Description: Preface Conference organization Non financial sponsors KEYNOTE LECTURES A faade roadmap U. Knaack Pier Luigi Nervi: Architecture as challenge M.A. Chiorino & C. Chiorino The great counterintuitive: Re-evaluating historic and contemporary building construction for earthquake collapse prevention R. Langenbach Emilio Prez Piero: Inventor of deployability F. Escrig TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS Mini-symposia & special sessions Modern renaissance timber construction Merging seismic and fire design of timber buildings and potential and limitationson going high B. Kasal, D. Kruse, N. Rther & T. Polocoser Status of Cross-laminated Timber construction in North-America S. Gagnon & E. Karacabeyli A review on seismic response of timber frames H. Stamatopoulos & K.A. Malo Investigation of seismic performance of multi-storey timber buildings within the framework of the SERIES project M. Piazza & R. Tomasi Seismic design of CLT buildings: Definition of the suitable q-factor by numerical and experimental procedures L. Pozza, D. Trutalli, A. Polastri & A. Ceccotti Seismic design of timber buildings with a direct displacement-based design method C. Loss, M. Piazza & D. Zonta Behaviour of moment connections in timber frameworks A. Polastri, R. Tomasi, M. Piazza & I. Smith Seismic performance assessment of a timber log house J.M. Branco, C. Aranha & P.B. Loureno Better than steel? (Part 2): Tall wooden factories and the invention of "slow-burning" heavy timber construction R. Langenbach Performance-based design for mid-rise wood constructions in Canada C. Dagenais, S. Gagnon & R. Desjardins Predicting force flows in timber light-frame building superstructures G. Doudak & I. Smith Is cross-laminated timber suitable for building structures to thirty levels? J.B. Chapman Wind design of timber buildings I. Zisis & T. Stathopoulos Design concepts and principles for tall multi-storey superstructures incorporating timber frameworks I. Smith Vibrations of timber floor beams with end restraints K.A. Malo & J. Khler Behavior of dowel-type timber connections under cyclic loading S. Zhang, W. Wang, C. Huang & W. Wu Design and production of a heavy timber reaction frame for a laboratory test setup M. Andreolli, P. Grossi, T. Sartori & R. Tomasi Glulam structures: Some Portuguese case studies A.O. Feio, P.J.S. Cruz & A. Pinto On the "tectonics" in architecture--between aesthetics and ethics Shells--Innovation system design by Ildefonso Snchez (1898-1980) P. Cassinello The DNA of the avant-gardes L.E. Mayo Conceptual design of a pedestrian bridge by means of topology optimization L. Frattari, J.P. Dagg & G. Leoni The nature of tectonic architecture and structural design A. Carter, P.H. Kirkegaard & R. Tyrrell Construction and form-finding of a post-formed timber grid-shell S. Pone, S. Colabella, B. Parenti, D. Lancia, A. Fiore, B. D''Amico, F. Portioli, R. Landolfo, M. D''Aniello & C. Ceraldi Flix Candela between philosophy and engineering: The meaning of shape M. Savorra & G. Fabbrocino The recovery of the ethic of constructions: P.L. Nervi vs. S. Musmeci, two structural conceptions compared P. Trovalusci & A. Tinelli Tensegrity tectonics: Structural concept and architectural expression K.A. Liapi The Nervi system: Between complexity and ethic T. Iori & S. Poretti The school of bridges in Venice: Teaching bridge design in a University of Architecture A. Zanchettin, E. Siviero & E. Reccia Structural glass: Crossing borders Double skin facades made of glass--aspects of structural design and static analysis B. Siebert Boosting European education on structural glass: COST action TU0905 training school J. Belis, C. Louter, J. Neugebauer & J. Schneider Glass structures, from theory to practice N. Emami Evaluation of the SLG method for applications with adhesive point-fixings J. Dispersyn, K. Calleyl & J. Belis Influence of various factors to mechanical properties of glued joint in glass K. Machalick & M. Elisov Cones made of glass for a new entrance of a museum J. Neugebauer Analytic models of adhesively bonded steel-glass beams T. Fremr, M. Netusil & M. Elisov Building integrated photovoltaic--new developments G. Siebert & B. Siebert Stress corrosion parameters for glass with different edge finishing M. Vandebroek, C. Louter, J. Dispersyn, D. Sonck & J. Belis Exploratory experimental investigations on post-tensioned structural glass beams C. Louter, J.H. Nielsen & J. Belis Experimental investigations and numerical modeling of point-fitted glass panes M. Tibolt, O. Hechler & C. Odenbreit Reinforced glass connection--concept, test and detail P.L. Carvalho, P.J.S. Cruz & F.A. Veer From open structures to the cladding of control: A critical call for current tectonic theories and practices in architecture Structural cladding/clad structures: Studies in tectonic building practice A. Beim Tectonics of montage: Architectural positions for a tectonic sustainable building practice C. Bundgaard Wallpaper & tectonics--a critical discussion of the state of the architectural discipline M.F. Hvejsel & P.H. Kirkegaard Architectural assemblages and materializations--changing notions of tectonics and materiality in contemporary architecture F. Nilsson From new tools and methods towards new tasks and ideals: The impact of technology and science in the post-war era The architecture of absence: Building, landscape and the changing character of technology in the post-war era C.P.C. Cabral New French architectural treatises for a new kind of public architecture E. Monin The development of architectural concrete in Belgium during the 1960s and 1970s S. Van de Voorde Working relationships between architects and structural engineers: World War II to the 1970s D.T. Yeomans Finnish architect-engineer cooperation on concrete and shell structures in the 1950s and 1960s A. Niskanen Innovation in reciprocal structures Reciprocal systems based on planar elements O. Baverel & A. Pugnale Reciprocal-frame structures--a digital design instrument U. Thnnissen The proposal of an ancient technique for modern construction: A stone reciprocal structure M. Brocato & L. Mondardini Efficient design and fabrication of free-form reciprocal structures D. Parigi & P.H. Kirkegaard Static and kinematic formulation of planar reciprocal assemblies D. Parigi & P.H. Kirkegaard Innovation in timber Wood structures--versatility and innovation F. Jensen Cross-laminated timber: A key material for the future of structural design M. Nevado Cross-laminated timber: Driving forces and innovation A. Falk The wooden cooling tower E. Nozhova MonaLisa Wood Pavilion: Poplar pl(a)ywood G. Callegari, M. Sassone, A. Spinelli & R. Zanuttini Robustness issues for design of innovative timber structures 161 F. Hald, P.H. Kirkegaard & J.D. Srensen Principles in practice for the analysis, conservation and structural restoration of architectural heritage The ISCARSAH principles in practice S.J. Kelley The building and its structural history (or how the history is the source of endless technical knowledge) M.M.S. Lagunes Master Builders'' design skills in diagnosing the failures G. Arun Physical evaluation of the endless column R.A. Sofronie Structural evaluation of Kilitbahir castle in Canakkale, Turkey A. Turer Dismantling of foundation system for conservation of masonry structures in Angkor, Cambodia Y. Iwasaki, Y. Akazawa, M. Fukuda, J. Nakazawa, K. Nakagawa, I. Shimoda & T. Nakagawa General contributions Building envelopes Life cycle assessment of Irish residential buildings and typical building envelope analysis A. Armstrong & J. Goggins Proposals for intervention in obsolete building envelopes in Andalusia M. Molina-Huelva, J.M. Rincn-Caldern & P. Fernndez-Ans Integrated design applied in thermal retrofitting solutions for residential buildings A. Ciutina, V. Ungureanu, D. Dubina & D.M. Grecea Modificated plastic materials for a new generation of architecture T. Ries Isostatic lines'' study to optimize steel space grid envelope structures for tall buildings according to their solicitations R. Ses Balconies, analysis of constructive technology current state and foresight of new industrial development L. Sierra & J.L. Zamora Expanded cork as building envelope--architectonic and technological aspects P. Sousa & P.J.S. Cruz Computer and digital design tools Modular construction systems for freeform architecture S. Schfer, J. Reising, S. Abedini & A. Ljubas Seismic rehabilitation of RC structures--case study: Educational building with GF + 4 storey height regime M.C. Calin, D. Iordan & C.S. Dragomir Thicker funicular: Particle-spring systems for variable-depth form-responding compression-only structures B. Clifford Architectural feedback in the structural optimization process J. Felkner, E. Chatz

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