"The history of architecture is the history of the struggle for the window."
Le Corbusier
//definition
Glass is an amorphous solid material that exhibits a glass transition. Glasses are typically brittle and can be optically transparent. Glasses are used for centuries in windows, kitchen materials or decoration things. Architectural glass is a glass that is used as transparent material in the building envelope.
//production
-the raw materials( sand, potash or rather soda and lime.)
-the heat energy
-the technical conditions
diagrams of glass productions
//sound insulation
-pane weight
-pane stiffness
-pane configuration
-width of cavity
-type of gas infill
Here are some full-glass made structures;
Glass House by Carlo Santambrogio&Ennio Arosio
Milano/ Italy
Glass House by Philip Johnson
Connecticut/ USA
Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe
Illinois/ USA
Crystal Cathedral by Philip Johnson
Philadelphia/ USA