ArchGlass 2018
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ArchGlass 2018
 

Forum of architectural glass industry

Moscow, Central House of architects, April 18-19.

 

Organizer: Union of architects of Russia, Union of Moscow architects.

Official partner – Messe München, organizer of the exhibition BAU 2019. 

Forum is supported by the Ministry of construction of Russia, the Government of Moscow, the Russian Academy of architecture and construction Sciences, SIC “Construction” and the Union of Glass Enterprises.

 

The event was opened by president of the Union of architects of Russia and the Union of Moscow architects Nikolay Shumakov. Welcome speech were made by the Chief architect of Moscow Sergey Kuznetsov, the President of the international Association of Unions of architects Serik Rustambekov, the Executive Director of the Union of Glass Enterprises Sergey Sekin and the guest of the Forum Dr. Philippe Samyn, head of the Architectural Bureau “Philippe Samyn and Partners” (Belgium).
 

The guests and participants of the Forum were welcomed by the Director of Exhibition group BAU Mr. Mirko Arend and general Director of Messe Munchen in Russia Larisa Kovalenko.


 

“ArchGlass” is the exhibition and business program.

More than 50 companies and architectural bureaus took part in the Forum. 

 

The leading companies of the glass industry took part in the exhibition and business program. Among them AGC, Guardian, Pilkington Glass, SP Glass, Salavatsteklo, Sika, Fenzi and AluPro, Schüco, Phototech, Spectrum Group of companies, LOMETTA, Dow Chemical LLC, KROST, Dekon, dormakaba Eurasia, GEZE, and FSK “Leader”, Engineering and technical Centre “Translucent structures”, Institute of glass, Research Institute of building physics, National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, “Niimosstroy”, Academy of state fire service of EMERCOM of Russia and many others.
 

ArchGlass has traditionally become a platform for discussion of topical issues of glass industry.

There is the state of the modern regulatory framework for the calculation of translucent structures and the possibilities of computer modeling for proper design, fires in skyscrapers and methods of protection, choice of the formula for double-glazed windows in the design of complex translucent structures.  
 

The architects, participants of the Forum, presented the most striking objects with using glass: Philharmonic in the Park “Zaryadye”, the first Parametric façade in Russia, innovative facades in Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg, MATREX in Skolkovo, Biotechnopark in Novosibirsk, glass Sphere at the EXPO 2017 in Astana. Presentation was made by the architects of ARCH GROUP, IND Architects, T+T architects, PI. ARENA, architect Kulish, architectural Bureau “Plotnikov and Companions”, Arco project (Serbia).
 

The main event was the speech of Belgian architect, engineer and innovator Philippe Samyn, the author of the new building of the Council of Europe and the head office of AGC in Belgium.

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“ArchGlass” is the competition “Glass in architecture”.

VI Russian competition “Glass in architecture” with international participation was held within the frames of the Forum ArchGlass 2018. 

21 projects from Austria, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Serbia were presented at the competition,  11realized objects and 10 projects. 

Among the Russian participants were such well-known as BERNASKONI bureau, ARCH GROUP, A&D Architects, T+T architects, PI. ARENA, Architectural bureau of Mamoshin, bureau of architects Tsimailo Lyashenko and partners, IND Architects, Architectural bureau “Ostozhenka”. 

The nominations of the competition are the new construction, reconstruction and renovation, interiors.

 

The Chairman of the jury of the competition “Glass in architecture” was Philippe Samyn, who awarded the winners and noted the high quality of projects, in which the skillful use of glass was the main task for the implementation of the architectural idea.

At the Forum there was a solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of the competition “Glass in architecture” with the presentation of the National award for the realized project with glass application.  

Grand Prix, the national prize of the competition “Glass in architecture” for the best realized project with glass application received Prof. Volker Giencke-Author & Principal, Volker Giencke & Company (Austria) for GREAT AMBER, concert Hall Liepaja/Latvia.

 

At the end of the ceremony it was noted that the Forum “ArchGlass” and the competition “Glass in architecture” perform an important function to strengthen the relationship between architects and representatives of the glass industry.

 

 

In the section “REALIZED PROJECTS”

 

Golden diploma

Country house in “Millennium Park”. Moscow region

Architectural bureau “Tsimailo Lyashenko and partners”

 

Silver diploma

Sales office of JSC “LSR. Real Estate-M”. Moscow

Architectural bureau of Stanislav Kulish

 

Bronze diploma

Golf club “Peterhof Lakes Course”. St. Petersburg, Petrodvorets district

 ARCH GROUP

          

Special diploma 

MATREX, Business Center in Skolkovo

BERNASKONI

 

Diploma of the Union of architects of Russia

-  The administrative building of the headquarters of the Belarusian potash company on Masherov Avenue in Minsk.

VOROBYEV & PARTNERS, Republic of Belarus

- Greenhouse for growing succulents, greenhouse for growing tropical plants in the Botanical garden with a Park area. Astana

Design and construction company “Profit. Strength. Beauty”, Republic of Kazakhstan

- Multidisciplinary clinic of Military medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov. Facade solution.  

St. Petersburg

           Architectural bureau of Mamoshin

 

 

In the section “PROJECTS”

 

Golden diploma

Facade solution development of the administrative and business center. Moscow

Architectural Bureau “Ostozhenka”

 

Silver diploma 

Diplomatic Club Belgrade

Arco projekt  DOO. Serbia

 

Bronze diploma

The architectural concept of the redevelopment of the water tower in Shcherbinka. Moscow 

Architectural Bureau “IND Architects” 

 

Special diplomas 

- Transshipment complex “Sheskharis”.  The building of the headquarters. Novorossiysk

   Architectural Bureau   PI “ARENA”

- Architectural concept of the skyscraper complex in Dubai “The World Islands,s Gate”

Architectural Bureau “MAO-SREDA”

- Showroom “House of Windows”, Pskov

Institute “Pskovgrazhdanproekt”