Glass

** Glass **


Glass is a material that has been widely used in the Venezuelan architecture of the 20 and 21st century. Because of its light appearance and the variety of shapes that it can be given, numerous buildings have been constructed giving glass a protagonist role. Some of these constructions are: //El Cubo Negro// and //Parque Cristal//, in which the use of glass can be appreciated throughout their whole facades. The use of glass in //El Cubo Negro// has given the building an opaque image that disguises it with the reflection of the other constructions that surrounds it. On the other hand, the selection of this material (tamed in black) in a tropical weather, such as Venezuela’s, caused its temperature to rise; having to increase the use of air conditioning in the building and generating a waste of energy. Also, //Parque Cristal//, with its use of blue tamed glass, caused the temperature of its surroundings to rise. Though it looks beautiful and light, the use of glass in this building has said to have caused damages in the ecosystem of the nearby park known as //Parque Del Este//.
 * The use of glass in Venezuela **