Houses of Glass: A Nineteenth-century Building Type Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Houses of Glass: A Nineteenth-century Building Type Book

"Rich in documentation of the truly extraordinary range of iron-and-glass structures produced in the last century, and the photographs are excellent." -- , New York Times Book Review The glasshouses of the nineteenth century represent a remarkable confluence of opposites in architecture and technology. The architectture was designed to create an artificial climate in which people could return to paradise, and yet the technical means employed were also basic to the century's developing industrial grime--the other side of paradise. Enriched by more than 700 illustrations, Houses of Glass chronicles these pristine structures as they evolved from hothouses into exhibition halls, ballrooms, and theatres.Read More

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  • 0262610701
  • 9780262610704
  • G Kohlmaier
  • 5 June 1991
  • MIT Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 651
  • New edition
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