Friday 6 July 2012 - Program
Friday 6 July, 9:00-10:15Malaquais Site, Amphi Binet
Keynote Lecture:
Antonio BECCHI, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany
Looking for an Equilibrium Point: A Moonwalk with Vitruvius and Gyro Gearloose
Sessions
Friday 6 July, 11:00-13:00Malaquais Site
407. Applied Sciences 2 Room 103
Chair: Antonella MASTRORILLI, ENSA de Lyon, France
Alberto GRIMOLDI, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Guarini’s Flat Vaults and Thin Vaults on Wooden Beams in the Duchy of Modena
Carlo BIANCHINI, Dip. di Storia, Disegno e Restauro dell’Architettura, Sapienza-Università di Roma, Italy
The Role of Stereotomy in Guarino Guarini’s Space Research
Andreas KAHLOW, Univ. of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany
Theory and Practice in Timber Construction 1800-1830
Federico FOCE, Dip. di Scienze per l’Architettura, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
Same Title, New Contents: Saint-Venant’s Revised Edition [1864] of Navier’s Résumé Des Leçons Sur L’application De La Mécanique [1826, 1833]
408. Structural Analysis & Modeling 2 Room 206
Chair: Bill ADDIS, Co-Editor, Construction History, UK
Jacques HEYMAN, Univ. of Cambridge, UK
The Membrane Analysis of Thin Masonry Shells
Timothy COOKE, John OCHSENDORF, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
The Temple of Diana at Baiae: History and Structure of an Imperial Roman Dome
Alejandra ALBUERNE, Martin WILLIAMS, Dept. of Engineering Science, Univ. of Oxford, UK, Janet DELAINE, Faculty of Classics, Univ. of Oxford, UK
On the As-Built Geometry of the Vaults of the Basilica of Maxentius
Maurizio BROCATO, Lucia MONDARDINI, GSA-ENSA Paris-Malaquais, France
An Insight into Abeille’s Flat Vault through Numerical Analyses
419. Management of the Construction Site Room 308
Chair: Arnaldo MELO, Univ. of Minho, Portugal
Raúl ROMERO MEDINA, Universidad CEU-Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain, Manuel ROMERO BEJARANO, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Building during the War of Granada: The Project for Reconstructing Fuengirola in 1485
Catherine ISAAC, Université de Toulouse II – Le Mirail, France
Reconsidering the “Considerable Expense” Involved in Building the Lavaur Bridge in Languedoc [1769-1791]
Kenneth F. ROBSON, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Managing the Design and Construction of the Empire State Building: Are There Lessons for Today’s Projects?
Camilo VILLATE, Brando TAMAYO, Univ. of Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
The Avianca Tower: Practices Driving Technical Innovations in a Construction Firm in the 60s
421. Institutions Room 306
Chair: Tricia MEEHAN, ACS-ENSA Paris Malaquais / UIUC-SAPV, France
Malcolm DUNKELD, London South Bank Univ., London, UK
The Great Hall of the Institution of Civil Engineers Headquarters Building
Christiane WEBER, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, Volker ZIEGLER, Universitätsarchiv Stuttgart, Germany
Construction Material Testing at MPA Stuttgart during the Third Reich
Alicja GZOWSKA, Institute of Art History, Univ. of Warsaw, Poland
An Institution for Structural Innovation: Office for the Study and Design of Industrial Building Types [BISTYP] in Postwar Poland
Ana Paula KOURY, São Judas Tadeu Univ., São Paulo, Brazil
Brazilian Construction Center: Initiative for Management of the Brazilian Housing Construction Industry [1969-1972]
428. Mortar Lenoir 2
Chair: TBA
Frédéric DAVIDOVITS, Geopolymer Institute, Saint Quentin, France
Geological Origin of the Reagents Constituting Roman Mortar, According to Vitruvius
Reinhard HEINZ, Vienna, Austria
The First Verifiable Application of Cast Mortar in Prefabricated Construction in the Coffered Ceiling of the Early Hellenistic Mausoleum of Belevi
Barbara THUSWALDNER, Institute of History of Art, Building Archaeology and Restoration, Dept. for History of Architecture and Building Archaeology, Univ. of Technology, Vienna, Austria
The Use of Mortar in Late Hellenistic Construction: The Case of the Octagon in Ephesus
Marco COFANI, Politecnico di Milano – DiAP, Italy
The Knowledge and the Development of Mortars between the 18th and 19th Centuries: The Case-Study of the Verona Amphitheatre Restoration
429. Reinforced Concrete, Reception & Dissemination Room 104
Chair: Thomas LESLIE, Iowa State Univ., USA
Cédric AVENIER, Anne COSTE, Laboratoire Cultures constructives, ENSA de Grenoble, France
Auguste Perret: The Grenoble Orientation Tower – Architecture, Art and the Press
Edoardo CURRÀ, Dept. of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Rome Sapienza, Italy
Manual Abilities and Modern Constructive Techniques in a Building by Arturo Hoerner: The S. A. Supertessile Plant and the System Baroni-Lüling, Rieti-Italy, 1926
Andrew RABENECK, Imperial College, London, UK
The Transformation of Construction by Concrete
Jesús ANAYA DÍAZ, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete in High-Rise Construction in Spain, 1950-1975: Technique and Innovation
435. Wood Structures 2 Room 102
Chair: James W.P. CAMPBELL, Univ. of Cambridge, UK
Zeynep ERES, Istanbul Technical Univ., Turkey, Eylem ÖZDOĞAN, Istanbul Univ., Turkey
A New Approach in Studying the Structural Systems of Prehistoric Wooden Post Buildings: A Case Study from Aşaği Pinar in Eastern Thrace
Dietmar KURAPKAT, German Archaeological Institute, Berlin, Germany
A Roof under One’s Feet: Early Neolithic Roof Constructions at Göbekli Tepe, Southeastern Turkey
Alexandra HARRER, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Fan-Shaped Bracket Sets and Their Application in Different Building Materials: A Discussion of the Chinese Fangmu Tradition and Jin-Dynasty Tomb Architecture in Southwest Shanxi Province
Christof KRAUSKOPF, Brandenburg State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Sites, Wünsdorf, Germany
Medieval Timber Structures in Eastern Germany: Archaeological Evidence from Eberswalde
438. Interior Environment, Heating Room 312
Chair: Emmanuelle GALLO, HTTP-CNAM / ENSA Paris-Belleville, France
Lynne C. LANCASTER, Ohio Univ., Athens, OH, USA
Heated Vaulting in Roman Britain and the Invention of Hollow Terracotta Voussoirs
Rainer ATZBACH, Aarhus Univ., Denmark
The Stube: Constructive Evidence for the Concept of a Smoke-Free Heated Living Room between the Alps and Southern Scandinavia
Spyridon PAPAVASILEIOU, Magdalini MAKRODIMITRI, James CAMPBELL, Univ. of Cambridge, UK
The Construction and Integration of Historic Heating Systems in Churches in the United Kingdom from the 17th to the Early 20th Century
Carlo MANFREDI, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Comfort Versus Industry: Maintenance of the Royal Palaces of Milan during the 1860s
Sessions
Friday 6 July, 15:00-16:30Versailles Site
302. Construction History, Sources & Methods 1 Amphi E217
Chair: Hentie LOUW, SAPL Newcastle Univ., UK
Pierre GUIBERT, Centre de Recherche en Physique Appliquée à l'archéologie, CNRS-Université de Bordeaux 3, France, et al.
The Use of Dating Methods for Studying Building Materials and Constructions: State of the Art and Current Challenges
Rita VECCHIATTINI, Dept. of Sciences for Architecture, Univ. of Genoa / ISCUM – Institute of the History of Material Culture, Genoa, Italy, Giovanni L.A. PESCE, Dept. of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Univ. of Bath, UK / ISCUM – Institute of the History of Material Culture, Genoa, Italy
A Study on the Traditional Production of Lime: The Role of Oral Sources
Mariachiara FALIVA, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., New York City, NY, USA
Integrated Methods for the Study of Construction Techniques
305. Rules & Standards, Architectural and Urban Norms Room E102
Chair: Robert CARVAIS, CNRS-Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris / ENSA de Versailles, France
Juliette HERNU-BELAUD, Univ. of Nantes / Institut national d’histoire de l’art, Paris, France
The Architecture pratique by Pierre Bullet [1691] and the Normalisation of the Construction Process
Esperanza GONZÁLEZ REDONDO, Alcalá Univ., Madrid, Spain
The Structure of Houses in Madrid 1669-1900: Buildings and Documents
Silvia Amaral Palazzi ZAKIA, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo de São Paulo [FAU-USP], Brazil
The First Building Code of Campinas – 1934: A Legal Instrument of the Urban Modernization Process of the City
308. Training & Education 1, Engineers Room E221
Chair: Guy LAMBERT, ENSA Paris-Belleville / HTTP-CNAM, France
Willemijne LINSSEN, Krista DE JONGE, Univ. of Leuven, Belgium
How Belgian Engineers Passed on Their Knowledge between 1830 and 1865: Education, Association and Publication
Mike CHRIMES, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, UK
Short of Education or Short of Engineers: British Civil Engineering 1890-1910
Simona TALENTI, Univ. of Salerno, Italy
The Italian Engineers’ Architecture and Technique Training
309. Technical Literature, Manuscripts Room E229
Chair: Joël SAKAROVITCH, GSA-ENSA Paris-Malaquais, France
Paola TRAVAGLIO, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
“De Fenestris”: An Unpublished Treatise from the Mid-15th Century on the Construction of Windows and Stained Glass
Francesco MENCHETTI, Laura S. PELISSETTI, Faculty of Science and Architecture, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy
Guidobaldo del Monte as Architect and the Construction of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Pesaro
Marisa TABARRINI, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
An Unpublished Treatise on Waters by Vincenzo Della Greca: A Source of Carlo Fontana’s Utilissimo Trattato Delle Acque Correnti
311. Craftsmanship & Technical Tasks Room E251
Chair: Valérie NEGRE, ENSA Paris-La Villette / HTTP-CNAM, France
Silke KAPP, Ana Paula BALTAZAR, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Metropolitan Vernacular: On the History of Informal Construction in a Brazilian City
Gülşah ÇELIK, Faculty of Architecture, Middle East Technical Univ., Ankara, Turkey, Kemal Reha KAVAS, Dept. of Architecture, Akdeniz Univ., Antalya, Turkey
A Case Study of Local Builders’ Carpentry Tools: Traditional Constructions of Ürünlü, Turkey
Elizabeth COOK, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
Building Culture and Competence: Demonstrating Knowledge on Construction Sites in 18th Century Virginia
315. Metal Room E217
Chair: Karl-Eugen KURRER, Ernst & Sohn, Germany
Maxime L’HERITIER, Institute de Recherche sur les Archéomatériaux-CNRS, Orléans, France, Philippe DILLMANN, LAPA IRAMAT CNRS, France, Arnaud TIMBERT, Université Lille 3 – CNRS, France, Philippe BERNARDI, Université Paris 1 – CNRS-LAMOP, France
The Role of Iron Armatures in Gothic Constructions: Reinforcement, Consolidation or Commissioner’s Choice
Guillaume FONKENELL, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
The Roof Frame of the Salon Carré
Paul DOBRASZCZYK, Univ. of Manchester, UK
A Victorian Ironworld: Cast Iron, Ornament and Brighton
320. Prefabrication 2 Room E223
Hernando VARGAS, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Yvan DELEMONTEY, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ENAC – IA-TSAM, Switzerland
Flaine: Mountain City; The Building of a High Altitude Citadel
Maite PALOMARES FIGUERES, Jésica MORENO PUCHALT, Veronica LLOPIS PULIDO, Polytechnic Univ. of Valencia, Spain
Architectural Expression in the 60s and the Prefabrication of Formwork
Sonja HNILICA, Markus JAGER, TU Dortmund, Germany
Competing Building Systems: Post-War University Architecture in the Ruhr Area
Sessions
Friday 6 July, 16:50-18:20Versailles Site
301. Construction History, Sources & Methods 2 Amphi 217
Chair: João MASCARENHAS-MATEUS, CES-Univ. of Coimbra, Portugal
Amparo GRACIANI, Univ. of Seville, Spain
Mesopotamian Foundation Deposits in the Louvre Museum
Dirk BÜHLER, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
The Collection of the Deutsches Museum: A Source for Research on the History of Construction
Carolina Heldt D’ALMEIDA, Instituto de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo [IAU-USP], São Carlos, Brazil
Analysis of the Construction Site as a Historical Document of its Production Process
307. Training & Education 2, Architects Room E226
Chair: Robin MIDDLETON, Columbia Univ., USA
Hélène ROUSTEAU-CHAMBON, Université de Nantes, France
Teaching Construction in the Académie Royale d’Architecture
Valérie NEGRE, ENSA Paris-La Villette / HTTP-CNAM, Paris, France
Oral Transmission and the Use of Models in the Teaching of Architecture and Construction at the Turn of the 19th Century
Guy LAMBERT, ENSA Paris-Belleville / HTTP-CNAM, Paris, France
“Purpose” and “Means” of Architectural Design: Construction in Julien Guadet’s Teachings in Architectural Theory
312. Labor Market Room E251
Chair: Claes CALDENBY, Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Sweden
Linda CLARKE, Charlie McGUIRE, Christine WALL, Univ. of Westminster, London, UK
The Significance of Building Labour to the Production of the Built Environment
Jörn JANSSEN, European Institute for Construction Labour Research, London, UK, Ernst-Ludwig LAUX, Industriegewerkschaft Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt, Mühltal, Germany
Construction Work in Four German States: Before, during and after the Cold War
Christine WALL, Linda CLARKE, Charlie MCGUIRE, Centre for the Study of the Production of the Built Environment [ProBE], Univ. of Westminster, London, UK
Concrete Constructors: Oral History Accounts of Building Work on a Large, Complex Site in 1960s Britain
313. Ownership of Property Room E102
Chair: Jean-Louis HALPERIN, Ecole Normale Supérieure, France
Musa SROOR, Dept. of History, Birzeit Univ., Palestine
The Role of the Islamic Pious Foundations [Waqf] in Building the Old City of Jerusalem during the Islamic Periods [637-1917]
Clara Pimenta do VALE, Centre for Architecture and Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture, Univ. of Porto, Portugal, Vítor Trindade ABRANTES, Faculty of Engineering, Univ. of Porto, Portugal
Urban Dynamics and Horizontal Property: Case Study of the Boavista Axis, Porto, Portugal
Miguel ARTOLA BLANCO, Univ. Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Changing Patterns in Residential Construction and the Real Estate Market: Spain, 1910-1960
318. Interior Environment, Lighting Room E229
Chair: Nathalie SIMONNOT, LéaV-ENSA de Versailles, France
Laura BALBONI, Paolo CORRADINI, Angelo LANDI, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Artificial Light in the Aristocratic Palaces in the Po Valley between the 17th and 18th Centuries
Giulio SAMPAOLI, Accademia di Architettura, Mendrisio, Switzerland
Artificial Light in Architecture in France and Italy during the First Years of the 20th Century: From Gas Light to Electric Light
Giulia MARINO, EPFL, ENAC – IA-TSAM, Lausanne, Switzerland
The World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva [1960-1966]: How Mechanical and Electrical Services are Integral to Reading Built Form
319. Saving & Recovery Energy Room E221
Chair: Carlo MANFREDI, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Kambiz MOSTHTAGHE GOHARI, GSA-ENSA Paris-Malaquais, France
The Morphological Evolution of the Vertical Axle Windmill between the Second and the 18th Centuries A.D.
Daniel A. BARBER, Barnard College, Columbia Univ., New York City, NY, USA
Constructing a Solar House, c. 1959
Samaher WANNOUS, HTTP-CNAM, Paris, France
The Thermal Insulation of Facades after the Oil Crisis of 1974 to the 80s
322. Infrastructure & Public Works Room E223
Chair: Matteo PORRINO, ENSA de Strasbourg / GSA-ENSA Paris Malaquais, France
Carla Maria AMICI, Univ. del Salento, Lecce, Italy
A Cloaca Maxima in the Roman Town of Privernum, Lazio, Italy: The Project, the Plan, the Construction
Rosana MUÑOZ, Federal Univ. of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
The Most Important Construction in Bahia’s 19th Century History: Salvador’s Mountain Retaining Wall
Davide DEL CURTO, Francesco Carlo TOSO, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Technical Systems and Networks for a Modern High Altitude Settlement: The Construction of the Sanatorium Village in Sondalo [1932-1946]
Friday 6 July, 18:40-19:40Versailles Site, Auditorium de la Forge
Keynote Lecture:
Robin MIDDLETON, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA
Jean Rondelet’s Pioneering Attempt to Write a History of Construction, 1801-02
Friday 6 July, 19:40-21:30Academy of Equestrian Art, Versailles
Visit of the Royal Stables
and Performance: Training Session: An Equestrian Performance
Friday 6 July, 21:30-23:00Versailles City Hall, Versailles
Cocktail Reception
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