So much can be said about glass! From the romanticism of the legends surrounding its discovery some 5.000 years ago to the anecdote of how float glass technology was invented; from the fabulous Lycurg Cup, crafted with dichroic glass (yes… that wasn’t a modern invention either; its manufacture goes back to around 400 AD), now displayed at the British Museum, to the exquisite jewelry of Ancient Egypt, from the intricate stained glass windows of Medieval cathedrals to the war against them led by Thomas Becket in Reformation England and from the transformation of glass from a luxury material to an affordable commodity for the middle class, which we owe to the craftsmanship of Charles Louis Tiffany in the late 19th century, the history of glass is deeply intertwined with the history of universal culture and technological progress. The humble glass jar took thousands of years to be invented (and it’s quite a beautiful story).
Today, glass is synonymous with technology: safety glass, photochromic, thermochromic, and electrochromic glass, liquid crystal glass, fire-resistant glass, structural glass, high-performance insulating glass…
And the story of glass continues!
This course is not exclusively for architects but for all partners involved in the construction process—designers, contractors, system manufacturers, technical university students, and anyone eager to learn more.
