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The Age of Glass - A Cultural History of Glass in Modern and Contemporary Architecture (Hardcover)
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The Age of Glass - A Cultural History of Glass in Modern and Contemporary Architecture (Hardcover)
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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 ascension of glass in modern and contemporary
architecture. Showing how the use of glass is driven as much by
changing cultural concerns as it is by developments in technology
and style, it traces the richly interwoven material, symbolic, and
ideological histories of glass to show how it has produced and
dispersed meaning in architecture over the past two centuries. The
book's chapters focus on key moments within the modern history of
architecture, moments when glass came to the forefront of
architectural thought, and which illustrate how glass has been used
at different times to project different cultural ideas. A wide
range of topics are explored - from the tension between
expressionism and functionalism, to the persistent theme of glass
and social class, to how glass has reflected political ideas from
Nazism through to today's global consumer capitalism. The book also
grapples with current arguments about sustainability, while, taking
into account the advent of digital LED screens and 'smart glass',
offering new cultural perspectives on the future and asking what
glass architecture will signify in the digital age. Combining close
readings of buildings with insights drawn from research, plus good
storytelling and strong contemporary relevance, The Age of Glass
offers a fascinating new perspective on modern architecture and
culture.
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