A building constructed mostly from this material was the centerpiece of the first Werkbund Exhibition in Cologne.
This is the primary material of designs included in the 1917 book Alpine Architecture. A building constructed mostly from this material was the centerpiece of the first Werkbund Exhibition in Cologne. That building's interior contains a semicircular wall made out of bricks of this material overlooking a waterfall running between two parallel staircases. [*] Bruno Taut designed a pineapple-shaped cupola made from rhombuses of this material, whose praises were sung by Paul Scheerbart. This material is usually manufactured today by floating it on top of a liquid tin bath. A barrel vaulted building of this material soared over the 1851 Great Exhibition and burned down in 1963. For 10 points, name this material used by Joseph Paxton in the design of the Crystal Palace.
This is the primary material of designs included in the 1917 book Alpine Architecture.
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