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This book discusses whether the extent of the use of glass facades has increased, or indeed enhanced, the creation of meaningful place-making, thereby creating a cultural identity of 'place'. Looking at the development of perceptions of glass facades in different cultures, it shows how modernist 'glass' buildings are perceived as an expression of technical achievement, as symbols of global economic success and as setting a neutral platform for multi-cultural societies – all of which are difficult for urban developers and policy makers to resist in our era of globalization. Drawing on a number of modern and heritage design projects from Europe, the USA, the Middle East and South East Asia, the book reviews efforts of some regional towns and local places to move up the economic ladder by adopting a more 'global' aesthetic.

Glass construction. --- Architecture and globalization. --- Construction en verre --- Architecture --- Aspect social --- Glass construction --- Architecture and globalization --- Architecture and society --- 691.6 --- 692.23 --- 72.01 --- 72.036 --- 72.039 --- Architecture and sociology --- Society and architecture --- Sociology and architecture --- Globalization and architecture --- Globalization --- Glass architecture --- Glass as structural material --- Glass in architecture --- Building --- Glass. Window glass. Plate glass. Enamel etc. --- Exterior, external walls. Enclosing walls above ground generally. Walls in elevation. Façades --- Architectuurtheorie. Bouwprincipes. Esthetica van de bouwkunst. Filosofie van de bouwkunst --- Moderne bouwkunst. Architectuur van de 20e eeuw --- Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- Social aspects --- Human factors --- 72.039 Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- 72.036 Moderne bouwkunst. Architectuur van de 20e eeuw --- 72.01 Architectuurtheorie. Bouwprincipes. Esthetica van de bouwkunst. Filosofie van de bouwkunst --- 692.23 Exterior, external walls. Enclosing walls above ground generally. Walls in elevation. Façades --- 691.6 Glass. Window glass. Plate glass. Enamel etc. --- Glass. Window glass. Plate glass. Enamel etc --- Aspect social. --- 72.01 Theory and philosophy of architecture. Principles of design, proportion, optical effect --- Theory and philosophy of architecture. Principles of design, proportion, optical effect --- Architecture et société