Engineered Transparency: Glass in Architecture and Structural Engineering

Engineered Transparency: Glass in Architecture and Structural Engineering

 

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0h 59m 2008 HD

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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