Construction Yard: Experiments in spayed concrete

91-page document describing general engineering concepts for the sprayed-concrete building system in and containing six parts. It includes five sections with: 1) General description of the building system; 2) Detailed specifications of building elements; 3) Specifications of structural scheme for ...

Images depicting two full scale mock-ups built with sprayed concrete; the first mock-up comprises an exterior wall segment shot with sprayed concrete, which supports the formwork of a sloped roof with a barrel-vault ceiling and the second is a mock-up ...

Three images depicting the formwork of the wall-system mock-up ready for the spraying of concrete and the mock-up of two concrete round columns, supporting an arch.

Three images depicting the three stages for the construction of mock-up comprising a sloped roof with a barrel-vault ceiling. The first image depicts the wood formwork set in place; the second image shows the wood formwork with reinforcing wire-mesh being ...

One of the main topics of research, included in every building project, was to identify, early on in the design process, the material and techniques of construction. This would re-establish building as an art, and allow rapid shaping and adaptation, ...

“A Vision of a Living World”, the third volume of “The Nature of Order” series, presents, for the first time, a full spectrum of Alexander’s and CES built and unbuilt works. The book describes hundreds of buildings, plans, neighborhoods, drawings, ...

M.Arch Thesis and Professional Reports submitted for partial completion of the Master of Architecture Program; construction experience special study course for graduate students.