Program
With regard to the outbreak of Coronavirus we had to postpone the NEXUS 2020 conference, therefore now NEXUS 20/21, to 26 - 29 July, 2021. Here you find the actual program of the conference.
Program:
Monday, 26 July until Thursday, 29 July, 2021: Presentations, live online and in videos already before the start of the conference, available for registered participants
Time in Kaiserslautern, Germany (UTC +2)
Monday, 26 July, 2021
14:00 Opening – Welcome Session
15:00 Session 1: Representation and Mediation
Moderator: José Calvo-López
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura y Edificación, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
- TALBOT, Richard
Newcastle University, UK
Thinking, Imagining, Speculation and Building, In and Through, Drawing - COCCHIARELLA, Luigi
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Orthographic Anamnesis on Piero della Francesca’s Perspectival Treatise - D'ACUNTO, Giuseppe and FRISO, Isabella
IUAV University of Architecture of Venice, Italy
Piazza San Marco Which Is Not There: How it is, How it Was, and How It Should Have Been - ARENA, Marinella
University of Reggio-Calabria, Italy
The Domes of the Basilica of SS. Pietro and Paolo in Casalvecchio, Messina
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
Break 20 min.
16:20 Session 2: Space, Perception, and Representation
Moderator: João Pedro Xavier
Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- HEMMERLING, Marco
Technische Hochschule Köln, Germany
Anamorphic Spaces - MARTÍN, Javier and MARTÍN Fuentes, Daniel-Vicente
Berlin International University of Applied Sciences, Germany and Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
Surface Ornamentation and Spatial Distortion - BURATTI, Giorgio; MELE, Giampiero; ROSSI, Michela
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy and eCampus Telematic University, Novedrate (Co), Italy
Bramante’s “Mirabile Artificio” in Milan - PROIETTI, Tiziana and GEPSHTEIN, Sergei
Gibbs College of Architecture, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, USA and School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California
Psychophysics of Architectural Proportion in Three Dimensions
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
Break 20 min.
17:40 Session 3: Parametric Analysis and Designing
Moderator: Cornelie Leopold
fatuk, Kaiserslautern, Germany
- SPALLONE, Roberta and CALVANO, Michele
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Parametric Experiments on Palladio’s Villas - GIOVANNINI, Elisabetta Caterina
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Making Palladio Digitally Explicit: Geometrical Parameters in the First Book of the "Quattro libri dell’Architettura" - GARRIDO, Federico Andres
TU Kaiserslautern, Germany and German University Cairo, Egypt
Understanding 19th-Century Architecture through Parametric Design Strategies - FRITSCHE, Niels-Christian
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Modelling exceptions. Sense-free Transitions by Guerrilla Design: Cheat on Habits and Software
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
End of first day
Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
14:00 Welcome – Intro of the day
14:15 Session 4: Mathematics of Natural Forms and Structures
Moderator: Vera Viana
Associação dos Professores de Geometria e de Desenho (Aproged) and CEAU - Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- KOZLOV, Dmitri
Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services, Moscow, Russia
Mathematics of Forms and Structures of Animate Nature in the Theory and Practice of Architectural Bionics - REDENBACH, Claudia
TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
Random Tessellations - How to Build Random Cell Structures - BRINITZER, Sabine
TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
How Organic Architecture was Realized at the Beginning of the 20th Century - CALANDRIELLO, Antonio; FASOLO, Marco; TALARICO, Valeria
University of Padua, Italy and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
The Geometric Language of the Brouillon Project: An Original Interpretative Proposal
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
Break 20 min.
15:35 Session 5: Design Theory and Analysis
Moderator: Mine Özkar
Mimarlık Bölümü Taşkışla, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Taksim-Istanbul, Turkey
- ECONOMOU, Athanassios
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
Durand Redrawn: A Formal Description of Durand’s "Précis of the Lectures on Architecture" - LEE, Ju Hyun; OSTWALD, Michael J.; DAWES, Michael
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Syntactical and Mathematical Measures of Visitor and Inhabitant Relations in Palladian Villas - SIDIROURGOU, Niki; KOKKALIS, Giorgos; ZOUMPOULAKI, Tatiana
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; National Technical University of Athens, Greece and Ecole National Superieure d’Architecture de Belleville, Paris, France
Designing with Space Syntax: An Open-Frame Computational Methodology for Spatial Analysis and Design - CÀNDITO, Cristina and MELONI, Alessandro
University of Genoa, Italy
Anne Tyng’s Unrealized Projects between Ideal Geometry and Real Architecture
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
Break 20 min.
16:55 Session 6: Architectural Education
Moderator: Kim Williams
Editor-in-Chief, Nexus Network Journal
- DÖŞEMECILER, Ayçe and KARAVELI KARTAL, Andrée Sonad
Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey
Overview of Geometry of Design Course: Integration of Mathematics with Design in Architectural Education - OSTROWSKA-WAWRYNIUK, Karolina; STRZAŁA, Marcin; SŁYK, Jan
Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Form Follows Parameter: Algorithmic Form-Finding Methods in Architectural Education - EL MAHDY, Deena
The British University, Egypt
Making to Learn: A Pedagogical Teaching Model from Manual to Fabrication in Architectural Education Curriculum
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 15 min.
Break 20 min.
18:00 Session 7: Short Presentations and Exhibitions
Moderator: Andrea Giordano
University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- BÄUMLER, Werner and LEOPOLD, Cornelie
Freelance artist Laurin, Treporti - Cavallino (VE), Italy and TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
Stairs Like Walking on a Smooth Hill - NATIVIDAD-VIVÓ, Pau
Technical University of Cartagena, Spain
Relationship between Geometry and Stereotomy in Spanish Renaissance Ashlar Sail Vaults - PANAROTTO, Federico
University of Padua, Italy
From Topology Optimization to BIM Model: An Interoperable Approach for Building Elements - SHETH, Kwachit
Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture, Rajkot, India
Timbrel Vaulting Technique: Gauging Skill Acquisition of Unskilled Labourers - ZICH, Ursula; CUMINO, Caterina; PAVIGNANO, Martino
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
About Architectural Paper Models: Geometry as a Tool, from Design to Engineering
Each short presentation 5 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
End of second day
Wednesday, 28 July, 2021
14:00 Welcome – Intro of the day
14:15 Session 8: Design Methods
Moderator: Sylvie Duvernoy
Florence, Italy
- BORIN, Paolo; GIORDANO, Andrea; BERNARDELLO, Rachele A.; ZANCHETTA, Carlo; GUARNERI, Cristiano; CECCHINI, Cristina
University of Padua, Italy
Configuration vs. Structure: Form Follows Functions - LORDICK, Daniel and EICHENAUER, Martin
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Line Geometry Applied to Form Finding - WERNER, Liss C.
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Prototype Component for a Data-Driven 2.5-Dimensional Façade to Increase Visual Comfort - FERREIRA, Maria da Piedade
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, Germany
Embodied Emotions: A Methodology for Experiments in Corporeal Architecture
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
Break 20 min.
15:35 Session 9: Design History
Moderator: Alessandra Capanna
Dipartimento di Architettura e Progetto, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- KUROISHI, Izumi
Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan
“Madori” and the Mathematics of Planning during Housing Modernization in Japan - MOLS, Nick
University of Edinburgh, UK
Numeric Intersections between Serlio’s and Palladio’s Room Ratios - BELO RODEIA, Teresa and COUTO DUARTE, João Miguel
Lusiada University, Lisbon, Portugal
The Singular Application of the Modulor to the Oliveira do Hospital "Pousada" - WILSON, Peter
Cambridge, MA, USA
Geometry and Astronomy in Vitruvius’s Fanum Basilica
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
Break 20 min.
16:55 Session 10: Historical Design Analyses
Moderator: Roberta Spallone
DAD - Dipartimento di Architettura e Design, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
- BORK, Robert
University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
Geometrical Analysis of Gothic Buildings: Changing Challenges and Opportunities - SCHINDLER, Bruno
RWTH Aachen, Germany
Built Mathematical Complexity: The Towers of Laon - OLIVERO, Lucas Fabian; BANDEIRA ARAUJO, António; ROSSI, Adriana
Universidade Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal and University of Campania, Aversa, Italy
Reconstruction of St. Michael’s Church, Hildesheim, in Cubical Perspective - FLORIANO, Laura; LIUZZO, Mariangela; MARGANI, Giuseppe
University KORE, Enna, Italy
Geometric Characterization of Late-Baroque Domes in Sicily
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
End of third day
Thursday, 29 July, 2021
14:00 Welcome – Intro of the day
14:15 Session 11: Design and Construction History
Moderator: Marco Bevilacqua
DESTeC, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- LOPEZ-MOZO, Ana; RABASA-Díaz, Enrique; CALVO-LOPEZ, José; ALONSO-RODRIGUEZ, Miguel Ángel; SANJURJO-ALVAREZ, Alberto
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Geometry and Actual Construction in Brick Vaults by Slices: The case of Carranque in Spain - SALCEDO GALERA, Macarena and GARCIA BAÑO, Ricardo
Technical University of Cartagena, Spain
The Vault of the Bab El Nasr Gate: An Early Case of Groin Vault - EFENDIOGLU, Gizem
Özyeğin University, Istanbul, Turkey
Muqarnas Construction Techniques with Geometrical Background - CAPONE, Mara and LANZARA, Emanuela
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Search for Geometric Rules: Procedural Modelling for Distribution of Majolica Tiles on Domes
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
Break 20 min.
15:35 Session 12: Short Presentations and Exhibitions
Moderator: Maria Zack
Mathematical, Information and Computer Sciences, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA, USA
- BERAN, Filip and PONKA, Matěj
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Descriptive Geometry Learnt through “Graduation Work”: A Secondary-School Case Study - CIRILLO, Vincenzo; GALDIERO, Pasquale; LANZARA, Emanuela
University of Campania, Italy and University Federico II of Naples, Italy
Geometric Configurations: The Majolica Dome of the Church of Santa Maria della Sanità in Naples - REDONDO BUITRAGO, Antonia
Departamento de Matemáticas, IES Bachiller Sabuco, Albacete, Spain
The Octagonal Wooden Ceiling of Picasso’s Museum in Malaga and Some Derived Polyhedra and Honeycombs - VIANA, Vera
Faculty of Architecture of Porto’s University, Portugal
Towards a Systematic Approach of Topological Interlocked Assemblies of Polyhedra - WOHLLEBEN, Eva
Freelance artist, Institute for Flow Research, Herrischried, Germany
The Regular Polygon Bundles of Carl Kemper
Each short presentation 5 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 20 min.
Break 25 min.
16:45 Session 13: Urbanism
Moderator: Peter Spitzley
fatuk, Kaiserslautern, Germany
- ŽIŪRIENĖ, Rytė; FISCHNALLER, Franz; LILAS, Žilvinas
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania; Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino, Turin, Italy and Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Germany
Virtual Vilnius as a Playground for Creativity and Learning - NORONHA, Marcela and CELANI, Gabriela
University of Campinas, Brazil
A Computational Methodology to assess the Impact of Street Retrofitting Interventions on Pedestrian Level of Service - ÇALIŞIR ADEM, Pinar and CAGDAS, Gülen
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Cellular Automata for a Generative Model in Traditional Cities
Each presentation 10 min.
Discussion of the presentations together at the end of the session 15 min.
17:45 Final Discussion – End of Conference