The Crystal A landmark building for Technology and Innovation - Tapa dura

The development of this book and the way we tell the story about the journey of the Crystal from its concept to construction has involved the efforts of many people, all of whom were intimately involved in the design and construction of the building itself. We have structured the chapters to highlight the intimacy between the bold vision of what is possible in building design and the translation of that vision into reality that makes it a trus icon that connects technology, innovation, sustainability and the community. The content focuses on the evolution of the design process and how to make cutting edge technologies work together to achieve new levels of performance - not just exceeding standards - but driving building concepts to a new and higher level. The interaction between architecture and technology, between passive and active measures and the collection and use of data to optimize building performance has resulted in a truly remarkable building. Since its opening, thousands of visitors - architects, planners, designers, engineers, developers and builders - along with thousands of students and school children have come to see and understand the building. We hope it helps foster ingenuity and a new era of bold, innovative and sustainable thinking.