Blurred transparencies in contemporary glass architecture : material, culture, and technology /: material, culture, and technology. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Aki Ishida ; foreword by James Carpenter.
• Authors: Ishida, Aki
• 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 and conference centre.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 181 pages)
• Subjects: 721/.04496; Glass construction; Transparency in architecture; ARCHITECTURE / General; ARCHITECTURE / Criticism; ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials; Glass construction; Transparency in architecture; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429506284; 0429506287; 9780429013843; 0429013841; 0429013868; 9780429013850; 9780429013867
• Related ISBNs: 042901385X; 9781138584013; 9781138584020
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 01, 2020).
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