The Glasshouse

John Hix

240 pages, parution le 10/03/2005

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Résumé

The Glasshouse traces the evolution of the glass building from its humble hothouse beginnings to the climate-controlled, high-tech structures of the 20^th century. It features a wide range of horticultural and other building types, including early 16^th-century orangeries and examples from the 18^th and 19th centuries when increasingly more complex structures, incorporating iron and industrial construction techniques, were built. The book charts the contribution of innovators such as Joseph Paxton and John C. Loudon and their influence on pioneers of 20th-century design such as Paul Scheerbart and Bruno Taut. It is illustrated with a wide selection of archival and contemporary photographs, etchings and lithographs.

L'auteur - John Hix

John Hix studied architecture at Iowa and Pennsylvania Universities. Now in private practice in Toronto, he is the author of a number of books and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

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Introduction
Beginnings
This Liberal and Improving Age
The Artificial Climate
The Automatic Garden
The Grand Private Conservatory
Industrialization and Mass-Marketing
Glass in the Public Garden
The Crystal Palace and After
The Great Exhibitions
Expressionists and Beyond
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Phaidon
Auteur(s)	John Hix
Parution	10/03/2005
Nb. de pages	240
Format	25 x 29
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1474g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780714845258
ISBN13	978-0-7148-4525-8