Challenging Glass Conference 8
International Conference on the Architectural and Structural Application of Glass
23 & 24 June 2022 - Ghent University - Belgium
3D-Printed Glass - Mediated Matter Group - MIT
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 Jan Belis (UGent), Freek Bos (TU Eindhoven) and Christian Louter (TU Dresden) and has been held at TU Delft, EPFL and Ghent University. In 2020, Challenging Glass 7 was held as a two-hour webinar. The next edition, Challenging Glass 8, will be held 23 & 24 June 2022 at Ghent University in Belgium.
The conference focuses on the following topics:
Architectural Design, Geometries & Lighting
Curved & Bended Glass
Glass Circularity
Glass in Facades
Hybrid & Composite Glass Components
Insulating Glass Units
Joints, Fixings & Adhesives
Laminated Glass & Interlayer Properties
Numerical Modeling & Experimental Validation
Projects & Case studies
Stability & Strength
Structural Glass Design Philosophy & Structural Safety
Editions of the conference include:
Conference registration and fees are expected to be announced early 2022.
If you have received a positive response to your previously submitted abstract, you are now invited to submit your full paper following the instructions below. If you have not yet submitted an abstract, but still would like to do so, please contact the organisers to discuss the possibilities.
Please follow the steps below to submit your abstract.
PC Hooftstraat 36 - UNStudio - Photographer: Eva Bloem
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Photographer: Patrick W. Price
Prof. Christian Louter - TU Dresden
Prof. Jan Belis - Ghent University
Dr. Freek Bos - TU Eindhoven
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