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The 7ICCH – Seventh International Congress on Construction History will be held in Lisbon, Portug... more The 7ICCH – Seventh International Congress on Construction History will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 12–16 July 2021.
We are what we build and how we build; thus, the study of Construction History is now more than ever at the centre of current debates as to the shape of a sustainable future for humankind. Under the main theme “History of Construction Cultures”, the Congress will provide an opportunity to celebrate and expand our understanding of the ways in which everyday building activities have been perceived and experienced in different cultures, times and places.
The call for abstracts is open!
The general call for abstracts invites proposals as single contributions dealing with a broad range of construction history topics as well as to be included in thematic sessions.
Topics cover a broad range of construction history subjects (construction determinants and their relation with design, extraction and processing of materials, site management, works execution processes, knowledge transfer, actors, machines, tools, building legislation, construction - politics, economy and society, etc. Proposals can approach these subjects from any time period (from ancient times to the 20th century), have any geographical scope (local to intercontinental) and discuss any type of buildings and structures (e.g. vaults; shells; spatial structures; trusses; bridges; industrial/residential/public/religious; stadiums and pavilions; military constructions; infrastructures and public works).
Thematic sessions are the result of a previous successful call collecting a significant number of proposals from senior and young researchers coming from all over the world (New Zealand, Australia, China, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Portugal, United Kingdom, Belgium, Russia and Switzerland) aiming to cover important problematics, historical periods and different regions of the globe.
Each abstract proposal must not be more than 400 words and must be submitted before 28 June 2020.
To start your abstract submission you can copy the link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=7icch
After the reviewing process, if your abstract is selected for a paper presentation at the congress, you will be notified by 1 September 2020. The deadline to submit full papers is 15 November 2020. Papers presented at the congress will be published in the 7ICCH Proceedings, which will be available during at the conference. The official language of the conference is English. All proposals must be submitted in English and all presentations must be delivered in English. Translation and interpreting services will not be available.
More information on instructions for authors and the submission procedure can be found at the conference website http://www.7icch.org/Abstract Submission.html
For any questions you can contact the congress secretariat at 7icchlisbon@gmail.com
Important dates
Call for abstracts open: 18 May 2020
Abstracts submission deadline: 28 June 2020
Notification on abstracts reviewing: 1 September 2020
Paper submission deadline: 15 November 2020
Congress: 12-16 July 2020
Papers by Manuel Marques Caiado
Open Repository of the University of Porto (University of Porto), Jul 7, 2021
Faculty of Engineering, he combined teaching and research activities with intense professional pr... more Faculty of Engineering, he combined teaching and research activities with intense professional practice, working with the most important northern architects and being connected to some of the most notable works of the city of Porto, such as the Passos Manuel garage, the Coliseu do Porto, or the Casa de Serralves. He was responsible for the introduction of prestressed and light prefabrication technology in Portugal, discussing his experiences in international forums.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
Early glue laminated timber in Switzerland was used for many functions: industrial but also regul... more Early glue laminated timber in Switzerland was used for many functions: industrial but also regular buildings such as sport halls, cultural buildings and housing. Integration of the new practice was only achieved by involving existing traditional players. Contractors had to bring together a long-standing knowledge of local timber craftsmanship and the patented glulam technology. The paper traces the early onsite construction practice of glulam by looking at the handling of the contractor for both fields, the use of glulam for industrial oneroom structures and for the use of large glulam elements in roofs of ordinary buildings. The licensed contractors developed methods for fast and flexible erection of the glulam parts. Key was the development of a constructional unit, the two girder halves with post and tie beams, that was fully joined flat on the ground and then, as an entity, lifted into place, using tripods or other movable lifting devices.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
In Switzerland, the Italian influence is evident since the 16th century, mostly through character... more In Switzerland, the Italian influence is evident since the 16th century, mostly through characteristic style features like rusticated facades and arcade courtyards, while churches kept a Late Gothic character. Are there stone working techniques and tools that are specifically related to an architectural style or is the processing dependent on the material? Building in a certain style or implementing stylistic elements is certainly decided by the architect or client. The material used for the buildings, on the other hand, is usually tied to the local stone deposits. It therefore seems plausible that stonemasons used techniques which depend on the type of stone rather than on the style of the building. This survey investigates this correlation between style and stone using specific examples of sandstone and limestone.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
Riding halls were essential to military training schools during the second half of the 19th centu... more Riding halls were essential to military training schools during the second half of the 19th century in Switzerland.The required wide span and the fact that their roof structures were left visible resulted in fascinating timber constructions and state-of-the-art technology. Nine well-preserved halls, built in the 1860s and 1870s, were analysed, and three were chosen to exemplify the building practices of this period. The buildings were documented by on-site surveys, using a laser scanner and hand measurements. Although the halls were planned by different architects, their roof constructions are strikingly similar and were mostly executed as purlin roofs with queen-post trusses. Furthermore, the timber roofs were studied in their historical and geographical context setting them in relation to 19th-century publications. This study reveals the development of these constructions and gives an insight into their international and regional influences.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
Swiss architect David Vogel (1744-1808) enjoyed a thorough theoretical training compared to his c... more Swiss architect David Vogel (1744-1808) enjoyed a thorough theoretical training compared to his compatriots. His most important commission after his education was the transversely oriented "oval" reformed church at Embrach ZH (1779-80). Vogel's designs show distinct Italian influences from three years of studies with Winckelmann in Rome in the 1760s. He integrated these ideas into the designs for the church at Embrach, where both the architectural layout and the construction were innovative for the German-speaking part of Switzerland, including the comparatively flat roof pitch with a Mediterranean roof truss. This paper focuses on the preserved construction, which adapts the Italian standard to local conditions. The roof structure at Embrach is pioneering since the type of roof truss employed was later generally adopted in the 19th century throughout the German-speaking world for constructions with a lower roof pitch.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
The construction of Gothic rib vaults not only required centring for the ribs, but usually also s... more The construction of Gothic rib vaults not only required centring for the ribs, but usually also substantial formwork for the masonry of the vault compartments. In the Late Gothic architecture of southern Germany, characterised by vaults with elaborate networks of ribs and advanced building technology, formwork could be largely reduced. At the same time, the centring for the ribs became more complex. This article presents evidence of such auxiliary constructions from various buildings, including the remains of a 15th-century centring that was discovered reused in the roof of a church. Advantages and implications of the constructions are discussed in order to better understand the reasons for the technological changes.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
CRC Press eBooks, Aug 14, 2023
This chapter has been made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
Deciphering the building history of a landmark pilgrimage church (SNF) This page was generated au... more Deciphering the building history of a landmark pilgrimage church (SNF) This page was generated automatically upon download from the ETH Zurich Research Collection. For more information, please consult the Terms of use.
Romanian Journal of Population Studies, 2019
Romanian Journal of Population Studies
The 7ICCH – Seventh International Congress on Construction History will be held in Lisbon, Portug... more The 7ICCH – Seventh International Congress on Construction History will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 12–16 July 2021.
We are what we build and how we build; thus, the study of Construction History is now more than ever at the centre of current debates as to the shape of a sustainable future for humankind. Under the main theme “History of Construction Cultures”, the Congress will provide an opportunity to celebrate and expand our understanding of the ways in which everyday building activities have been perceived and experienced in different cultures, times and places.
The call for abstracts is open!
The general call for abstracts invites proposals as single contributions dealing with a broad range of construction history topics as well as to be included in thematic sessions.
Topics cover a broad range of construction history subjects (construction determinants and their relation with design, extraction and processing of materials, site management, works execution processes, knowledge transfer, actors, machines, tools, building legislation, construction - politics, economy and society, etc. Proposals can approach these subjects from any time period (from ancient times to the 20th century), have any geographical scope (local to intercontinental) and discuss any type of buildings and structures (e.g. vaults; shells; spatial structures; trusses; bridges; industrial/residential/public/religious; stadiums and pavilions; military constructions; infrastructures and public works).
Thematic sessions are the result of a previous successful call collecting a significant number of proposals from senior and young researchers coming from all over the world (New Zealand, Australia, China, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Portugal, United Kingdom, Belgium, Russia and Switzerland) aiming to cover important problematics, historical periods and different regions of the globe.
Each abstract proposal must not be more than 400 words and must be submitted before 28 June 2020.
To start your abstract submission you can copy the link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=7icch
After the reviewing process, if your abstract is selected for a paper presentation at the congress, you will be notified by 1 September 2020. The deadline to submit full papers is 15 November 2020. Papers presented at the congress will be published in the 7ICCH Proceedings, which will be available during at the conference. The official language of the conference is English. All proposals must be submitted in English and all presentations must be delivered in English. Translation and interpreting services will not be available.
More information on instructions for authors and the submission procedure can be found at the conference website http://www.7icch.org/Abstract Submission.html
For any questions you can contact the congress secretariat at 7icchlisbon@gmail.com
Important dates
Call for abstracts open: 18 May 2020
Abstracts submission deadline: 28 June 2020
Notification on abstracts reviewing: 1 September 2020
Paper submission deadline: 15 November 2020
Congress: 12-16 July 2020
Open Repository of the University of Porto (University of Porto), Jul 7, 2021
Faculty of Engineering, he combined teaching and research activities with intense professional pr... more Faculty of Engineering, he combined teaching and research activities with intense professional practice, working with the most important northern architects and being connected to some of the most notable works of the city of Porto, such as the Passos Manuel garage, the Coliseu do Porto, or the Casa de Serralves. He was responsible for the introduction of prestressed and light prefabrication technology in Portugal, discussing his experiences in international forums.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
Early glue laminated timber in Switzerland was used for many functions: industrial but also regul... more Early glue laminated timber in Switzerland was used for many functions: industrial but also regular buildings such as sport halls, cultural buildings and housing. Integration of the new practice was only achieved by involving existing traditional players. Contractors had to bring together a long-standing knowledge of local timber craftsmanship and the patented glulam technology. The paper traces the early onsite construction practice of glulam by looking at the handling of the contractor for both fields, the use of glulam for industrial oneroom structures and for the use of large glulam elements in roofs of ordinary buildings. The licensed contractors developed methods for fast and flexible erection of the glulam parts. Key was the development of a constructional unit, the two girder halves with post and tie beams, that was fully joined flat on the ground and then, as an entity, lifted into place, using tripods or other movable lifting devices.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
In Switzerland, the Italian influence is evident since the 16th century, mostly through character... more In Switzerland, the Italian influence is evident since the 16th century, mostly through characteristic style features like rusticated facades and arcade courtyards, while churches kept a Late Gothic character. Are there stone working techniques and tools that are specifically related to an architectural style or is the processing dependent on the material? Building in a certain style or implementing stylistic elements is certainly decided by the architect or client. The material used for the buildings, on the other hand, is usually tied to the local stone deposits. It therefore seems plausible that stonemasons used techniques which depend on the type of stone rather than on the style of the building. This survey investigates this correlation between style and stone using specific examples of sandstone and limestone.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
Riding halls were essential to military training schools during the second half of the 19th centu... more Riding halls were essential to military training schools during the second half of the 19th century in Switzerland.The required wide span and the fact that their roof structures were left visible resulted in fascinating timber constructions and state-of-the-art technology. Nine well-preserved halls, built in the 1860s and 1870s, were analysed, and three were chosen to exemplify the building practices of this period. The buildings were documented by on-site surveys, using a laser scanner and hand measurements. Although the halls were planned by different architects, their roof constructions are strikingly similar and were mostly executed as purlin roofs with queen-post trusses. Furthermore, the timber roofs were studied in their historical and geographical context setting them in relation to 19th-century publications. This study reveals the development of these constructions and gives an insight into their international and regional influences.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
Swiss architect David Vogel (1744-1808) enjoyed a thorough theoretical training compared to his c... more Swiss architect David Vogel (1744-1808) enjoyed a thorough theoretical training compared to his compatriots. His most important commission after his education was the transversely oriented "oval" reformed church at Embrach ZH (1779-80). Vogel's designs show distinct Italian influences from three years of studies with Winckelmann in Rome in the 1760s. He integrated these ideas into the designs for the church at Embrach, where both the architectural layout and the construction were innovative for the German-speaking part of Switzerland, including the comparatively flat roof pitch with a Mediterranean roof truss. This paper focuses on the preserved construction, which adapts the Italian standard to local conditions. The roof structure at Embrach is pioneering since the type of roof truss employed was later generally adopted in the 19th century throughout the German-speaking world for constructions with a lower roof pitch.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
The construction of Gothic rib vaults not only required centring for the ribs, but usually also s... more The construction of Gothic rib vaults not only required centring for the ribs, but usually also substantial formwork for the masonry of the vault compartments. In the Late Gothic architecture of southern Germany, characterised by vaults with elaborate networks of ribs and advanced building technology, formwork could be largely reduced. At the same time, the centring for the ribs became more complex. This article presents evidence of such auxiliary constructions from various buildings, including the remains of a 15th-century centring that was discovered reused in the roof of a church. Advantages and implications of the constructions are discussed in order to better understand the reasons for the technological changes.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
CRC Press eBooks, Aug 14, 2023
This chapter has been made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
History of Construction Cultures, 2021
Deciphering the building history of a landmark pilgrimage church (SNF) This page was generated au... more Deciphering the building history of a landmark pilgrimage church (SNF) This page was generated automatically upon download from the ETH Zurich Research Collection. For more information, please consult the Terms of use.
Romanian Journal of Population Studies, 2019
Romanian Journal of Population Studies