Glass

Caracas is a city of vertical architecture, dominated by buildings of more than one story. We can observe how glass has been used on the facades of these buildings, giving a great aesthetic appeal. Glass is used on the facades through windows because of the solutions it offers: the lighting, the visual aspects and the relationship created with the environment. Through the windows one can have views of the city. It is also used on the facades because of its thermal insulating property, since Caracas is a tropical city with many sunny days. It is not only used on the facades also inside of buildings. For example, glass, for its quality of being transparent, is used inside of all malls (Sambil, Tolon, etc..) allowing the shops display their content through the windows

Structurally, Glass may not be the best option in buildings due to its fragility and transparency, but often when it is used on facades of vertical structures as in the city of Caracas, it gives rise to very interesting structures with stunning views. media type="file" key="adriana glass.wav"