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Summer School 2025 - Let's Shape !
Summer School 2025 - Let's Shape !
June 30 - July 4, Naples, Italy
June 30 - July 4, Naples, Italy
The second edition of the summer school Let's Shape is an advanced training program for engineering and architecture graduate and PhD students, focusing on the design, analysis, and construction of gridshells and other lightweight structures through form-finding techniques. Hosted by the University of Naples Federico II, the program combines theoretical foundations, computational approaches, and hands-on experimentation to provide a comprehensive learning experience.
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Cantiere Didattico Sperimentale 2025
Cantiere Didattico Sperimentale 2025
Laboratorio di Progettazione Ambientale e Tecnologie Bioclimatiche per l'Habitat Mediterraneo
Laboratorio di Progettazione Ambientale e Tecnologie Bioclimatiche per l'Habitat Mediterraneo
Riserva Naturale Orientata Saline di Priolo, Siracusa 7 – 10 Luglio 2025
Responsabile Scientifico Prof. Luigi AliniLa partecipazione al workshop è riservata a n°10 persone ed è gratuita. Le spese di viaggio, vitto e alloggio sono a carico dei partecipanti. La selezione dei partecipanti avverrà sulla base del breve curriculum (massimo 2 pagine dattiloscritte in formato A4) che i candidati dovranno allegare alla domanda di partecipazione. La domanda di partecipazione dovrà essere compilata utilizzando il modulo allegato al presente bando. La domanda dovrà essere inviata a mezzo posta elettronica al seguente indirizzo di posta elettronica: lalini@inict.it entro il 30 giugno 2025
Al termine del Corso sarà rilasciato un attestato di partecipazione.
Eduardo Torroja
Eduardo Torroja
L'eredità culturale e i legami con la scuola italiana e torinese di Scienza delle Costruzioni
12 Giugno 2025 - Salone d'Onore, Castello del Valentino, Torino
Il Convegno intende anche ricordare nel 25° anniversario la presentazione negli spazi aulici del Castello del Valentino della Mostra internazionale su Eduardo Torroja e il connesso Convegno "Eduardo Torroja. From the philosopy of structures to the art and science of building" che vide la partecipazione di alcuni eminenti protagonisti all'epoca dell'ingegneria strutturale, fra i quali José Antonio Torroja, erede della tradizione paterna, Heinz Isler e Jörg Schlaich, con il coordinamento di Franco Levi, Mario Alberto Chiorino e Clara Bertolini Cestari.
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Minisymposium on Shell and spatial structures at AIMETA2024
We are pleased to invite all IWSS enthusiasts to participate to the minisymposium MS 04_Shell and spatial structures at the AIMETA2024 to be held in Naples, Italy, on September 2-6, 2024.
MS04 - Shell and spatial structures
This MS invites contributions on designing, modeling, analyzing, and constructing shell and spatial structures. Topics cover tension and membrane structures, framed and lattice structures, gridshells, shell roofs, masonry arches and vaults, tensegrity structures, pneumatic and inflatable structures, active, deployable and morphing structures, and various materials like concrete, metal, timber, and bio-based alternatives.
We hope to see you in Naples.
Form Finding: Designing with Nature's Principles - Let's Shape !
Form Finding: Designing with Nature's Principles - Let's Shape !
Villa Monastero, Varenna - Lake Como - July 2 3 - 2 6, 2 0 2 4
The summer school offers a comprehensive exploration into the innovative realm of structural design, focusing on form-finding techniques and the application of shells, vaults and prestressed structures. Participants will gain proficiency in building the designed shapes supported by computational tools and parametric design software. Students will possess a deep understanding of the principles governing form finding and preliminary structural design, enabling them to tackle complex architectural challenges with creativity and confidence.
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The GIMC SIMAI Young 2024 aims to provide young scientists (aged ≤ 35) with a platform to exchange their most recent results, stay current on new trends, and foster meaningful interactions within the framework of computational mechanics and applied and industrial mathematics. The program will include plenary lectures, a dedicated session for recipients of the GIMC-SIMAI young awards, parallel thematic sessions and poster showcase.
The event is the result of the joint venture of GIMC (Gruppo Italiano di Meccanica Computazionale) and SIMAI (Società Italiana di Matematica Applicata e Industriale) and it is set to take place in Naples on July 10-12, 2024.
IWSS 2023
IWSS 2023
The IWSS 2023 has been held in Turin on 26th - 28th June 2023.
The technical program of IWSS 2023 includes three days of keynote lectures and talks regarding experimental and theoretical studies, analysis methods and approaches for the design, computational form finding, structural optimization, manufacturing, testing and maintenance techniques and historical reviews of all types of shell and spatial structures. These may include, but are not limited to, tension and membrane structures, framed and lattice structures, gridshells and active-bending structures, shell roofs, tensegrity structures, pneumatic and inflatable structures, active and deployable structures, concrete, metal, masonry, timber and bio-based, spatial structures.
AddVault: il modello di volta forata esposto al Marmomac
AddVault: il modello di volta forata esposto al Marmomac
E’ stato presentato il modello AddVault realizzato presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Edile e Geotecnica del Politecnico di Torino in collaborazione con il IWSS-Lab ed esposto al Marmomac 2021 (https://www.marmomac.com/), la principale fiera mondiale dedicata ai litotipi e alle macchine per estrazione e trasformazione del marmo che si è svolta a Verona dal 29 settembre al 2 ottobre.
AddVault è un modello di volta forata in ricerca di forma realizzato tramite processi di digital fabrication e additive manufacturing: le fasi di ricerca, progettazione e realizzazione sono state presentate dai professori Giuseppe Carlo Marano e Amedeo Manuello Bertetto in un contributo esposto nell’ambito di Marmomac meets Academies dedicato ai rapporti con il mondo scientifico ed accademico.
Tra i coordinatori del IWSS-Lab vi sono gli organizzatori dello scorso IWSS2020 i Proff. Francesco Marmo (Napoli Federico II), Stefano Gabriele (Roma Tre) e Andrea Micheletti (Roma Tor Vergata)
AddVault è un modello di volta forata in ricerca di forma realizzato tramite processi di digital fabrication e additive manufacturing: le fasi di ricerca, progettazione e realizzazione sono state presentate dai professori Giuseppe Carlo Marano e Amedeo Manuello Bertetto in un contributo esposto nell’ambito di Marmomac meets Academies dedicato ai rapporti con il mondo scientifico ed accademico.
Tra i coordinatori del IWSS-Lab vi sono gli organizzatori dello scorso IWSS2020 i Proff. Francesco Marmo (Napoli Federico II), Stefano Gabriele (Roma Tre) e Andrea Micheletti (Roma Tor Vergata)
Design and optimization of shell and spatial structures
Under loads, beyond light - Structural Shaping and Optimization.Design and optimization of shell and spatial structures
Online PhD course at Politecnico di Torino - May 15th - June 25th, 2021
Subscribe: amedeo.manuellobertetto@polito.it
Shell and spatial structures: Light-weight structures: origins and developments. Iconic and emblematic cases in the European and American schools. Form finding approaches: dynamic relaxation method (DRM), particle spring model (PSM), thrust network analysis (TNA), multibody rope approach (MRA), R-funicularity. Theory and applications. Tensile and tension-compression lightweight structures: Tent structures, tensegrity and origami. Theory and fundamental out lines; Local and Non-local st ability analysis. Snap-through instability and collapse of shell structures, instability for tensegrities. Structural optimization of shell and spatial structures: traditional and innovative approaches. Monitoring of shell and spatial structures: main technologies and applications.
Space Architecture
Economic impacts, future developments and industrial perspectives of innovative construction techniques for the creation of habitats for the Moon and Mars.Space Architecture
23 April 2021 | 04.00pm
The expansion of the human sphere of influence in the solar system is closely linked to the development of the ability to use local resources. The Moon and Mars, main candidates for hosting the first human outposts in the heliosphere, offer a large number of raw materials useful for this purpose, but to effectively exploit the ISRU (In Situ Resources Utilization) it is necessary to develop advanced processing and processing techniques of the available materials. In this context, Space resources will be a major international topic in the next decade. It is important to foster industry, academia and agencies discussion and involvement, whilst thinking on the social and economic benefits in the near term here on Earth.
The goal of this seminar is to stimulate discussion on the topic between aerospace agencies, industry and academia, on future developments, perspectives, and impacts of enabling techniques and research for the new generation of space programs.
Minisymposium on Shell and spatial structures at WCCM-APCOM 2022
Minisymposium on Shell and spatial structures at WCCM-APCOM 2022
We are pleased to invite all IWSS enthusiasts to submit an abstract to the minisymposium MS 0904_Shell and spatial structures at the WCCM-APCOM 2022 to be held in Yokohama, Japan, on July 31-August 5, 2022.
Abstract submission deadline is November 15th 2021.
The minisymposium (https://www.wccm2022.org/minisymposia0904.html) welcomes contributions pertaining to the computational methods for the analysis, conceptual design, computational form finding, structural optimization, manufacturing, testing and maintenance techniques of all types of shell and spatial structures (tension and membrane structures, framed and lattice structures, gridshells and active-bending structures, shell roofs, tensegrity structures, pneumatic and inflatable structures, active and deployable structures, concrete, metal, timber and bio-based, spatial structures).
The congress format will be “hybrid”. However, the holding method may be changed to the “online” according to situation of the COVID-19 pandemic. All speakers must decide to either physically come to the venue or not upon registration by May 10, 2022. All speakers must provide on-demand videos prior to the congress.Instructions for submission are available at the link: https://www.wccm2022.org/submission.html
We hope to see you in Yokohama.
Abstract submission deadline is November 15th 2021.
The minisymposium (https://www.wccm2022.org/minisymposia0904.html) welcomes contributions pertaining to the computational methods for the analysis, conceptual design, computational form finding, structural optimization, manufacturing, testing and maintenance techniques of all types of shell and spatial structures (tension and membrane structures, framed and lattice structures, gridshells and active-bending structures, shell roofs, tensegrity structures, pneumatic and inflatable structures, active and deployable structures, concrete, metal, timber and bio-based, spatial structures).
The congress format will be “hybrid”. However, the holding method may be changed to the “online” according to situation of the COVID-19 pandemic. All speakers must decide to either physically come to the venue or not upon registration by May 10, 2022. All speakers must provide on-demand videos prior to the congress.Instructions for submission are available at the link: https://www.wccm2022.org/submission.html
We hope to see you in Yokohama.
1st Italian Workshop on Shell and Spatial Structures (IWSS2020)
1st Italian Workshop on Shell and Spatial Structures (IWSS2020)
The IWSS2020 offers lectures pertaining to the design, modelling, analysis, construction, and other aspects of the technology of all types of shell and spatial structures. Including tension andmembrane structures, framed and lattice structures, gridshells and active-bending structures, shell roofs, tensegrity structures, pneumatic and inflatable structures, active and deployable structures, concrete, metal, timber and bio-based, spatial structures. Workshop topics will be devoted to experimental and theoretical studies, analysis methods and approaches regarding design, computational form finding, structural optimization, manufacturing, testing and maintenance techniques and historical review.
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