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Architecture

Transparent Glass Buildings That Will Take Your Breath Away

Architecture has proven the world and itself too, the magical it can be. Starting from the past with those spectacular architecture masterpieces that are the proof of the human’s existing on Earth, to nowadays modern architecture, we have been witnesses to amazing architecture achievements that have took our breath away. In this article we are going to meet you with one of the most eye-catching way of creating architecture, the transparent architecture.

Transparent architecture means structures and buildings made up of gasses. The world is home of so many of such buildings and today we are presenting you some of the most breathtaking ones of them all. In the gallery bellow, scroll and experience the best architecture achievements build up with glass. Architects that want to create a building perfectly reflecting the nature decide to use glass as building material and they are not wrong at all. Glass is one of the most innovatively used building materials as it can be perfectly shaped at any form and  shape, but also because it has the ability to perfectly fit any environment.  These inspiring and unique glass building from the gallery below are the proof of that. We let you enjoy this amazing view.

1.  Aldar Headquarters, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2. Basque Health Department Headquarters, Bilbao, Spain

Basque Health Department Headquarters, Bilbao, Spain source

3. Botanical Garden of Curitiba, Brazil

Botanical Garden of Curitiba, Brazil source

4. Hotel W, Barcelona, Spain

Hotel W, Barcelona, Spain source

5. Louvre Pyramid, Paris, France

Louvre Pyramid, Paris, France source

6. National Grand Theatre, Beijing, China

National Grand Theatre, Beijing, China source

7. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Missouri, The US

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Missouri, The US source

8. Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum, The Netherlands

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum, The Netherlands source

9. Reichstag Dome, Berlin, Germany

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum, The Netherlandssource

10. 30 St Mary Axe (the Gherkin), London, Englan

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum, The Netherlandssource

 

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WIP Editorial Team

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