Originally published in 1943, The Place of Glass in Building is a comprehensive and compact survey of the structural uses of glass in 20th Century architecture. It gives the facts about the physical properties, the possibilities and the limitations of the glass in common use. It also deals with the attributes of specialised and decorative glass and provides detailed descriptions of the principal types which were manufactured in the UK. Intended for architectural students it may also be of interest to architects, for it is a condensed survey of the progress that has been made in this structural and decorative material.
Author(s): John Gloag
Series: John Gloag on Industrial Design, 2
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 92
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
The Place of Glass in Building
The Study of Glass: Its Place in Architectural Education
Use of Glass in Small Standard Houses
Preparing Specifications
1 Sheet Glass
2 Polished Plate Glass
3 Rolled Glasses
Rough Cast
Cathedral and Figured Rolled
Wired Glass
4 "Armourplate" and Toughened Glasses
5 "Vitrolite"
6 Glass Domes
7 Insulight Glass Bricks, and "Armourlight" Toughened Lenses
8 Special Glasses
"Vita" Glass
Non-Actinic
Calorex
Anti-Fly
New Crown
Antique Reamy
Prismatic
Maximum
Flashed Glasses
Neutral Tinted
Broad Reeded
Cross Reeded
Chevron Reeded
Reeded
9 Some Decorative Treatments for Glass
British Standards Institution Specifications
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
