Atrium (architecture) - 19th Century: Glazed Atrium

19th Century: Glazed Atrium

The 19th century brought the industrial revolution with great advances in iron and glass manufacturing techniques. Courtyards could then have horizontal glazing overhead, eliminating some of the weather elements from the space and giving birth to the modern atrium.

• Victoria Hall in Halifax Town Hall, 1863

• Atrium roof in Halifax Town Hall, 1863

• Atrium at the center of the Bradbury Building, 1893, in Los Angeles