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The '''Glass Age Development Committee''' was established in 1937 by [[Pilkington]] to promote the use of [[glass]] as a building material in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite journal|date=1964-04|title=A Multi-Purpose Seven Storey Bridge Project for the Thames in London|journal=Indian Concrete Journal|volume=38|pages=136}}</ref> It commissioned designs for many large-scale schemes, none of which were ever built. Notable schemes included a proposal in 1955 to demolish the entire area of [[Soho]] and rebuild it entirely in glass;<ref>{{cite book|last=Jenks|first=Chris|title=Urban Culture|publisher=Taylor & Francis|location=London|date=2004|pages=226|isbn=0 415304 97 0}}</ref> a 1957 proposal for the replacement of [[St Giles' Circus]] in London with a {{convert|150|ft|m|adj=on}} tall glass [[heliport]];<ref>{{cite journal|date=1957|title=Crystal Gazing|journal=Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology|volume=29|issue=4|pages=97}}</ref> and the 1963 "Crystal Span" proposal for the replacement of [[London]]'s [[Vauxhall Bridge]] with a seven-story glass building straddling the [[River Thames]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Cookson|first=Brian|title=Crossing the River|publisher=Mainstream|location=Edinburgh|year=2006|isbn=1 840189 76 2|oclc=63400905|page=150}}</ref> which was to have contained a shopping mall, luxury hotel, residential development and a museum to house the [[modern art]] collection now housed at [[Tate Modern]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Jeremiah|first=David|title=Architecture and Design for the Family in Britain 1900–70|publisher=Manchester University Press|location=Manchester|year=2000|isbn=0 719058 89 9|oclc=186445752|page=175}}</ref> |
The '''Glass Age Development Committee''' was established in 1937 by [[Pilkington]] to promote the use of [[glass]] as a building material in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite journal|date=1964-04|title=A Multi-Purpose Seven Storey Bridge Project for the Thames in London|journal=Indian Concrete Journal|volume=38|pages=136}}</ref> It commissioned designs for many large-scale schemes, none of which were ever built. Notable schemes included a proposal in 1955 to demolish the entire area of [[Soho]] and rebuild it entirely in glass;<ref>{{cite book|last=Jenks|first=Chris|title=Urban Culture|publisher=Taylor & Francis|location=London|date=2004|pages=226|isbn=0 415304 97 0}}</ref> a 1957 proposal for the replacement of [[St Giles' Circus]] in London with a {{convert|150|ft|m|adj=on}} tall glass [[heliport]];<ref>{{cite journal|date=1957|title=Crystal Gazing|journal=Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology|volume=29|issue=4|pages=97}}</ref> and the 1963 "Crystal Span" proposal for the replacement of [[London]]'s [[Vauxhall Bridge]] with a seven-story glass building straddling the [[River Thames]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Cookson|first=Brian|title=Crossing the River|publisher=Mainstream|location=Edinburgh|year=2006|isbn=1 840189 76 2|oclc=63400905|page=150}}</ref> which was to have contained a shopping mall, luxury hotel, residential development and a museum to house the [[modern art]] collection now housed at [[Tate Modern]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Jeremiah|first=David|title=Architecture and Design for the Family in Britain 1900–70|publisher=Manchester University Press|location=Manchester|year=2000|isbn=0 719058 89 9|oclc=186445752|page=175}}</ref> |
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The Glass Age Development Committee is best known for its ambitious 1971 proposal for a glass and concrete [[Seasteading|offshore city]] housing 21,000 people,<ref name="Sea City">{{cite web|url=http://library.thinkquest.org/C0115965/english/info/future/sea.htm|work=Future City Types|title=Sea City|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> to be anchored off the coast near [[Great Yarmouth]] and accessed from the mainland by [[hovercraft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/sea-city.html|title=Sea City|publisher=Austin Tate|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> The development was to have been called Sea City. The structure would have been {{convert|4700|ft|m}} long and {{convert|3300|ft|m}} wide, and would have rested on concrete islands supported by [[pier (architecture)|piers]].<ref name="Sea City" /> It was intended that the development would have been economically self-sufficient thanks to [[boatbuilding]] workshops, [[fish farming]], and the export of fresh water from an onboard [[desalination]] plant, while a lagoon in the centre of the development would support a tourist industry based on [[skin |
The Glass Age Development Committee is best known for its ambitious 1971 proposal for a glass and concrete [[Seasteading|offshore city]] housing 21,000 people,<ref name="Sea City">{{cite web|url=http://library.thinkquest.org/C0115965/english/info/future/sea.htm|work=Future City Types|title=Sea City|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> to be anchored off the coast near [[Great Yarmouth]] and accessed from the mainland by [[hovercraft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/sea-city.html|title=Sea City|publisher=Austin Tate|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> The development was to have been called Sea City. The structure would have been {{convert|4700|ft|m}} long and {{convert|3300|ft|m}} wide, and would have rested on concrete islands supported by [[pier (architecture)|piers]].<ref name="Sea City" /> It was intended that the development would have been economically self-sufficient thanks to [[boatbuilding]] workshops, [[fish farming]], and the export of fresh water from an onboard [[desalination]] plant, while a lagoon in the centre of the development would support a tourist industry based on [[skin diving]] and [[water skiing]].<ref name="Sea City" /> |
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Revision as of 15:25, 22 May 2009
The Glass Age Development Committee was established in 1937 by Pilkington to promote the use of glass as a building material in the United Kingdom.[1] It commissioned designs for many large-scale schemes, none of which were ever built. Notable schemes included a proposal in 1955 to demolish the entire area of Soho and rebuild it entirely in glass;[2] a 1957 proposal for the replacement of St Giles' Circus in London with a 150-foot (46 m) tall glass heliport;[3] and the 1963 "Crystal Span" proposal for the replacement of London's Vauxhall Bridge with a seven-story glass building straddling the River Thames,[4] which was to have contained a shopping mall, luxury hotel, residential development and a museum to house the modern art collection now housed at Tate Modern.[5]
The Glass Age Development Committee is best known for its ambitious 1971 proposal for a glass and concrete offshore city housing 21,000 people,[6] to be anchored off the coast near Great Yarmouth and accessed from the mainland by hovercraft.[7] The development was to have been called Sea City. The structure would have been 4,700 feet (1,400 m) long and 3,300 feet (1,000 m) wide, and would have rested on concrete islands supported by piers.[6] It was intended that the development would have been economically self-sufficient thanks to boatbuilding workshops, fish farming, and the export of fresh water from an onboard desalination plant, while a lagoon in the centre of the development would support a tourist industry based on skin diving and water skiing.[6]
References
- ^ "A Multi-Purpose Seven Storey Bridge Project for the Thames in London". Indian Concrete Journal. 38: 136. 1964-04.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Jenks, Chris (2004). Urban Culture. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 226. ISBN 0 415304 97 0.
- ^ "Crystal Gazing". Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology. 29 (4): 97. 1957.
- ^ Cookson, Brian (2006). Crossing the River. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 150. ISBN 1 840189 76 2. OCLC 63400905.
- ^ Jeremiah, David (2000). Architecture and Design for the Family in Britain 1900–70. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 175. ISBN 0 719058 89 9. OCLC 186445752.
- ^ a b c "Sea City". Future City Types. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "Sea City". Austin Tate. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
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