Glass



As we have already seen glass is one of the most used materials in constructions nowadays.

In Caracas the use of glass in buildings is higher and better known than its use in houses or any other construction. Some examples of glass-made buildings in Caracas are the Polar Tower, which is made entirely of dark transparent glass and iron; there are also the Central Park Towers, which are made with reflective glass and concrete (to stop people from looking inside) and the “Parque Cristal” building which is an entirely reflective glass building, which has been heavily criticized because of the damage caused by sun light reflection over people and vegetation.

The glass used in these buildings is a part of their facades and not the rest of the structure. Buildings which use glass like this are generally related to businesses.

To sum up, in Caracas, glass as an architectural material is very used on the facades of high buildings, mostly in places where the use of the building is related to business.