, Session Block C4
8:30 High-end Façade Architecture – A 360° Perspective
Chair: Michael Purzer, Frener & Reifer, Bressanone, Italy
From idea to reality
- Birth of the idea
- Architectural competition
- Choosing the winning project
Realizing a building of great technical and architectural complexity
- From project planning to building site
- How to approach and execute
- Post-construction phase
From vision to holistic load-bearing glass façade structure
- Technical design context
- From concept to project
- Transparency and redundancy
The partnering process
- Feasibility studies and performance mock-ups
- 3D and parametric planning
- Installation and commissioning
New façade design solutions with advanced interlayer
- Laminated safety glass with structural coupling effect
- High glazing stiffness and crystal clarity
- Ionomer interlayer
Innovative glass solutions
- Design and shapes
- Performance requirements
- Aesthetics
10:00 Coffee Break