Working Group 17: Historical Spatial Structures

Mission

The mission of the WG on "Historical Spatial Structures" is the documentation and preservation of the built heritage of the modern era for future generations.

Current Objectives

The current objective of WG17 is to raise awareness and develop identification, rehabilitation and restoration strategies for the 20th C. Heritage of Spatial Structures.

As one step toward meeting this objective, WG17 organizes special sessions in IASS Symposia. In addition, documentation on reinforced-concrete shell and folded-plate structures in various countries has been started. Later, other types of spatial structures may be considered.

• The main activity of the WG17 continues to be the elaboration and documentation of Reinforced Concrete Shell and Folded Plate Structures as 20th C. Heritage.  A website (www.iasswg17.com) has been developed to collect information on these structures and it is open to all IASS members who register to use the website (sharing of this page has now been temporarily suspended).
• Organized two sessions, each with six papers, at the IASS-SLTE Symposium 2014 in Brasilia, Brazil.
• Organized the international conference on "Re-Evaluating Contemporary Designs in Historical Context (RE-ConD’15)" in Istanbul, Turkey, on 22-24 July 2015.
  

All current members of the Working Group, listed below, are members of the IASS.  The Working Group welcomes additional members; those interested should please contact the Chair of the Working Group.

Further Information for IASS Members