Challenging Glass 3 - Conference on Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass

3rd edition of this international conference on architectural and structural glass. There are two things everybody knows about glass: it is transparent... and it breaks! Those properties constitute the challenge of glass. Transparency is just the beginning. Playing with light, reflections, images and shadows poses endless possibilities in architectural design. Breaking, on the other hand, is the end...or is it? Brittleness calls for sophisticated structural designs to ensure safety. Using glass is accepting the challenge. Challenging Glass is a two-day conference which aims at gathering world class designers, engineers and researchers on the architectural and structural use of glass. A specific goal is to get PhD researchers from around Europe and the world in contact with each other and practice. Five inspiring keynote speakers: James Carpenter, Tim Macfarlane, Christoph Timm, Erick van Egeraat, Rogier van der Heide. More than 100 papers in parallel sessions. 28-29 June in Delft, the Netherlands. More information on www.challengingglass.com.