ANDREW HALL: Glass WorkshopMaterial and CraftModerator: Edna Shaviv Filmed by Tel Ad Studios for Yad HanadivProduced by Yad HanadivCopyright: 2004Session I: 88 minutesSession II: 85 minutesThe Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture (JSA)was created by Yad Hanadiv (The Rothschild Foundation) as an internationaloccasion for the presentation and discussion of important topics inarchitecture.  The sixth biennialconference focused on Material - its substance, connectivity, past typologiesand future potential - and Craft - the artful assembly of material by anincreasingly interdisciplinary, collaborative team of experts. The conferencehighlighted specific materials, their components, uses, details and effectson the production of buildings. The deliberations explored new materialsavailable as well as the current development of many new and innovative usesfor old materials. A diverse, distinguished group of architects, designers,engineers, theorists, and technical experts addressed their use of a specificmaterial or realization of a certain theme based on examples of their ownwork. In addition to Hall, speakers include CecilBalmond, Shigeru Ban, James F. Carpenter, BobCather, Peggy Deamer,Ross Lovegrove, Bruno Miglio,Peter Ross, Moshe Safdie and Michael Arad. Also participating were architects and engineers Alan Cohl, Zvi Efrat,Pe’era Goldman, Danny Kaiser, Ada Karmi-Melamede, Izhak Lipovetzky-Lir,Saadia Mandl, Moshe Margalith, Edna Shaviv, Uri Shetrit and Arthur Spectorwho introduced the various speakers and/or moderated discussion sessions. Theconference was chaired by Cecil Balmond, Deputy Chairman of Ove Arup and Partners.The two-session videotaped workshop led byAndrew Hall, as part of the 2004 JSA conference, examines in detail theprocesses involved in the use of glass in various buildings realized by Arup,where he is leader of their international fa?ade engineeringteams.  The architect and designerJames Carpenter participated in Session II of the workshop.  The sessions were moderated by Edna Shaviv,Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Technion - Israel Institute ofTechnology.Yad HanadivFilm distribution: Yad Hanadiv, 16 Ibn Gvirol,92430 Jerusalem, ISRAEL