The age of glass : a cultural history of glass in modern and contemporary architecture /

Glass has long transformed the architectural landscape. From the Crystal Palace through to the towering glass spires of today's cities, few architectural materials have held such immense symbolic resonance in the modern era. 'The Age of Glass' explores the cultural and technological a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Eskilson, Stephen, 1964- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2018]
Subjects:	Glass construction > History > 20th century. Glass construction > History > 21st century. Architecture and society > History > 20th century. Architecture and society > History > 21st century.

Table of Contents:

The age of glass
Stained glass
Daylight
Glass visions
Structural glass
Shade
The politics of glass.