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GlassAngiebeth Avendaño
Sabine BeyerFátima Ferreira
What is glass?
Glass
Solidtransparent
opaque
translucent
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process making inorganic
fusion
Certain temperature Exact
termination of the glass
Silica (SiO2)
High temperatures
Just to know….
“Glass is a solid material, who is fragile but hard at the same time”.
How many types of glass exist?
Cast glassCrown glassAnnealed glassLaminated glassMirrored glassPatterned glass
GLASS
Cast Crown Annealed Lamined Mirrored Patterned
Pouring molten glass
Center protuberance
Blowing the glass
basic flat glassproduct
The float process
Breack into large, jagged shards
2 o more leyer of glass
Interlayers of polymeric material
Metal coating
SilverAluminiunGoldchrome
Flat glass
Regular pattern
Types of glass in architecture:
Sheet glassPlate glassWired glassFlint glassGround glass
Some things that you can make with glass
Invention
4000 years ago
Eastern Mediterrenean
1500 BC molded glasss
Egypt
Glass industry
Roman Empire
“GLESUM”- transparent or lustrous
Characteristics of glass in architecture - Beauty & Versatility - Visibility & Light Transmission - Energy Conservation - Noise Resistant - Bullet Resistant
Relation between architecture and glass
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