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Glass. Angiebeth Avendaño Sabine Beyer Fátima Ferreira. What is glass?. opaque. Solid transparent. components. translucent. Glass. making. process. inorganic. Silica (SiO 2). fusion. Certain temperature. High temperatures. Exact termination of the glass.
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Glass Angiebeth Avendaño Sabine Beyer Fátima Ferreira
What is glass? opaque Solid transparent components translucent Glass making process inorganic Silica (SiO2) fusion Certaintemperature Hightemperatures Exacttermination of theglass
Just to know….“Glass is a solid material, who is fragile but hard at the same time”.
How many types of glass exist? Cast glass Crown glass Annealed glass Laminated glass Mirrored glass Patterned glass
GLASS Cast Crown Annealed Lamined Mirrored Patterned Metal coating 2 o more leyer of glass Flat glass Pouringmoltenglass Center protuberance basic flat glass product Silver Aluminiun Gold chrome Interlayers of polymeric material Blowingtheglass Regular pattern Breackintolarge, jaggedshards Thefloatprocess
Types of glass in architecture: Sheet glass Plate glass Wired glass Flint glass Ground glass
Invention 4000 years ago 1500 BC molded glasss Glass industry Eastern Mediterrenean Egypt Roman Empire “GLESUM”- transparent or lustrous
Relation between architecture and glass • Characteristics of glass in architecture - Beauty & Versatility - Visibility & Light Transmission - Energy Conservation - Noise Resistant - Bullet Resistant
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