I’m writing this on a train from Tampere, Finland that’s bound for Helsinki, ready to be back in the USA. Attending Glass Performance Days (GPD) is an exhausting, yet exhilarating experience. Really … if you’re serious about the glass industry and you’ve not been it should be on your bucket list. The caliber of knowledge […]
What a year. That’s what comes to mind as I sit here and think about 2017. What a year. There has been so much negativity and disturbing news, particularly of late with account after account of sexual harassment cases. I mean, if you’ve ever had aspirations of making it big in Hollywood, now may be […]
As I write this, it’s Saturday, July 1 and I’m sitting in my Helsinki, Finland, hotel room in anticipation of my flight home in the morning. By the time I’m there tomorrow night I will have been gone a week. It’s a long trip, to what may seem like a faraway place—less than 2,000 miles […]
GPD exhibitors and participants network during the morning break. Sessions taking place this week during Glass Performance Days (GPD) in Tampere, Finland, cover a number of new developments and innovations in many different areas of architectural glass. The program also includes a unique program focused on architectural designs and trends. Daniel Vos with Heintges & […]
Keith Boswell with Skidmore Owings and Merrill presented on building facade concepts. Every other year the glass industry descends upon Tampere, Finland, for Glass Performance Days (GPD). The conference offers a program of knowledge sharing and networking, with many sessions offering perspectives on the future of architectural glass. The event is taking place this week, […]
Glass Performance Days (GPD) will heavily focus on innovation when it kicks off in late-June in Finland, making keynote speaker architect James Carpenter the ideal fit to get the ball rolling. Carpenter, founder of James Carpenter Design Associates, will make a presentation at the event’s 25th anniversary with an overview of key technological developments in […]
Glass Performance Days (GPD), to be held June 28-30, will introduce its Step Change program. Involving tech-savvy startup companies worldwide, the program is an initiative to “propel the development of the industry and make a step change for the future of glass processing,” according to a release from GPD. “Our aim is to find the […]
In Silicon Valley, the culture is to fail. With rapidly evolving technology and innovations, perhaps this is a mindset that the glass industry, too, should consider. “Let’s fail together,” suggested architect Kai-Uwe Bergman, partner with the firm BIG, today during Glass Performance Days (GPD).” It’s in failing that you move forward.” Bergman provided one of […]
