
Glass Houses
Alejandro Bahamon(Author)
Harper Design (Publisher)
Published on 6. July 2006
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-06-089339-2 (ISBN)
Description
This title offers an inspiring look at some of the world's newest and most beautiful houses built from glass. It is filled with striking photographs and detailed drawings revealing a myriad of styles. There is something seemingly impractical, but ultimately glamorous and breathtaking about a glass house. Throughout the history of modern architecture, designing a glass house has been a recurrent and challenging exercise. Allowing the homeowner to live simultaneously outside and inside, glass houses truly are the homes of the future - and as technology expands, the design possibilities for this material are endless. This book presents the dazzling living spaces that are clean, sophisticated and breathtaking - showcasing the recent work of contemporary architects and their visual interpretations of this fascinating material.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 254 mm
Weight
1288 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-089339-2 (9780060893392)
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Person
Columbian editor and architect Alejandro Bahamon works in Spain