02708nam 22006614a 450 991045096040332120200520144314.01-317-15567-X1-281-09648-297866110964890-7546-8007-X(CKB)1000000000414012(EBL)429713(OCoLC)437113570(SSID)ssj0000133838(PQKBManifestationID)11136881(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000133838(PQKBWorkID)10046644(PQKB)11499343(MiAaPQ)EBC429713(MiAaPQ)EBC5293476(Au-PeEL)EBL429713(CaPaEBR)ebr10211415(CaONFJC)MIL922544(Au-PeEL)EBL5293476(CaONFJC)MIL109648(OCoLC)1027153297(EXLCZ)99100000000041401220060206d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCultures of glass architecture[electronic resource] /Hisham ElkadiAldershot, England ;Burlington, VT Ashgatec20061 online resource (120 p.)Design and the built environment seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7546-3813-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [93]-100) and index.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.Drawing on a number of modern and heritage design projects from Europe, the USA, the Middle East and South East Asia, this book examines the role of 'glass architecture' in the economic and social development of regional towns and local places. The book argues that adopting a more 'global' aesthetic can lead to the destruction of a place's cohesive identity and a discontinuity of heritage with little or no social or economic gain.Design and the built environment series.Glass constructionArchitecture and globalizationElectronic books.Glass construction.Architecture and globalization.721/.04496Elkadi Hisham890988MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450960403321Cultures of glass architecture1990241UNINA