glass facades
Transparent building exteriors
Glass facades are exterior walls of buildings made primarily or entirely of glass.
Common in modern commercial architecture, they create sleek, reflective surfaces and allow natural light to flood interiors: The downtown skyline is dominated by glass facades.
Critics note they can be energy-inefficient and deadly to birds.
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
- daylightingUsing sunshine indoors
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
- mullionsWindow frame dividers
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
curtain walls · window wall · glare reduction · sun glare · reflective surfaces · transparency · see through · crystal clear · spandrel · weatherproofing · urban aesthetics · double glazing · thermal insulation · adaptive reuse · functionalism · steel · contemporary design · sustainability
- Building Techsmart buildings, smart homes, digital modeling, green roofs, energy efficiency
- city lifecity, urban life, traffic noise, downtown, metropolis
- glassglassware, bottles, windows, mirrors, vases
- facadescurtain walls, front, false front, frontage, storefront
- Glass Architecturecurtain walls, glazing, skylights, double glazing, triple glazing
- modern architectureBrutalism, green roofs, mid-century modern, International Style, curtain walls
glass facadesbrick facades
Exterior walls of clay blocks
load-bearing walls · adobe walls · masonry walls · marble facades
glass facadesclassical architecture
Greek and Roman building styles
historic preservation · heritage buildings · medieval fortifications