Window Behaviorology in Switzerland
Interview with Silke Langenberg
South elevation of the Appenzeller farmhouse with Strickbau construction © Sandra Irmler
Window patents drawings by Alfred Volkmer (1929) and M. Alain Jean Ghislain Madry (1979)
Schatzalp in Davos (1900) by Otto Pfeghard and Max Haefeli © gta Archiv/ETH Zurich, bequest Sigfried Giedion
Rychenberg cantonal school (1962) in Winterthur by Erik Lanter © Orkun Kasap, ETH Zurich
Silke Langenberg, Full Professor for Construction Heritage and Preservation in the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich, has been conducting surveys of folk houses throughout Switzerland and exploring ways of preserving and repairing heritage buildings by utilizing digital technology. We spoke with her to hear her thoughts about the future of the preservation and renovation of windows.
Read the full interview on the Window Research Institute website.
