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Arquitectura i societat a través de l’expansió de Barcelona
(Anuari d'Arquitectura i Societat, 2021)El present article reflexiona entorn de les complexes relacions que s'estableixen de manera habitual entre arquitectura i societat. Per a això s'exemplifiquen quatre situacions que transcorren a la ... -
De la técnica a la tecnología: construcción de forjados de cerámica abovedada mediante sistemas industrializados
(Informes De La Construcción, 2016)La conciliación entre la construcción tradicional y las nuevas tecnologías motivan el desarrollo de un nuevo entrevigado abovedado con revoltón de ladrillo mediante una tecnología de prefabricación de ... -
Analytical study of flat and curved trapezoidal cold formed steel sheets by means of the yield line theory. Part 1: Flat sheets without transverse corrugations
(Thin-Walled Structures, 2019)This article presents a study of self-supporting arched roofs made from cold-formed steel trapezoidal sheeting. The curved shape of the arches is achieved by press-forming a series of transverse ... -
Compression behaviour of trapezoidal steel sheets with transverse corrugations
(Steel Construction, 2019)Over the past few decades, the cold-formed steel industry has developed a manufacturing technique for producing self-supporting arches from trapezoidal steel sheets. The press-forming procedure is based ... -
Design of perovskite solar brick for textile ceramic technology
(Construction and Building Materials, 2024)Textile Ceramic Technology (TCT) is an innovative industrialised façade cladding system that consist of a steel wire mesh in where ceramic pieces are inserted in. This paper presents the first steps in ... -
Silicon-based solar brick for textile ceramic technology
(Ceramics, 2025)Recent advances in prefabricated construction have enabled modular systems offering structural performance, rapid assembly, and design flexibility. Textile Ceramic Technology (TCT) integrates ceramic ... -
Second photovoltaic prototype for textile ceramic technology: The perovskite glass solar brick
(Construction and Building Materials, 2025)Textile Ceramic Technology (TCT) is an innovative industrialized dry-construction system that incorporates a stainless-steel wire mesh as a structural framework for embedding ceramic tiles. This research ... -
La reconstrucción del compás del Duque de Béjar (1677)
(EGA Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica, 2025)En el manuscrito matemático Observationes diversarum artium (1664-1677) de Fray Ignacio Muñoz, se aborda un capítulo sobre Instrumentos Geometricos que detalla el compás de proporción reducción del ... -
“Eyes on the Street” as a conditioning factor for street safety comprehension: Quito as a case study
(Buildings, 2025)The presence of people has a complex relationship with public safety—while it is often associated with increased natural surveillance, it can also attract specific types of crime under certain urban ... -
The Role of ceramics in the configuration of a new solar thermal collection system for domestic hot water and heating
(Materials, 2025)The work presented in this study aims to demonstrate the capacity of ceramic materials in the configuration of solar thermal collectors (CSTs) for the production of domestic hot water (DHW) and heating ... -
Los ojos de l'Itoi. El telescopio solar de Kitt Peak (Arizona)
(Proyecto Progreso Arquitectura, 2020)Antes de que la observación del universo saltase al espacio para liberarse de la gravedad y de la contaminación lumínica de la superficie terrestre, hubo un rápido y notable desarrollo de esta ciencia ... -
Investigation on 19th century fired bricks and lime plaster for the conservation of historical building materials: a case study of the Church of Sant Rafael (Barcelona, Spain)
(Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2024)This paper studies the fired bricks and plaster from the Church of Sant Rafael (Barcelona) in a multi-analytical approach based on mineralogical, chemical and physical characterization. The different ... -
Light, lighter... until dissolution: churches by Grupo R
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Forgotten industrial heritage: the cement factory from La Granja d’Escarp
(Buildings, 2025)In the municipality of La Granja d’Escarp, for over thirty years, an important natural cement factory was in operation. In 1876, the Girona family, who were businessmen and bankers from Barcelona, opened ... -
Energy losses or savings due to air infiltration and envelope sealing costs in the passivhaus standard: a review on the mediterranean coast
(Buildings, 2024)To obtain the Passivhaus Certificate or Passivhaus Standard (PHS), requirements regarding building envelope air tightness must be met: according to the n50 parameter, at a pressure of 50 Pa, air leakage ... -
The sacred architecture of Josep Lluís Sert
(Religions, 2025)An unknown aspect of Josep Lluís Sert (Barcelona, 1902–1983) is his deep engagement with Christian spirituality, particularly following his American exile. This perspective is beautifully reflected in ... -
The apse of the gothic Cathedral of Tortosa versus Augustine of Hippo’s Civitate Dei
(Religions, 2024)This research delves into the influence of St. Augustine on the construction of the Gothic cathedral of Tortosa. The canonical cathedral of Tortosa underwent re-establishment in 1155, which was carried ... -
La orientación de las iglesias románicas: los métodos de Gisemundus de Ripoll (f. 850)
(EGA Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica, 2022)Existen pocas evidencias sobre el conocimiento científico en la praxis de la geometría medieval. Entre estas se encuentran los métodos del tazado de la orientación de los edificios sacros, y ejemplo de ... -
De la voûte à la Roussillon a la voûte à la notre maniere. La fortuna de la bóveda tabicada en la Francia Ilustrada
(Informes de la Construcción, 2023)El mariscal de Belle Isle (1684-1761) construyó el Château Bizy (1741-1743), con voûte à la Roussillon, como también lo hará el Comandante de Espié (1708-1792) en el Hôtel de Espié (1750). Queriendo ... -
El trazado geométrico del ábside del gótico meridional de la catedral de Tortosa
(Informes de la Construcción, 2023)El análisis estadístico del resultado de los levantamientos realizados con láser escáner terrestre (TLS) en la catedral gótica meridio-nal de Tortosa (1383), ha permitido demostrar que el trazado ...