Outreach

During two weeks in June, it took place the first International Summer School Historic Masonry Structures in Subiaco (Italy). Twenty-five students participated in this interesting project with theoretical lectures, fieldwork and excursions. The purpose of this Summer School was to give an introduction to the theory and practice of Historic …

Organization: Dr Paula Fuentes, Chair for Construction History and Structural Preservation Guest lecturers: Dr Ignacio Javier Gil Crespo, Carlos Martín and Dr David Wendland. The aim of the workshop was to get familiar with the traditional technique of tile vaulting, which was born and specially employed in the Mediterranean area. …

Organization: Dr Alejandra Albuerne Lecturer: Dr Paula Fuentes The aim of the workshop was to show the possibilities of the technique of tile vaulting. It was attended by staff and students of Oxford University and by engineers from the Arup design consultants, London. The practical work was complemented with theoretical …

Rosana Guerra took part in the VII Semana da Historia de Noia  [Noia’s 7th History Week] –her hometown–  with a talk about arches and vaults. The talk began drawing the attention of the audience to the weight of the stones that form the vault. Then, she explained the mechanism of …

Organizers: Facultad de Diseño, Arquitectura y Artes; Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Mecánica; Universidad Técnica de Ambato Lecturers: Santiago Huerta, Paula Fuentes, Ignacio Javier Gil Crespo and Esther Redondo Martínez  The aim of the workshop was to show the possibilities of the technique of tile vaulting. It was attended by …