| Steel Structures: Culture & Sustainability 2010 |
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| PerÅŸembe, 15 Nisan 2010 14:35 | |||||||||
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From the very beginning, structural art has always been of prime importance to the cultures of societies: Besides the historical marvels as Ziggurats of Mesopotamia, Pyramids of Ancient Egypt, Acropolises and Amphitheatres of Ancient Aegean Civilizations; Bridges, Aquaducts and Baths of Romans; Churches and Cathedrals of Medieval Christianity, Mosques of Islamic Culture; Yurds of nomads and thatching techniques of the primitive cultures as well as wooden structures of Far Eastern Cultures should equally and easily be mentioned under this context. After industrialization, the structural art began changing in the 19th Century by introduction of iron and steel to everyday life by high-rise buildings and suspension bridges, becoming the main feature of the American Culture. Parallel to these developments, European Structural Art in the same grounds experienced monumental structures like Severn Bridge, Crystal Palace and Eiffel Tower. Consequently, steel became an unrivalled structural material in the 20th Century throughout the world; and the most recent century seemingly will be the age of structures considering steel of prime importance. Istanbul has been selected as Cultural Capital of Europe for the year 2010, where in the same year also the Annual Meetings of the European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS) will be held. Both important events give us the opportunity and mission to organize and announce a Symposium for architects, structural engineers, designers, steel fabricators and builders as well as urban psychologists, social planners and environmentalists to discuss new horizons on steel structuring in its relation to our present culture, giving way to a new European vision for a better and sustainable future. Besides design issues and research related to steel structures, the Symposium will cover also social and cultural aspects in the field within the themes as given below: Â
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