Author/Authors :
ELMALI ŞEN, Derya Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) - Faculty of Architecture - Department of Architecture, Turkey
Title Of Article :
THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF GLASS: TRANSPARENT ARCHITECTURE
Abstract :
The heaviness or lightness effect of a building that left to the user changes according to some different features such as its form, relation to topography, structure, fullness-emptiness rate of mass, organization and etc. The organization which gives the best lightness effect is transparency that is provided both with fullness-emptiness and material. The most valid material of transparency that provides lightness effect on the perception of façade is glass. Glass which made progress parallel to the development of technology in modern period turns into the skin of building now. In this study firstly, the development process of building façades on the basis of material from past to present –from heavy to light- is discussed. Then, the glass buildings that built in both new and historical environments are evaluated in terms of the heavy-light effect.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Architecture , Glass , Transparency , Perception , Lightness.
JournalTitle :
Anadolu University Journal of Science and Technology. A : Applied Sciences and Engineering
