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Are glass sky scrapers bad for our cities?
In a recent TED talk someone slammed glass skyscrapers for making parts of our cities cold and uninviting, so now architects are making them with more curves.
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Building The Skyscraper Documentary History
Sky scrapers need a steady base to stand, and take a long time to build. They are a modern wonder.They need a strong structure to stand tall.
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Rise of the glass giants: how modern cities are forcing skyscrapers to evolve
Slick, glassy skyscrapers cast their shadows over the streets and spaces of cities all over the world. But the high-rises of the future are departing from tradition.
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Are glass skyscrapers bad for our cities?
Glass exteriors trap the sun's rays during summer and haemorrhage heat throughout the winter, requiring year-round air conditioning and climate control.
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Are architects turning there backs on glass skyscrapers?
No form of architecture more perfectly epitomizes the 20th century than the glass tower, and not only the most practical response to densely-populated cities, but the most coveted symbol of progress.Flat glass panels, which are easily replaced and seemingly ageless, are arguitively less expensive than alternative materials.
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