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The glass state : the technology of the spectacle, Paris, 1981-1998 /

From the Gothic to the contemporary, glass has transformed the structural, formal, and philosophical principles of architecture. In The Glass State, Annette Fierro views the many meanings of transparency in architecture. Specifically, she analyzes the transparent monumental buildings that were built...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fierro, Annette
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Paris, the Grand Projet
  • Populist frames : Eiffel and Pompidou, again
  • Cultural projections : the institutions of Jean Nouvel
  • Symbolic structures : details between the Grande and Petite Pyramides
  • Neutral enclosures : Perrault's Bibliothèque Nationale de France
  • Epilogue : the discourse of details.