Glass

Glass in Caracas like in any other city is widely used. But, if we limit ourselves only to architecture, I guess there’s no a determinant or pioneer influence of glass on the city’s infrastructure. With this I’m not trying to suppress its importance, Caracas belongs to the new continent in consequence, all buildings have glass, even if it is only used in windows; but, compared to other cities the difference in the degree of the use of glass, specially on the exterior walls, is notable since in Caracas glass is less used than in other cities were this material represents an important element on the city’s view and identity. Nevertheless, there’re several buildings that have glass on their facades. An example is all the commercial constructions between “Altamira” and “Parque del Este” and some malls and banks headquarters. These glass covered structures are disseminated all over the city. In conclusion, glass is mostly used in commercial buildings, like anywhere else. Maybe Caracas doesn’t have that many commercial buildings, maybe it has something to do with our level of development or just isn’t a glass structural city and this is why there’re few examples of buildings facades made of glass… Who knows?