Using Glass in Architecture

As everyone knows, glass is used extensively in architecture. It has been used traditionally in windows and doors to allow light in and people to look outside. As modern technology has altered some glass manufacturing methods and some formulas for glass, its use in architecture has changed as well. The example below is a modern use of glass in digital imaging as well as an older use as a facade on a building. Building facades and glass have been used by architects and builders for centuries: using glass in a digital facade is a modern use of both.

One of the more innovative glass structures is the Cutty Sark Museum in London, UK. Cutty Sark was a British-built clipper ship used in the tea trade. She held the speed record for traveling between India and England until steam ships replaced sailing ships. She was a favorite for building models in bottles, as the display below suggests. The display looks like a full sized ship built in a bottle.
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Modern glass structures are not restricted to being on land. As the picture below shows, glass can also be used to create a boat. The houseboat below is located off the coast of Dubai in the Persian Gulf. The primary objective for this design is the unrestricted view offered by a transparent superstructure.

The last example of an unusual use of glass in architecture is the chapel pictured below. Stained glass is generally associated with chapels, cathedrals, and churches. The chapel below in Cuernavaca, Mexico uses clear and frosted glass to create a peaceful place for private contemplation and worship.

There are countless examples of innovative uses of glass in architecture. The versatility and variety of types of glass allows architects to be limited only by their budgets and imaginations.



References

http://www.thecoolist.com/glass-buildings-15-creative-uses-of-glass-in-architecture/

http://www.glassforeurope.com/en/products/characteristics.php#1