The University of Alberta has inaugurated the Diwan Pavilion at the Aga Khan Garden, Alberta, part of the University’s Botanic Garden in Edmonton. Presiding over the ceremony will be Lieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, University of Alberta President Bill Flanagan and Princess Zahra Aga Khan, on behalf of her father, His Highness the Aga Khan. The completion of the project marks another […]
Andrew Crosby - Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd, Canada
Dr. Jens Schneider - TU Darmstadt, Germany
Erin Mills Town Centre is a shopping mall in Mississauga, Canada owned by Cushman & Wakefield in Toronto. The revitalization project was designed by MMC International Architects Ltd. and features a 27.4m diameter glass and steel globe at its Centre Court. The structural glass for this globe structure is created with laminated double curved glass panels patch supported by a steel structure.
Some challenges arose during construction due to the frit on the glass panel and the thermal stress created between the inner and outer lites of the laminated assembly. Testing was used to establish a workable solution for replacement glass in order to correct the in-situ issue that was discovered.