Architects from Kalamazoo, Mich., and surrounding areas attended a continuing education course provided by West Michigan Glass Coatings, an authorized 3M dealer, of Grand Rapids yesterday, which was held at the USGBC’s Southwest Michigan Branch offices. “Does anyone know where window films got their start?” asked Amanda Nawara, business development consultant for West Michigan Glass Coatings. [...]

The Columbia Building Intelligence Project (C-BIP) of New York-based Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation will host a think tank titled Vectored Resources on March 8 at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, Ontario. Architects, engineers, contractors, developers and industry experts are expected to attend the think tank to take [...]

Chuck McMullen, PPG national architectural manager for the flat glass Construction Market Team, will speak at Façade Tectonics #7, a one-day conference being held December 2 by the University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture. McMullen’s presentation, “Energy Efficient Glazing: Commercial Glass Selection Criteria,” will include details on energy modeling using different low-E glass [...]

By Megan Headley A number of innovative glass options greeted attendees at U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) first international Greenbuild in the Metro Toronto Convention Center, which opened Tuesday night. Last year  the Schott booth focused primarily on the Cradle-to-Cradle certified Pyran Platinum fire-rated product, said Karen Wegert. This year, the company aimed to broaden [...]

“Bridging the Gap from Utopia to Reality” was the theme presented by Kai-UWE Bergmann with BJARKE Ingels Group (BIG), who opened the inaugural Architects Forum. The event, which was co-sponsored by Guardian Industries and Petersen Aluminum, took place September 13 in Atlanta as part of GlassBuild America. Kai Bergmann with BIG opened the forum with [...]

SAFTI FIRST, a manufacturer of fire rated glazing and framing systems, hosted an architects’ educational program recently at the W Hotel in New York City. The half-day educational conference gave approximately 100 architects and specifiers the opportunity to learn about the latest advances in glazing technology and design. The program consisted of four presentations for [...]

A number of companies in the glass and glazing industry exhibited during this year’s AIA National Convention, where they featured a range of new products, designs and other innovations. Check out the slideshow for a glimpse inside the New Orleans where the show took place.

This year’s AIA National Convention featured more than just new products. With the introduction of Architect Barbie, a special feature at the event allowed girls the opportunity to design their own Barbie Dream House™.

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of its addition designed by Santiago Calatrava, the Milwaukee Art Museum is featuring an architecturally focused exhibition and program series for 2011. The 2011 anniversary program will present three exhibitions, Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century (February 12–May 15, 2011); The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the [...]

The first annual Green Conference was hosted by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NJ) September 16-17 in Atlantic City, N.J. More than 400 architects attended 40 programs on clean energy and solar and wind energy. “East Coast Green is a seminal event with regard to highlighting the contribution of buildings [...]