New glass architecture [Book] / Brent Richards ; photographs by Denis Gilbert.

The book begins with an introduction that traces the history of key moments in glass architecture—from the stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral to the Crystal Palace of 1851, and early constructions by John Soane, Bruno Taut, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe. Author Brent Richards explains the importance of glass artists in the second half of the 20th century and describes developments in glass technology over the last twenty years. Beautifully illustrated with newly commissioned photographs by Dennis Gilbert, the book features twenty-five case studies of recent glass constructions from around the world by such leading architects as Foster and Partners, Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron, Steven Holl, Toyo Ito & Associates, Jean Nouvel, Raphael Viǫly, and Peter Zumthor. Each building is illustrated in full color and accompanied by detailed drawings. New Glass Architecture features these buildings and more: ʺ Chapel of Ignatius, Seattle ʺ Cond ̌Nast Caf,̌ New York ʺ DZ Bank,Berlin ʺ Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia ʺ Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria ʺ Laban Dance Centre, London ʺ Torre Agbar, Barcelona.

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