Engineered Transparency Glass in Architecture and Structural Engineering

September 26, 27 + 28 2007

Columbia University

Engineered Transparency Glass in Architecture and Structural Engineering Engineered Transparency Glass in Architecture and Structural Engineering September 26, 27 + 28, 2007 Columbia University

Engineered Transparency was made possible with the generous support of our exclusive sponsor

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After the last century’s call to a radical new architecture and urban life, glass architecture is more ubiquitous today than ever. A deeply engineered product, glass has re-emerged in a new light as a seemingly more culturally accepted material in design and construction. Its current appearance, however, reveals a virtually new product replacing the glass used even twenty years ago. The innovations are observ- able and have direct use.

While offering new modes of visual pleasure and spatial experience to occupants- the new glass has also been the beneficiary of major advances in engineering that are decidedly less visible—advancements in the structural, optical, and thermal properties of glass, as well as limits in installation and fabrication, have quietly reconfigured the extent and reach of its application. We are so continually surrounded by such discretely functioning glass, that we don’t even see it. This interdisciplinary conference aims to bring an ordinarily extraordinary material back before our eyes.

THE EXPANDING LIST OF PARTICIPATING ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS INCLUDES

Michelle Addington Graham Dodd Reinhold Martin Antoine Picon Matthias Schuler Professor of Architecture Engineer Professor of Architecture Professor of the History of Architecture Engineer School of Architecture, Yale University ARUP, GSAPP, Columbia University and Technology TRANSSOLAR, GSD, Harvard University Michael Bell Kenneth Frampton Detlef Mertins Kazuyo Sejima Professor of Architecture Ware Professor of Architecture Chair and Professor Susanne Rexroth Architect GSAPP, Columbia University GSAPP, Columbia University Department of Architecture, Architect SANAA, Tokyo University of Pennsylvania Institute of Building Construction, Roberto Bicchiarelli Laurie Hawkinson Technische Universität Dresden Robert Smilowitz Vice President Professor of Architecture Christian Meyer Engineer Permasteelisa Cladding Technologies, CT GSAPP, Columbia University Chair and Professor Tom Richardson Applied Sciences Division Department of Civil Engineering and Engineer Weidlinger Associates, NYC Albrecht Burmeister Robert Heintges Engineering Mechanics, Lawrence Berkeley Labs, UC Berkeley Columbia University Engineer Professor of Architecture Werner Sobek DELTA-X, Stuttgart GSAPP, Columbia University François Roche Engineer Guy Nordenson Architect Werner Sobek Engineering & Design, James Carpenter Gunter Henn Engineer R&Sie(n), Paris Stuttgart Guy Nordenson and Associates, NYC Architect Architect James Carpenter Design Associates, NYC HENN ARCHITEKTEN, Jörg Schlaich Richard Tomasetti Scott Norville Engineer Engineer Beatriz Colomina Steven Holl Professor of Engineering Schlaich Bergermann und Partner, Thornton Tomasetti, NYC Department of Civil Engineering, Stuttgart Professor of Architecture Professor of Architecture Texas Tech University School of Architecture, GSAPP, Columbia University Bernard Tschumi Princeton University Jens Schneider Professor of Architecture Ulrich Knaack Joan Ockman Engineer GSAPP, Columbia University Professor of Architecture University of Applied Science, Alberto De Gobbi Professor of Architecture GSAPP, Columbia University President Technical University, Delft Bernhard Weller Permasteelisa Cladding Technologies, CT Hans Schober Director and Professor Wilfried Laufs Toshihiro Oki Engineer Institute of Building Construction, Architect Schlaich Bergermann und Partner, Technische Universität Dresden Elizabeth Diller Engineer SANAA, Tokyo Stuttgart Architect Werner Sobek Engineering & Design, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, NYC Stuttgart Mark Wigley Dean GSAPP, Columbia University

CONVENED BY

Columbia University Columbia University The Technische Universität Dresden Graduate School of Architecture, Department of Civil Engineering and Institute of Building Construction Planning and Preservation Engineering Mechanics Bernhard Weller, Director and Mark Wigley, Dean Christian Meyer, Chair and Professor Professor Michael Bell, Professor

THE CONFERENCE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE EXHIBITION: THROUGH GLASS Curated by Rosana Rubio-Hernandez While offering new modes of visual pleasure and spatial experience to On display in Avery Hall, 200 level September 24 – October 12 occupants —the new glass has also been the beneficiary of major advances in engineering that are decidedly less visible— advancements in the structural, Special thanks to our official media sponsor optical, and thermal properties of glass, as well as limits in installation and fabrication, have quietly reconfigured the extent and reach of its application. We are so continually surrounded by such discretely functioning glass, that we www.archpaper.com don’t even see it. This interdisciplinary conference aims to bring an ordinarily FOR UPDATED INFORMATION AND TO RESERVE A SEAT VISIT WWW.ARCH.COLUMBIA.EDU/ENGINEEREDTRANSPARENCY extraordinary material back before our eyes.

DESIGN: Thumb with Shoko Tagaya