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1. ARCHITECTURAL
GLASSBY ADRIANA GONZÁLEZ
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2. Table ofcontent
1. INTRODUCTION
2. GLASS HISTORY
3. GLASS ADVANTAGES
4. AMAZING GLASS BUILDINGS
-Louvre Pyramid Museum
-National Grand Theatre of China
-Basque Health Department Headquarters
-The Farnsworth House
-The Black Cube of Caracas
5. CONCLUSION
6. SOURCES

3. WHO IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH
GLASS?
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-SUPPLY OF NATURALDAYLIGHTAND FRESHAIR
-TRANSPARENCYOR TRANSLUCENCY
-PROTECTIONFROM RAIN,WIND, AND COLD
-MEANS OF DESIGN
-FIRE PROTECTION
PLACEHOLDER
LOGO | SAMPLE CITY
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GLASSHAS BEENA FASCINATING
MATERIALto humankind since it
was first made in about 500 BC.
GLASSBLOWING was
discovered in the 1st
century in Europe, this
revolutionized the glass
making industry. The
technique spread
throughout the Roman
Empire.

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Then, from the time of the
cathedrals, the brilliantly colored
stained glass served a functional and
didactic purpose.
TODAY, Architects face an
increasing array of choices in
specifying and designing with glass
for building facades, as glass
manufacturers propose a greater
variety of colors, textures and
patterns than ever before.

7. Glass is turning out to be the
basis of creativity and ESTHETIC
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MODERNARCHITECTURE makes use of them quite a lot today.
The use of glass in architecture has several advantages.
An architect can show his creativity by taking advantage of
the different PATTERNSand COLORS of glass.

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VERSATILITY
DURABILITY
SCRATCH
RESISTANT
Reasons why architects
and building owners
still choose them.
Architects like to build with wood, masonry,
concrete and steel, but most really LOVE
GLASS.

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Modern architecture is traversing many
UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS.
Quite a few glass buildings have taken birth over the years,
displaying breathtaking beauty and outstanding innovation.

11. LOUVRE PYRAMIDParis, France.
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12. LOUVREPYRAMID,PARIS
Built in 1989, is one of the ICONIC GLASSCONSTRUCTIONS in
the world.
Designed by architect I. M. Pei, is recognized his ability to
successfully merger of the old and the new, the classical and
the ultra-modern museum.
The transparent, ethereal nature of glass allows for
extraordinary creations in the world of architecture.
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13. NATIONAL GRAND THEATRE
OF CHINABeijing, China
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NATIONALGRANDTHEATREOF CHINA,BEIJING
Built in 2007, the building is made of titanium and glass,
and is commonly called ‘The Giant Egg’ by the natives
owing to its shape.
Architect Paul Andreu has been a well-known proponent of
glass in architecture, and the National Grand Theater is
widely considered one of his GREATESTMASTERWORKS.

15. BASQUE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
HEADQUARTERS
Bilbao, Spain
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16. BASQUEHEALTH DEPARTMENTHEADQUARTERS,BILBAO
The project began in 2003 and was completed 6 years later
and It was designed by Coll-Barreu Arquitectos.
The beauty of this building may prompt you to think it is an
art gallery or museum rather than an office building.
When it comes to glass in architecture, this building is
easily amongst the world’s most progressive in form.
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17. THE FARNSWORTH HOUSEPlano, Illinois
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THEFARNSWORTH HOUSE, PLANO
Designed in 1945 and constructed in 1951, the iconic
Farnsworth House is the essence of Mies van der Rohe’s
use of glass, and was in many ways an experiment to test
his design ideals to the limit.
Architect Mies van der Rohe, glass was a MAJORINFLUENCE
for many architects of the modernist movement and
reshaped the way we think about and define space. Today,
glass has become one of the most used building materials.
The use of glass and its inherent transparency brought a
subtle harmony to the streamlined modernist structure and
the landscape of the Fox River beyond.
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19. THE BLACK CUBE OF CARACAS
Caracas, Venezuela
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20. THEBLACKCUBEOFCARACAS,CARACAS
Was designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee during
the first quarter of 1975.
One of the key features of this building is the facade which
incorporates a curtain wall. The façade is an EMBLEMATIC
ELEMENT that even today gives architectural modernity to
the building.
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It can be concluded that the contemporary architecture is
particularly interested in glass, and it is being more
extensively applied in architecture as a result of improvement
its production technology. Glass innovations have progressed
and many architects and engineers have redefined the
material's potential. With everything from structural glass
used in floors and beams, to sculptural facades, to transparent
solar panels, the use of glass continues to evolve.
There is a special relationship between glass and
buildings. Glass is a MAGICALMATERIAL which has so many
different properties and uses, that it has presented Architects
with many new possibilities and designs.

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“Glass is the most magical of all materials. It transmits light
in a special way.”
-DALE CHIHULY

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!
Do you have any question?

24. SoUrces
http://www.understandconstruction.com
/glass.html
http://www.wonderslist.com/10-amazing-
glass-buildings-in-the-world/
http://www.centrobanaven.com/lista.asp
x?sec=1101
http://www.thecoolist.com/glass-
buildings-15-creative-uses-of-glass-in-
architecture/
http://theconstructor.org/building/uses-
of-glass-in-construction/6469/
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