Glass

=​Glass =



===Glass is an amorphous solid that has been around in various forms for thousands of years and has been manufactured for human use since 12,000 BCE. Glass is one the most versatile substances on Earth, used in many applications and in a wide variety of forms, from plain clears glass to tempered and tinted varieties, and so forth. ===

Properties

 * ===Solid and hard material ===


 * ===Disordered and amorphous structure ===


 * ===Fragile and easily breakable into sharp pieces ===


 * ===Transparent to visible light ===


 * ===Inert and biologically inactive material ===


 * ===Glass is 100% recyclable and one of the safest packaging materials due to its composition and properties ===

Uses
===Glass is used for architecture application, illumination, electrical transmission, instruments for scientific research, optical instruments, domestic tools and even textiles. ===

Types of Glass

 * ===Float glass (plate) ===


 * ==='Ordinary' sheet glass ===


 * ===Patterned (obscured glass) ===


 * ===Self cleaning glass ===


 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mirrors ===


 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Toughened (Safety glass) ===

<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The use of glass in architecture and urban planning in Caracas**
===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">He use of glass in architecture and urbanism has presented a development in recent years in the city of Caracas. Its main point is directed towards an approach of visual phenomena. This approach is for establishing relationships with the light, the building and the city. ===

===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The use of glass as a functional element allows you to give natural light to a series of spaces and places that demand it In Caracas, the selection of glass has needed some adjustment of urban character. These arrangements are to avoid the creation of visual effects counterproductive for people who live in the city. This is where architecture intervenes and seeks to establish an architectural composition as a solution. That is why many buildings in Caracas have chosen this medium to create their own texture of glass. ===

===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">These elements of composition and texture are shape, prototype and location. Each one of them unified for the same purpose, that is achieving the improvement of the urban planning of the city. ===