Thursday 5 July 2012 - Program

Sessions

Thursday 5 July, 9:00-11:00La Villette Site

410. Structural Analysis & Modeling 1 Amphi 4

Chair: Patricia RADELET-DE GRAVE, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

David WENDLAND, TU Dresden, Germany

Arches and Spirals: The Geometrical Concept of the Curvilinear Rib Vault in the Albrechtsburg at Meissen and Some Considerations on the Construction of Late-Gothic Vaults with Double-Curved Ribs

Thierry CIBLAC, ENSA Paris La Villette / CNRS MAP-MAACC, Paris, France

Analysis of Philippe de la Hire’s Arch Theory Using Graphic Statics

Javier SUÁREZ, Laura CIRERA, School of Architecture, Univ. of Granada, Spain

Structural and Constructive Analysis of the Acequia Real Aqueduct in the Alhambra, Granada

Santiago HUERTA, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Structural Analysis of Thin Tile Vaults and Domes: The Inner Oval Dome of the Basílica de la Virgen de los Desamparados in Valencia

414. Technical Literature, Images & Representation Room 114

Chair: Chen ZHAO, Nanjing University, China

Maria Grazia D’AMELIO, Università Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, Fabrizio DE CESARIS, Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

Moving St. Peter's Obelisk as Seen in the Engravings of Giovanni Guerra and Natale Bonifacio: A Transmission of Knowledge, or Pure Propaganda?

Jean-Sébastien CLUZEL, Institut national d’histoire de l’art, Paris, France

Hokusai Manga as a Reference Construction Book

Javier GIRÓN, Univ. Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

A Review of the Depiction of Ancient Construction by Charles Chipiez in L’Histoire De l'Art

Hilary BRYON, School of Architecture+Design, Virginia Tech, VA, USA

Construing Construction with Drawings: Robert Willis’ and Auguste Choisy’s Axonometric Representations of Vaulted Structures

418. Scaffolding and Machines Room 112A

Chair: Ledlie KLOSKY, United States Military Academy, West Point, USA

Lorena FERNÁNDEZ CORREAS, Univ. of Valencia, Spain

The Study of Medieval Lifting Machines Thanks to Iconography: An Example in Mediterranean Machinery

Inge BERTELS, Vrije Universiteit Brussel / FWO & Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium

Scaffoldings: 19th Century Discourses on Innovative Scaffolding Techniques within Architecture and Construction Journals

Richard C. RYAN, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

Development and Use of Mechanized Heavy Construction Equipment in the United States

Nicoletta MARCONI, Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Innovation and Tradition in the Reconstruction of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome [1825-1928]: Technologies, Procedures, Protagonists

426. Reuse & Recycling Amphi 5

Chair: Joël SAKAROVITCH, GSA-ENSA Paris-Malaquais, France [TBC]

Stéphane BÜTTNER, Centre d’études médiévales d’Auxerre, CNRS / Université de Bourgogne, Auxerre, France

The Use of the “Already There”: Reuse and Recycling for Monumental Building in the West in Late Antiquity and the Medieval Period

Emanuela MONTELLI, Università degli Studi “Roma Tre”, Rome, Italy

The Reuse of Granite Columns in Rome, 15th-16th Centuries

Martin BACHMANN, German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul, Turkey

The Revival of Classical Building Techniques in Late Ottoman Architecture in Bergama, Turkey

Sachiko OKADA, Ichiro KOBAYASHI, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng., Graduate School of Science and Tech., Kumamoto Univ., Japan, Koichi NAKAMA, Dept. of Civil Eng., Graduate School of Tech., Kyushu Inst. of Tech., Kitakyushu City, Japan

A Study on Distribution and Reuse of Tram Line Paving Stones in Japan

427. Earthen & Plaster Structures Amphi 7

Chair: Dimitris THEODOSSOPOULOS, Univ. of Edinburgh, UK

Annick DANEELS, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Luis Fernando GUERRERO-BACA, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico

Earthen Building Techniques in the Humid Tropics: The Archaeological Site of La Joya, Veracruz, México

Anna ANTONINI, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Persistence of the Perishable; Wattle-and-Daub Architectures in the Roman Period: A Census of the Archaeological Findings in Gallia Cisalpina and the Case of Mediolanum

Fernando VEGAS, Camilla MILETO, Maria DIODATO, José GARCÍA SORIANO, Carles GRAU GIMÉNEZ, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

Traditional Structures Made with Gypsum Pillars: A Reasoned Hypothesis

Luca BOIARDI, Maria Regina TEDESCHINI, Riccardo GULLI, Bologna Univ., Italy

History and Technique of an Italian Wooden Floor System Based on Reeds and Gypsum Plaster Frame: The Case of Reggio Emilia

434. Shells & Thin Vaults Amphi 11

Chair: John OCHSENDORF, MIT, USA

Ciarán CONLON, Univ. College Dublin, Ireland

James Hardress de Warenne Waller and His Contribution to Shell Roof Construction, Concrete and Fabric Formwork Technologies

Pepa CASSINELLO, Polytechnic Univ. of Madrid, Spain

Pioneer Concrete Shells in Spanish Architecture: The Innovation System-Design of Ildefonso Sánchez del Río

Roland MAY, BTU Cottbus, Germany

Shell Wars: Franz Dischinger and Ulrich Finsterwalder

Maris SUITS, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia

Reinforced Concrete Shells in Estonia during the Soviet Period: Science and Practice

442. Natural & Technical Risk, Earthquake Design Room 112B

Chair: Marina ŠIMUNIĆ BURŠIĆ, Faculty of Architecture, Univ. of Zagreb, Croatia

Hélène DESSALES, Ecole normale supérieure, AOROC, Paris, France

Not Built in a Day: Awareness of Vulnerability and Construction Techniques in Roman Times

Giovanni FATTA, Tiziana CAMPISI, Calogero VINCI, Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy

Tiled Vaults in Western Sicily: Originality and Continuity of an Imported Building Technique

João CALDAS, Rita LISBOA, Instituto Superior Técnico–Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal

The Use of Vaults in the Reconstruction of Pombaline Downtown Lisbon

Akio SASSA, RFR Engineers, Paris, France

The First Earthquake-Resistant Structures in Japan: Forgotten Lessons from the Earthquake of Ischia [1883], Nobi [1891] and San Francisco [1906]

445. Infrastructure & Public Works, Transportation Room 110

Chair: Naoto TANAKA, Kumamoto Univ., Japan

Matteo PORRINO, ENSA Strasbourg / GSA-ENSA Paris-Malaquais, Paris, France

Notes on Technological and Architectural Aspects of London Transport Power Stations and Substations, 1880-1915

Ted SHELTON, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

The Highway Comes to the American City: Automobility, Urbanity and the Functioning of City Streets

Evangelia CHATZIKONSTANTINOU, Paschalis SAMARINIS, National Technical Univ., Athens, Greece, Areti SAKELLARIDOU, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany

Road Construction in Greece during the Interbellum: The Makris Project

Yuji HOSHINO, Sachiko OKADA, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto Univ., Kumamoto City, Japan, Daijiro KITAGAWA, The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Tokyo, Japan

Historical Research for the Planning and Construction of Misumi Port

Sessions

Thursday 5 July, 11:30-13:00La Villette Site

303. Transfer of Knowledge, Colonial Situations 2 Room 110

Chair: Margareth da Silva PEREIRA, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Jorge GALINDO DÍAZ, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Manizales branch, Colombia

Barbetti Serafín: Builder of Vaulted Bridges in South-Western Colombia [c. XIX]

Hsin-Yao HSU, Graduate School of Engineering, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan

On the Construction Process of Government Buildings in Taiwan during the Japanese Colonial Period, 1895-1945

Hélène VACHER, ENSA de Nancy / HTTP-CNAM, Paris, France

Research and Construction in the Late Colonial Settings: Institutions, Technology and Development Programs in Africa, 1948-1958

304. Rules & Standards, Specifications Room 112A

Chair: Brian BOWEN, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Beatrice Maria FRACCHIA, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

History of Construction in the 18th Century through the “Istruzioni” Written by Filippo Juvarra

Katie LLOYD THOMAS, Newcastle Univ., UK

Describing Construction: Building Specifications and the ‘Process-Based’ Clause

Jeroen CORNILLY, Catholic Univ. of Leuven, Belgium

Contractors of 19th-Century Public Works in Belgium: Looking for a Research Approach for the Rural Areas

310. Technical Literature, Publications Room 112B

Chair: Javier GIRÓN, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain [TBC]

Dermot O’DWYER, Ronald COX, Dept. of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

George Semple and the Reconstruction of Essex Bridge in Dublin 1753-1755

Christoph RAUHUT, Institute of Historic Building Research and Conservation, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Handbooks on Construction Site Supervision in the 19th Century

Emmanuelle MINAULT-RICHOMME, Bibliothèque du CNAM, Paris, France

The Conservatoire numérique: A Reservoir of Digitized Resources for Construction History

314. Deconstruction & Reconstruction Amphi 4

Stéphane BÜTTNER, Centre d’études médiévales d’Auxerre, CNRS / Univ. de Bourgogne, France

Philippe BERNARDI, CNRS-Lamop, Paris, France, Daniela ESPOSITO, Dip. di Storia, Disegno e Restauro dell’Architettura, Sapienza-Università di Roma, Italy

For a History of Deconstruction

Nick BEECH, Bartlett UCL, London, UK

Rescue, Recover! The Demolition Industry and Its Relationship to the London County Council Architect’s Department in the Second World War

Richard BURT, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL, USA

The Builder’s Flying Squads: An Analysis of the Ministry of Works Special Repair Service Activities during WWII

316. Reinforced Concrete, The Hennebique Companies Amphi 7

Chair: Paul ACKER, Lafarge, France

Hermann SCHLIMME, Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max Planck Institute for Art History, Rome, Italy

François Hennebique’s Patents as Applied on the Building Site: The Mercato Orientale in Genoa [1896-1899] and the Creation of a Local Construction Network

Mónica SILVA-CONTRERAS, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico

Béton Armé in a Sinking City: Mexico 1902-1914

Stephanie VAN DE VOORDE, Ghent Univ. / Centre for Flemish Architectural Archives [CVAa], Ghent and Antwerp, Belgium, Rika DEVOS, Ghent Univ. / Univ. College of St. Lucas Architectuur, Ghent and Brussels, Belgium

The ‘Scientification’ of Reinforced Concrete in Belgium during the Interwar Period: Development and Dissemination of Scientific, Theoretical and Technical Knowledge

317. Metal Structures 1Amphi 5

Chair: Werner LORENZ, Brandenburg Univ. of Technology, Germany

Lara SLIVNIK, Faculty of Architecture, Univ. of Ljubljana, Slovenia

A Prefabricated Cast Iron Three-Hinged Arch Bridge in Ljubljana

Volker WETZK, Brandenburg Univ. of Technology, Cottbus, Germany

Historic Bridge Bearings: Material Research on Cast Steel

Bernard ESPION, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

The Vierendeel Bridge at its Heyday: Rational Design, Experiments and Brittle Failure

Thursday 5 July, 14:00-19:00

Visits

- Concrete Roofs in Reims: Halles Boulingrin & Cathedral

- Constructing Other Worlds: Désert of Retz and Aqueducts

- Constructive History in Saint-Denis: Reserves of the CNAM & Basilica

- Deindustrialization and the Livable City: Halle Freyssinet & Paris Rive Gauche

- Discovering the CNAM Central Library: Roof Framing & Collection

- Exploring Structure at the Louvre: Apollo Gallery, Daru Pavilion, Carrousel Arch

- In Construction: Jean Bouin Stadium & Louis Vuitton Foundation

- Manifesto Modern Houses: Maison de Verre & Maison la Roche

- Metal Framed Churches: Saint Eugène-Sainte Cécile, Sainte Marguerite, Notre-Dame de Travail

- On the Traces of Roman Paris: Frigidarium, Lutetia Arena, Archeological Crypt

- Renovation in Progress: BnF Richelieu & Palais Royal

- Rethinking the Center: Marais, Plateau Beaubourg, Les Halles

- Roof Framing at the Versailles Château: Chapel & Opera

- Stories in Stone: Collège des Bernadins & Observatoire

- Versailles’ Hidden Treasures: Hydraulic Network & Cathedral Roof Framing

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