[MassHistPres] April 2016 Conference on Architectural Iron & Steel

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ARCHITECTURAL IRON & STEEL IN THE 21st CENTURY:
Design & Preservation of Contemporary & Historic Architecture

April 2-4, 2016, Cambridge, Massachusetts

This
 important international conference – organized by Technology & 
Conservation, MIT Dept. of Architecture's Building Technology Program, 
and the Boston Society of Architects' Historic Resources Committee –  is
 the latest in our series of biennial conferences on architectural 
materials. It  will be held on the MIT campus in Cambridge, 
Massachusetts, on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, 2016, with an 
optional tour program offered on Monday, April 4. Over 35 noted 
architects, engineers, and researchers will give presentations.



Among the topics that will be covered are:  – basic properties of cast 
iron, wrought iron, and steels and their effect on performance and 
durability  – advances in structural steels, weathering steels, 
stainless steels, and other steels  – developments in construction 
techniques for use in restoration/preservation projects and in new 
designs  – procedures for evaluating steel's condition  – steps to 
prevent and/or minimize degradation, as well as – several case histories
 focusing on both historic cast iron and wrought iron structures and 
steel buildings and on modern ones that represent a variety of building 
types (including education, religious, cultural institutions; military 
and government structures; residential and commercial buildings). 
 

							
							
			Full details on the conference including schedule (topics and speakers), hotel information, call for posters, and the registration form are available at the BSA's Historic Resources Committee website:  
									https://www.architects.org/sites/default/files/2016%20Arch.Iron&Steel%20Conf.-Revised%20Info%20Flyer.pdf

For questions on the conference, contact Susan E. Schur, Hon. AIA, FAPT, Technology & Conservation, Conference Organizer/Chair, Tel: 1-617-623-4488, e-mail: ses_tec_con at msn.com.

Susan E. Schur, Technology & Conservation
 		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		  
 		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		  
 		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		  
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