Glass



Glass is a material that can have different uses, going from scientific objects to art and architecture. In architecture we can find building that all made of glass except for the structure, but the floor and the walls, for example, can be made of glass.

In Caracas we can see some building that are made with glass. A particular aspect of these buildings in Caracas is that glass it´s only use ass a surface veneer.

But there is a problem, the climate in Caracas it’s not the ideal for glass buildings because, as Caracas is in a tropical climate, that most of the time have hot temperatures, the buildings have to create a cooler ambient for the benefice of the people that is going to live or work there, and glass it’s a material that doesn’t allow this because the properties of this material let the heat pass to the internal space of the building and for consequence make it hotter.

Even so glass is a material that helps with the lighting of the spaces of a building and it is an elegant material, not always can be use and it’s necessary to be aware of the particularities of the place where it going to be placed to know if it’s appropriate to use it or not.