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| Fensterbau/frontale 2006: Technology and/or Architecture? Trade visitors at the exhibition duo fensterbau/frontale and Holz-Handwerk, which takes place in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 22-25 March 2006, can look forward to a range of products from over 1, 200 exhibitors from all over the world. Another reason for visiting the exhibition is the extra information offered by the supporting programme on windows, facades and woodworking. This year’s highlights include the Forum Architecture – Windows – Facades on Thursday, 23 March 2006 in CCN Ost, the new congress centre of NürnbergMesse. The theme of the 3rd Forum Architecture – Windows – Facades is “Technology and/or Architecture”. As in 2002 and 2004, the programme of the half-day event for architects and planners follows a strict order. Only four presentations are to create the link from theory to detail, and this with reference to the latest developments in the fields of architecture, windows and facades. The presentations are therefore structured with the following levels: Theory / Practice I – International / Practice II – National / Detail. The theory level, in this case the theory of facades, is represented by Andrea Compagno of Zurich with his presentation ‘Energy-Efficient Facades: State of the Art’. The services of architect and designer Mario Bellini of Milan have been obtained for the Practice I level. Elmar Schossig of Gatermann Schossig Architekten Cologne follows with Practice II and the Detail level is examined by Dr. Helmut Köster, architect and light planner of Frankfurt am Main. Andrea Compagno is an international facade planning consultant and well known for numerous presentations and publications in journals and books. He is currently co-operating in several projects in Italy with Mario Bellini Associati S.r.l., for example, the Centro Culturale in Turin and Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio, the municipal museum in Bologna. Besides his many demanding and mostly very extensive architecture projects, Mario Bellini achieved world fame as a designer back in the 60’s and 70’s. His furniture and product designs are included in all museum design collections in the world. Gatermann Schossig Architekten is one of the most innovative consultant architects in Germany. The architects complete a number of their projects at the end of 2005 / beginning of 2006, including projects distinguished by features such as integral facade techniques, like the Triangle tower block and the Kontor 19 project in Cologne and Capricorn House in the Düsseldorf media centre. Dr. Helmut Köster, who has co-operated intensively with the Cologne architects for many years, is Germany’s leading expert on daylight and artificial light control with slats. His book entitled ‘Dynamic Daylight in Architecture’, published by Birkhäuser in 2004, shows principles, systems and projects for daylight planning and is regarded as a reference work on this subject. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |