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"This book discusses whether the extent of the use of glass facades has increased, or indeed enhanced, the creation of a meaningful place, thereby creating a cultural identity of 'place'. Looking at the development of perceptions of glass facades in different cultures, it shows how mo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elkadi, Hisham
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2006.
Colección:Design and the built environment series.
Temas:
Glass construction.
Architecture and globalization.
Construction en verre.
Architecture et mondialisation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
ARCHITECTURE > Security Design.
ARCHITECTURE > Project Management.
Glas.
Bouwkunst.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Glassworks: the history of glass and its architectural identity
  • Green glass: environmental perspectives on using glass in architecture
  • Glazed spaces: constructing place identity
  • Shattered glass: structures of power
  • Seeing through glass: a technical review
  • A glazed future: rethinking identity.

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