Co-authors Angel Ayón and Uta Pottgiesser offered Harvard University’s graduate students in architecture a first-hand account of the detailed global case studies presented in their full-length book, Reglazing Modernism ― Intervention Strategies for 20th Century Icons, on March 13th.
A thorough resource for education, as well as practical application, the book offers unique insights for the restoration, rehabilitation, and replacement of steel-framed glazing assemblies in culturally significant Modern architecture. The first of its kind, this critical assessment of assembles and analyzes best practices the preservation of exterior glazed enclosures — one of the most character-defining features of Modern architecture.
Reglazing Modernism explores not only the previous interventions, but the effect of emerging high-performance technologies that respond to challenges posed by some of the case studies included, such as poor thermal performance.
Published in the fall of 2019, Reglazing Modernism won the 2021 Lee Nelson Book Award from the Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) for the most outstanding and influential book-length work on preservation technology in North America. It has been featured in public book talks and numerous lectures, including at other Ivy League institutions, and excerpts have been published in both academic and professional journals.