p. 216
The future: materials, intelligence and responsibilityp. 220
Appendices
Materials and performancep. 240
Glass manufacturep. 270
Manufacturing sectorsp. 283
Other glasses and glass productsp. 287
The transparent plasticsp. 297
Notesp. 304
Select bibliographyp. 306
Case studies bibliographyp. 308
Indexp. 310
Acknowledgementsp. 318
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