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Sbacchi indaga su quale sia stata la reale influenza della nozione di "proiezione" nell'ambito della progettazione architettonica a partire da Guarini.
SBACCHI, Michele
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Numerical model and dynamic analysis of multi degree of freedom masonry arches
Summary A new model is presented for planar multi‐block arches subjected to earthquakes. The blocks are assumed to be rigid, and every interface between the blocks may split open and may close, ie, the blocks may impact to each other. During impact, both the classical Housner's approach and improved models with lower energy dissipation are considered ...
László P. Kollár, Tamás Ther
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Corner arches in spanish renaissance treatises and manuscripts
Corner arches are a peculiar architectural type of the Spanish Renaissance. This article presents a transversal vision of the strategies put forward in treatises and manuscripts in order to tackle the problem of opening arches at the intersection of two ...
Ricardo García Baño +1 more
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UNDERGROUND SURVEYING: 16TH CENTURY CELLAR VAULTS IN THE GALERÍA DE CONVALECIENTES, MONASTERY OF SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL [PDF]
Underground surveying of cellars, caves, and architectural spaces, is quite different from surveying on the surface. Researchers must deal with various challenges derived of the lack of natural light, low temperature, and humidity, but also with ...
P. Chías +4 more
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THE RIBLESS LIERNE VAULT AT THE GATES OF QUART IN VALENCIA
The central part of the Portal de Quart, one of two surviving gates of the Mediaeval city walls of Valencia, includes a skew ribbed vault, placed over the central tribune, that eschews, for the first time in Hispanic Gothic, the usual solutions based on ...
Pau Natividad Vivó +2 more
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Ribbed vaults of late Gothic in Sardinia
The late Gothic construction practice, settled in the Spanish Mediterranean area, is based on predetermined geometric rules and is shown in religious buildings with ribbed vaults. The proportion between the sides of the area to cover, tracing plan of the
Paola Casu, Claudia Pisu
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Geometry of vaulted systems in the treatises by Guarino Guarini
Guarini first develops a rigorous and systematic discourse on vaulted systems. In three treatises: Architettura Civile, Euclides adauctus, and Modo di misurare le fabriche, he described the geometric nature of the vaults, the principles of geometry and ...
Roberta Spallone
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Plotting the Centre: Bramante’s Drawings for the New St. Peter’s Basilica [PDF]
This paper examines the concept of 'centre' in the design and symbolism of the new St Peter's Basilica, executed by Donato Bramante in the early 16th century.
Temple, Nicholas
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Cast Stereotomy: A Material-Based Investigation of Stereotomic Modules
Stereotomy is a traditional construction technique that allows for building architectural structures from discrete stone elements. Stereotomy in this sense is understood as the shaping of solid structural materials to form unique parts that integrally ...
N. Emami
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The sexpartite vault was the great protagonist of the beginnings of Gothic architecture in Europe and outstanding vaulting was built using this system in Europe's important cathedrals and monasteries, such as Notre Dame de Paris or Canterbury.
Rocío Maira Vidal
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