Ephemeral Transparency: Glass as a Reflective Screen and Opaque Veil in the New National Gallery

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Balik D.

DEARQ-REVISTA DE ARQUITECTURA-JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE, sa.21, ss.146-153, 2017 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.18389/dearq21.2017.08
  • Dergi Adı: DEARQ-REVISTA DE ARQUITECTURA-JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Avery, Design & Applied Arts Index, Directory of Open Access Journals, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.146-153
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: transparency, glass, climate, reflection, Mies van der Rohe
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article evaluates the dilemma between intentions and outcomes, based on the transparency debate that has recently resurfaced, by undertaking a critical reading of essential architectural history texts. Using the New National Gallery by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, in Berlin, as the central focus, it argues that, in reality, transparent buildings do not always allow clear vision, free flow, circulation, connection, and accessibility. As a result, the building challenges modern notions by presenting glass as an ephemeral and temporal reflective screen and a condensed opaque veil due to its context and content.