Brian Lee FAIA,Design Partner at Skidmore,Owing & Merrill LLP Chicago will talk about recent SOM architectural projects and the primary role glass plays in the conceptualization and development of their building form and performance.Searching for ways to design enclosures that maximize view and natural light while performing to the highest levels of energy conservation,Mr.Lee will share the design features of several built projects and those under construction in China.He will discuss facades that promote the reduction of solar gain and glare while minimizing cleaning,that were configured by wind and structural engineering,and that involve parametric solutions to cold bending.The talk is not intended to be all encompassing of current architectural trends,but point to some future directions for glass technology that he and SOM believe will influence architecture form.