This paper describes the structural design and engineering of “Striatus”, a 3D-concrete-
printed unreinforced masonry pedestrian bridge built in Venice in 2021 as part of the Time …

Building in heavy rain is seldom beneficial, but common practice on site. It promotes
inaccuracies and impairs the use of modern but sensible high‐performance materials and …

This paper presents the first form finding method for masonry arches subjected to self-weight
and in-plane horizontal loading due to earthquakes. New material-efficient arch shapes are …

Although they are very efficient structures, concrete shells have lost popularity due to the
complexity of the traditional construction process using cast-in-place concrete. A key …

Irregular materials such as unprocessed rocks and wooden branches are currently rarely
used in contemporary architectural construction due to the high cost of skilled labor required …

The present work addresses the problem of maximizing a structure load-bearing capacity
subject to given material strength properties and a material volume constraint. This problem …

This paper investigates the mechanical behavior of the first built funicular structure designed
by 3D graphic statics (3DGS) using reciprocal polyhedral diagrams. Graphic statics methods …

Unreinforced masonry spiral staircases have been built for more than two thousand years in
castles, churches and palaces, and these staircases require structural assessment. For a …

Bauen im Regen, eine katastrophale Vorstellung, doch Praxis auf Baustellen. Es bringt
Ungenauigkeit, behindert den Einsatz moderner Hochleistungswerkstoffe und kostet Zeit, da …

The past two decades have witnessed an increasing adoption of double-curved surfaces in
architectural design and building construction. However, their shape complexity has brought …