Tag Archives: University of Southern California
USC Expands Architecture Program with Focus on Facades

The University of Southern California (USC) is doing its part to educate architecture students about facades. The school recently added a building facade art, science and technology certificate program to its curriculum. The program is designed to offer students an … Continue reading
GlassCon Goes Global in Chicago

The third GlassCon Global, an every-other-year event, kicked off Thursday in Chicago, and this edition of the conference again lived up to the “global” in its name. During his welcome presentation, GlassCon Global executive director Anthony Darkangelo said 15 countries … Continue reading
Glass Boot Camp Gives Architecture Students Glazing Insight

Architects create a building’s concept, but glaziers are among the workers who bring a design to life. To bridge the gap between design and construction, the Southern California Glass Management Association (SCGMA), Local Union 636 and the Southern California Glaziers … Continue reading
A Call to Action
Education—or lack thereof—for glass, glazing and facades is something the industry has talked about for years. Little, though, has changed. I’ve sat through many meetings and conferences where the subject is discussed … Architects get little to no education on … Continue reading
Behind the Façade: How a New Building Resource Could Change the Game

Much of the current building stock will still be around by the middle this century, and those structures will likely represent a much larger percentage of the 2050 stock than that of new buildings going up from now until then. … Continue reading