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.
Recent Activities
Webinars organized by WG17
WG17 organizes, in cooperation with other WGs, webinars on structures and individuals relevant to the development of shell and spatial structures. Below is a list of these webinars with links to their recordings:
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Architecture Beyond The Cupola, by Alberto Pugnale & Alberto Bologna |
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Uncovering Heinz Isler's Engineering Practice, by Giulia Boller |
2023-24 Activities
2022-23 Activities
Our Working Group 17 has proposed two special sessions for the IASS Annual Symposium 2023- Melbourne, Australia:
Publications
IASS Publications (most of the co-editors and co-authors are IASS WG17 members)
- Special Double Issue of J. IASS on Structural Art in Design and Education: The Billington Legacy
J. IASS, Vol. 61 (2020) No. 1 March n. 203- Special Issue of JIASS on Frei Otto
J. IASS, Vol. 59 (2018) No. 1 March n. 195- Special Double Issue of JIASS on Pier Luigi Nervi: Art and Technology in Building
J. IASS, Vol. 54 (2013) Nos. 2 & 3 September n. 176 & 177- Special Issue of JIASS on Heinz Isler: 50 Years of "New Shapes for Shells"
J. IASS, Vol. 52 (2011) No. 3 September n. 169- Special Issue of JIASS for the Centenary of the Birth of Félix Candela
J. IASS, Vol. 51 (2010) No. 1 March n. 163- The IASS 50th Jubilee Book. Fifty Years of Progress for Shell and Spatial Structures (book)
available in the IASS Bookshop- Mamoru Kawaguchi. Innovation and Tradition in Structural Design (book)
available in the IASS Bookshop
Other Publications (most of the co-editors and co-authors are IASS members)
- Candela Isler Müther: Positions on Shell Construction. Positionen zum Schalenbau. Posturas sobre la construcción de cascarone..Edited by Matthias Beckh, Juan Ignacio del Cueto, Matthias Ludwig, Andreas Schätzke and Rainer Schützeichel, Birkhäuser 2020.
available on the publisher's website
Useful Archives
Heinz Isler Archives
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.
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