Glass Houses explores daring and dynamic glass homes
all over the world as well as examples of glass as an exciting new
element of interior design. The first part of the book,
Pioneers, discusses the work of architects over the last century
who embraced the potential of glass, including Mies van der Rohe,
Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Richard Rogers. Glass Structures
looks at a range of innovative
contemporary homes where glass plays a significant role in the
construction of a building. Landscape Houses and Urban Houses
explore homes where glass has been used to marry the interior and
the exterior through a dramatic use of windows and walls of glass.
Finally, Glass Features considers the increasingly popular use of
glass as an element of interior design, from screens to stairs and
baths to basins. Glass Houses is essential reading for all
those wanting to learn more about contemporary architecture or keen
to build a house where glass plays a major role - or to simply use
striking glass elements in their existing home.
. Features the work of pioneering architects plus projects by
. From award-winning author Catherine Slessor.
. Glorious photography by James Morris.