The Glass State
Download or Read eBook The Glass State PDF written by Annette Fierro and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Annette Fierro |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : 026206233X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780262062336 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (3X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Glass State by : Annette Fierro
Book excerpt: From the Gothic to the contemporary, glass has transformed the structural, formal and philosophical principles of artchitecture. In The Glass State, Annette Fierro views the many meanings of transparency in architecture. Specifically, she analyzes the transparent monumental buildings that were built in Paris between 1981 and 1988 as part of Francois Mitterand's program of Grands Projets. The Grands Projets provide a rare opportunity to study a finite set of buidings constructed of similar materials, in the same time period, in a specific urban landscape, and with related ideological missions.
