Engineered Transparency: Glass in Architecture and Structural Engineering (2008)
• January 1st, 2008 • 0h 59min
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Overview
Accentuating the effects of space, light and structure, glass has become an architectural staple that encourages transparency and visibility throughout a variety of landscapes. After its role in the last century's call to a radical new architecture and urban life, glass architecture is today more ubiquitous than ever.
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