Discussion: Built Transparency – Nineteenth Century Greenhouses

Kibble Palace, Glasgow, 1872, view into the large glass dome
They are among the nineteenth century’s most fascinating structures, yet tend to be overlooked by classical architectural history: the lacelike greenhouses of iron and glass whose form and articulation are derived solely from functional and technical requirements. New construction methods and formal innovations – later to become fundamentals of modern architecture – are brought to bear in these early manifestations...
Kibble Palace, Glasgow, 1872, view into the large glass dome