Aesthetic expectations for visual flatness of glass have been a long term point of debate between Clients, contractors and specifiers.

The increasing structural, thermal, security and safety requirements for glass design have introduced glass manufacturing processes that affect the flatness and visual transmission/reflection of glass. To date, this has been mainly managed through samples, mock-ups and factory quality control, but these often happen at a time in the project life-cycle that impede any alterations to the glass procurement and manufacturing process.

Please join Buro Happold in learning about the main considerations about glass aesthetic perception, the processes available to help manage risk of glass visual distortion and a new tool that can be introduced earlier in the design/procurement process to support the decision-making and early discussion of aesthetic risks.

The in-person masterclass will take place on Tuesday 23rd May, 6.30pm – 7.30pm at Buro Happold, 17 Newman Street, London, W1T 1PD.

To confirm your interest, contact bh.events@burohappold.com

Learn more in our Digital prototyping of architectural glazing whitepaper.

Speakers

Tommaso Crippa

Senior Facade Engineer

Tommaso joined in 2017 after gaining experience as a facade specialist in Italy.

Tommaso leads complex facade design projects in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and India. He has a strong passion for architectural details, including integrating acoustic and facade engineering as well as innovation in architectural glazing design. 

Tommaso has an MSc degree in Building Engineering from the Politecnico of Milan. He is also a chartered civil environmental engineer in Italy and a member of CIBSE in the UK. In 2022, Tommaso was shortlisted for the Young Facade Engineer of the Year award by the Society of Facade Engineering.

Claudio Marini

Facade Engineer

Joining Buro Happold’s London office in 2019, Claudio is an engineer within our specialist facade team.

His academic background in building engineering and architecture enables him to work across multidisciplinary project teams, bridging the gap between architecture and engineering. He has a specialist interest in the design of architectural glazing, with a focus on safety and security of glazed structures.

Claudio was awarded a five-year MSc Building Engineering – Architecture from the University of Genova, Italy, and a MSc Façade Engineering, with Distinction, from the University of the West of England. He is a chartered engineer in Italy and currently sits on the Student & Affiliate Sub-Committee of the Society of Façade Engineering. Claudio has spoken at international conferences, presenting papers on glass design and other façade-related topics.