The Crystal Palace

Outline
Temporary building for the World's Fair in London. The exposition, which attracted a great deal of attention, was an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the progress of architectural technology. Under the direction of Paxton, a landscape architect known for his greenhouse designs, a large space was constructed using new materials such as steel and glass as the main structural members. It is also important in that it presented a pre-fabrication method in which standard materials are mass-produced and assembled on site.
Location
  • UK
Journal
Shinkenchiku 2025:08
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Category
Iron and Glass
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Aesthetics of Function
Decade
pre 1920
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