Blurred transparencies in contemporary glass architecture : material, culture, and technology /
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 transparen...
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New York :
Routledge,
[2020]
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Table of Contents:
- Matter infused with spirit : Sanatorium Zonnestraal's healing glass transparency
- Mirroring Ipswich : contextual glass transparency of the Willis Building
- Cracking the glass ceiling of a crystal palace : the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
- Air, light, and liquid in motion : the Glass Pavilion in Toledo
- Impermanent monument for intimate machines : Apple's glass cube
- Quasi-transparency of Harpa concert hall.