Symposium introduction by the Dean of the College of Architecture, Steve French. "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations", brief overview of the 1851 World's Fair exhibition, presented by Laura Hollengreen.

Brian Bowen, Professor of the Practice of Building Construction, discusses the mobilization of the construction industry to assemble the cast iron and glass behemoth known as The Crystal Palace.

Steve Usselman, Chair of the School of History, Technology, and Society, will provide critical information about the growing scope and efficiency of industrial production, particularly of coal and iron, which were critical ...

Joyce D. Medina, Lecturer in the School of Industrial Design, shares some of the most popular attractions of the Great Exhibition, as well as the American exhibits and its impact on the exhibition as a whole.

Assistant Professor of Architecture, Jason Brown, assess the potentially challenging conditions for climate control for The Crystal Palace and its overall environmental performance.

Professor Emeritus of Architecture, Robert Craig, discusses The Crystal Palace's innovative design and the particular and unusual skills that its architect brought to bear on the project.

Laura Hollengreen, Associate Professor of Architecture, discusses the design and decoration of The Crystal Palace by designer Owen Jones.

Brian Bowen, Professor of the Practice of Building Construction, discusses the logistics of The Crystal Palace's construction.

Professor Lawrence F. Kahn, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, discusses the structural engineering of The Crystal Palace.