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Rendering of the glass bridge on the TU Delft Campus.
Illustration: TU Delft, Frank Auperlé

Details of the Crystal House façade.
Photo: Faidra Oikonomopoulou

now and has long since sary completely re-vamped: sign. While TU Darmstadt as a joining technique for
been considered a key im- a cluster of four universities outlined visions in struc- glass construction. Almost
pulse generator for the instead of one worked out tural glass engineering three quarters of the exhib-
international glass indus- the conception for the spe- and used new technolo- its on display at the special
try. Originally initiated by cial show. Each one of the gies to make their realisa- show were first ‘releases’,
Professor Stefan Behling, four universities addressed tion graspable, TU Delft university research pro-
Senior Executive Partner at its own focal theme and introduced the matching jects, experimental con-
Foster + Partners, and the presented ground-breaking new glass types and glass cepts or award-winning
Institute of Building Con- exhibits from the area of construction typologies. In works from student com-
struction at the Stuttgart technology, manufacturing contrast to this, Dortmund petitions. Themed ‘Meet
University and designed, and glass applications. The University covered inter- the Expert’ sessions and the
organised and character- cross-industry spectrum active façades and the en- newly conceived Glasstec
ised by him and his team of themes covered ranged ergetic functions of glass. conference gave glass tech-
for over two decades, glass from automotive through Last but not least, Dresden nology live visitors an addi-
technology live in 2018 consumer products to con- University worked out the tional opportunity to make
celebrated its 25th anniver- struction and interior de- potential that gluing holds personal contacts, attend

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