THE SHED
Charles Berman of
DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO
Wednesday, September 23 2026 6pm @ Scranton Cultural Center
Fall 2026 Lecture Series
The Shed:
An Intersection of Disciplines
Wednesday, September 23 2026 6pm @ Scranton Cultural Center
Rather than focus on the building as a complex whole, this will be an exploration of a key generative detail resulting from the confluence of six different construction trades within a very compact architectural form. In typical construction, respective building disciplines tend to take individualized approaches limited to their scopes of work. Interactions between trades are typically pre-described and focused. In the case of The Shed, many trades needed to arrange into a compact form under the design intent of DS+R. The primary detailing challenge of The Shed was to create a level of collaboration and communication not often seen between the trades to achieve the tight design envelope desired by the client. It is important to note that the work completed by these building trades—structural steel, ETFE facades, kinetic glazed walls, acoustic blackout shades, facade lighting, and HVAC distribution—took place through design-build collaborations with specialty contractors.
