Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories, volume 2: Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018), July 9-13, 2018, Brussels, Belgium
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Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories, volume 2: Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018), July 9-13, 2018, Brussels, Belgium
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Overview
Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories brings together the papers presented at the Sixth International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH, Brussels, Belgium, 9-13 July 2018). The contributions present the latest research in the field of construction history, covering themes such as:
- Building actors
- Building materials
- The process of building
- Structural theory and analysis
- Building services and techniques
- Socio-cultural aspects
- Knowledge transfer
- The discipline of Construction History
The papers cover various types of buildings and structures, from ancient times to the 21st century, from all over the world. In addition, thematic papers address specific themes and highlight new directions in construction history research, fostering transnational and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories is a must-have for academics, scientists, building conservators, architects, historians, engineers, designers, contractors and other professionals involved or interested in the field of construction history.
This is volume 2 of the book set.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780429822520 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | CRC Press |
| Publication date: | 07/11/2018 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 696 |
| File size: | 26 MB |
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Table of Contents
VOLUME 2
Pier Luigi Nervi and Fiat. The expansion of Officine Mirafiori in Turin
L. Greco
The vaulted roof of San Vittore in Milan: An unusual sixteenth-century construction
A. Grimoldi
The evolution of the cast node of the Pompidou Centre: From the ‘friction collar’ to the ‘gerberette’
B. Hamzeian
German stonemasons and the fort architecture of the Texas frontier
L. Hancock
The Chinese teahouse at the 1873 Vienna world exposition
A. Harrer
Documenting depression-era construction: The University of Virginia’s PWA buildings
B.J. Hays
King’s College Chapel: The geometry of the fan vault
J. Heyman
Late Antique vaults in the cisterns of Resafa with ‘bricks set in squares’
C. Hof
Evolutionary traces in European nail-making tools
C. How
Arch bridge design in eighteenth-century France: The rule of Perronet
S. Huerta
‘Recommended minimum requirements for small dwelling construction’. A forgotten ancestor of the modern USA building code
N.P. Isaacs
Earthen buildings in Ireland
A. Jiménez Rios & D.W. O’Dwyer
Iron on top. The use of wrought iron armatures in the construction of late Gothic openwork spires
C. Kayser
The Munich state opera house. Constructing between tradition and progress at the beginning of the nineteenth century
C. Knobling
The roof of the Marble Palace in Saint-Petersburg: A structural iron ensemble from the 1770s
A. Kosykh, W. Lorenz & K. Frommelt
Modernity and locality in the use of brick in Spanish architecture (1870s–1930s)
R. Kumagai, Y. Ito & F. Kimura
Study of traditional gypsum in Spain: Methodology and initial results
V. La Spina
Interdisciplinary research on the heritage of housing complexes in France (1945–75)
R. Labrunye, G. Bolle, K. El Alami, I. Requena & D. Siret
Earthen mortar walls in Cremona: The complexity and logic behind a construction technique
A.G. Landi
Geometry and proportions of the medieval castles of Latvia
A. Lapins
New typology for Old & Middle Kingdom stone tools: Studies in the Hatnub quarries in Egypt
O. Lavigne
Luigi Moretti and the program of the case albergo in Milan (1947–50)
R. Lucente & L. Greco
Hydrotechnical models of the ‘Modellkammer’ (chamber of models) in Augsburg, Germany
R. Mair & C. Weber
Abandonment of sexpartite vaults: Construction difficulties and evolution
R. Maira Vidal
Late Gothic constructions in Müstair and Meran
M. Maissen, M. Gantner & S.M. Holzer
Built-in, exposed or concealed comfort services. Attempts to industrialise collective housing after 1945
G. Marino
The Portland cement industry and reinforced concrete in Portugal (1860–1945)
J. Mascarenhas-Mateus & C. Rodrigues de Castro
Origins of the modern cable-stayed bridge: The Dischinger story
R. May
Frederick Lanchester and the invention of the air-supported roof
W. McLean
Catetinho: The first presidential house in Brasília, Brazil
M.M. Mennucci & P.P. Palazzo
Some aspects of steel building construction of the industrial architecture in the United States (1890–1930)
M. Mislin
Iron bridges for Rome, the capital of the Kingdom of Italy
R. Morganti, A. Tosone, M. Abita & D. Di Donato
The hyperbolic paraboloids of the Tor di Valle racetrack in Rome
S. Mornati
The secret of zoomorphic imposts: A new reading of the Achaemenids’ roofing system
M. Motamedmanesh
The dome of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis in Paris, a historical and structural analysis
L. Moubax & K. De Jonge
Braided rope with vegetable fibers for the construction of the Inca bridge of Q’eswachaka (Peru)
E. Muscio & J. Anaya Díaz
Church of Mission San José, San Antonio: Using construction history to inform preservation approaches
A. Nau & Q. Collette
Knowledge transfer in vaulting. The Assier church and Valencian stonecutting
P. Navarro-Camallonga, J. Calvo-López & M.A. Alonso-Rodríguez
Nineteenth-century stone protection: The invention and early research on fluosilicates and their dispersion into Europe
T.G. Nijland & W.J. Quist
The Boyne Viaduct: Early indeterminate lattice girder analysis and design
D.W. O’Dwyer & R. Cox
Sixteenth-century development from common rafter roofs to ridge purlins in Leiden (NL)
E. Orsel
European iron bridges in Puerto Rico: The example of the Guamaní bridge
J. Ortiz-Colom
Accouplement: Vicissitudes of an architectural motif in classical France
P.P. Palazzo
Fabrication and erection of large steel bridges in the twentieth century: From structural analysis to optimisation of fabrication
E. Pelke & K.-E. Kurrer
Production of major public works in Brazil: From the scenes in documentaries from 1950–70 to an interrogation about the contemporary specificities of state-company relations
G.M. Petrella & C.H. D’Almeida
Early Greek stone construction and the invention of the crane
A. Pierattini
Experimental school constructions by Jean Prouvé. The benefit of closed prefabrication
A.L. Pöllinger
Sheltered. Parked. Respirated. Three underground spaces by Gottfried Schindler
A.W. Putz
Dutch natural stone: Interpretation of a vernacular building material in modern architecture
W.J. Quist
Late Gothic system in the church of Saint-Séverin (Paris)
E. Rabasa-Díaz
Recent geopolitics of construction – origins and consequences
A. Rabeneck
Pier Luigi Nervi’s idea of “vertita delle strutture”
P. Radelet-de Grave
‘Theory’ and systematic testings – Emil Mörsch, Carl bach and the culture of experimentation into reinforced concrete construction at the turn of the twentieth century
C. Rauhut & T. Meyer
A timber bridge constructed in seventeenth-century Japan: Study of innovation in the construction of Kintai Bridge and its maintenance techniques
C. Ren
François Coignet (1814–88) and the industrial development of the first modern concretes in France
G. Richaud
Assessing geometrically the structural safety of masonry arches
J.-F. Rondeaux, A. Deschuyteneer & D. Zastavni
A masterpiece in the use of light, Johnson Wax headquarters. Racine, Wisconsin, USA
G. Sampaoli
The Church of Peace in Jawor: A few remarks on the organization of its construction in the years 1654–56 in the light of written and iconographic sources
U. Schaaf
Nubia vernacular: The villages of Bigge
B. Schäfer
Beyond Grubenmann: Swiss carpentry (1750–1850)
J. Schäfer & S.M. Holzer
Transfer of knowledge through books and prints: Jesuit design for the Western buildings and fountains in the Yuanmingyuan in Beijing
H. Schlimme
Earthquake-resistant foundations systems in Italy in the first decade of the twentieth century
F. Scibilia
Specifications and the standardisation of Ireland’s local harbours
E. Shotton
Fire brick in China: From mining to architecture
C.-X. Shu & Y.-B. Fang
New experiences with reinforced tile for Eladio Dieste when building the Cristo Obrero Church
M. Silva-Contreras
Competing visions of community, commerce and construction in the first Ohio River railroad bridge
D.A. Simmons
Knowledge transfer in the early medieval art of vaulting in Dalmatia
M. Šimunić Buršić
Onsite precast concrete: A critical approach to concrete at the Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkha University, Thailand
P. Sirikiatikul
Adobe constructions in Yún-lín county, Taiwan
P. Smars
The vaulted system of the Basilica of S. Ambrogio in Milan: A cross-feature in the Basilica’s life. Restoration and interpretation
C. Stanga & C. Spinelli
At the intersection of foreign building know-how: Plovdiv in the early twentieth century
I. Stoyanova
The influence of Howe’s structural typology on Galician wooden bridges
C. Tardini
The mushroom column: Origins, concepts and differences
A. Thuy & M. Rinke
The thirties summer holiday camps in the Abruzzo region: From design to building
A. Tosone, R. Morganti & A. Bellicoso
The first Luanda’s skyscraper: Comfort through natural and artificial control methods
A. Tostoes & M. Quinta
Victor Horta and building site photography
D. Van de Vijver
Business-card buildings: Corporate architecture and promotional strategies in buildings and projects for Eternit in Belgium (1955–75)
S. Van de Voorde & R. Devos
The foundations of the Nieuwe Kerk Tower in Amsterdam (1645–52)
G. van Tussenbroek
Joining techniques in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Belgian timber roofs
L. Vandenabeele, I. Bertels & I. Wouters
Education on the production chain: Lelé’s transitory schools in Brazil
A. Vilela
Innovations in the structural systems in tall buildings in Bogotá in the 1960s. Case study: Bavaria building
C. Villate Matiz
William Arrol and Peter Lind: Demolition, construction and workmanship on London’s Waterloo Bridges (1934–46)
C. Wall
Reverse engineering marvelous machines: The design of Late Gothic vaults from concept to stone planning and the prehistory of stereotomy
D. Wendland & M.J. Ventas Sierra
Emergence of heavy contracting in the United States in the nineteenth century
S.E. Wermiel
Hidden modernity: Reinforced concrete trusses in Brussels parish churches (1935–40)
R. Wibaut, T. Coomans & I. Wouters
Built to stock. Versatility of Hennebique’s urban warehouses in Belgium (1892–1914)
I. Wouters, S. Van de Voorde, M. De Fossé & I. Bertels