Challenging Glass 4 Conference & COST Action TU0905 Final Conference
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photograph: Alain Herzog / EPFL
Challenging Glass and COST Action TU0905 on Structural Glass have joined forces in the organization of an international conference on the Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass.
The conference aims at gathering world class designers, engineers and researchers on the architectural and structural use of glass, and will take place 6 - 7 February 2014 at the EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The conference is organized by:
Dr Christian Louter (EPFL), Dr Freek Bos (Witteveen+Bos) and Prof Jan Belis (UGent).
View all photos of the conference at http://mediatheque.epfl.ch
Conference themes
The main theme of the conference is the Architectural and Structural Application of Glass, which embodies the structural application of glass in buildings and facades. Within this main theme, several subthemes are defined, which are listed below:
- Projects & Case studies
- Joints & Fixings & Adhesives
- Strength & Stability
- Laminated Glass & Interlayer Properties
- Hybrid & Composite Glass Components
- Numerical Modeling & Experimental Validation
- Curved & Bended Glass
- Architectural Design, Geometries & Lighting
- Structural Glass Design Philosophy & Structural Safety
- Insulating Glass Units
- Glass in Facades
Deadlines & Key dates
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Location
The conference venue is the campus of the EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Photographs: copyright EPFL - Alain Herzog