Structural Glass - Softcover

Dutton, Hugh; Rice, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0419199403 ISBN 13: 9780419199403

Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 1995

Synopsis

Published in English for the first time, this second edition of the popular French original discusses the development of a new method of working with glass.

Peter Rice no longer considers glass an inert material: in his view, it is a material that, when correctly used, reacts to loads. Its structural qualitites can therefore be exploited. The authors describe how the exceptional serres, or greeenhouses, of the Musee des Sciences et de I'Industries at Parc La Villette, Paris were achieved, showing in detail their methods and design philosophy but also the difficulties and obstacles encountered. Structural Glass is a passionate account of the intellectual approach and techniques involved in high-technology projects, where architecture plays a role in the development of an evolving technical culture.

This new English edition, revised and expanded by Hugh Dutton, confirms the success of the innovative system demonstrated at La Villette. With nine new case studies not only from France but from Norway, London and Japan and an eight page colour section, Peter Rice and Hugh Dutton demonstrate possible applications of this new method of working with glass and its adaptation to large-scale projects with very different design and technical constraints.

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Review

'This is an exemplary book, and we are very fortunate to be able to buy it in English and in colour. It is another fine testament to Peter Rice's memory and demonstrates that he created, with his partners, a living design enterprise for which we must be grateful.' - The Architect's Journal

Synopsis

In Structural Glass , Peter Rice and Hugh Dutton discuss the development of a new method of working with glass. Peter Rice no longer considers glass an inert material: in his view, it is a material that, when correctly used, reacts to loads. Its structural qualitites can therefore be exploited. The authors describe how the exceptional serres, or greeenhouses, of the Musee des Sciences et de I'Industries at Parc La Villette, Paris were achieved. They show in detail their methods and design philosophy and reveal the difficulties and obstacles encountered. Structural Glass is also a passionate account of the intellectual approach and techniques involved in high-technology projects, where architecture plays a role in the development of an evolving technical culture. Five years after the first edition of this book was published in French, this new edition is brought up to date and expanded by Hugh Dutton. It confirms the success of the innovative system demonstrated at La Villette.

Fifteen recent projects in Europe and Japan by RFR, the Paris office set up by Peter Rice, demonstrate possible applications of this new method of working with glass and its adaptation to large-scale projects with very different design and technical constraints.

Edition details

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0419199403
• ISBN 13: 9780419199403
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 144