Architectural glass concept by Steven Holl (via Arch Daily)
This past summer, the City of London Planning and Transportation Committee passed a resolution to grant planning and listed building consent for a new Maggie’s Centre (a charity which provides practical, emotional and social support for individuals with cancer) at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Art glass installation for GTECH Center
Here’s a meta situation for you: the site specific art glass shown above was inspired by the site specific public art shown below. Site specific public art inspired by site specific public art!
Details of (L) sawtooth glass and (R) painted/laminated glass
I’m pleased to announce that this website now includes a brand new “Techniques” section! The pages therein offer some general overviews of sawtooth glass and painted/laminated glass, the two types of glass that I use most frequently in my work.
London City Hall, 2002, designed by Norman Foster (image via Foster + Partners)
Speaking of Bruno Taut recently, there are two significant works of contemporary architectural glass in London that bring the Glass Pavilion to mind every time I see them — City Hall and the Swiss Re Headquarters, both conceived by English architect Norman Foster (Foster + Partners).
Photo by FG+SG – Fernando Guerra, Sergio Guerra (via Arch Daily)
I love this project by Manuel Maia Gomes for its use of colorful glass to create a lively interplay between historic architecture and contemporary art.
Bruno Taut’s Glass Pavilion, 1914 (Image via Wikipedia Commons)
Thinking recently about why art museums matter got me thinking about works of art and architecture that evoke a sense of reverence. These ruminations (along with others around meaningful integrations of glass in architecture) brought to mind Bruno Taut’s Glass Pavilion from 1914, one of my all-time favorite feats of glass architecture.
Folkwang Library by Max Dudler (Photo: Stefan Müller via Dezeen)
Who knew glass could look so much like stone! I’m a big fan of the music library at Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany, where decorative glass panels create the illusion of marble.