Challenging Glass is an international bi-annual conference that aims at gathering world class designers, engineers, researchers and industry partners to discuss on the architectural and structural use of glass. The conference is organised by Christian Louter (TU Delft), Freek Bos (TU Munich) and Jan Belis (UGent) and has been held at TU Delft, EPFL and Ghent University. The upcoming edition, Challenging Glass 10, will be held on Tuesday 16 & Wednesday 17 June 2026 at the Aula Congrescentrum at TU Delft.
Architectural Glass Design - Cast Glass - Composite Glass Components - Curved Glass - Glass & Adhesives - Glass Additive Manufacturing - Glass Circularity - Glass Connections - Glass Education - Glass in Facades - Glass in Fire - Glass Testing - Insulating Glass Units - Laminated Glass- Numerical Modeling - Projects & Case studies - Smart Glazing - Solar Glass & BIPV - Standards - Strength, Stability & Safety - Structural Glass Design - Sustainable Glass Solutions - Thin Glass - and more!