[MassHistPres] Call for Posters for Architectural Iron & Steel Conference

[s schur]

Call for Posters for the intensive, 2-day conference
"Architectural Iron & Steel in the 21st Century: Design & Preservation of Contemporary & Historic Architecture"

This conference, organized by Technology & Conservation, the MIT Department of Architecture's Building Technology Program, and the Boston Society of Architects/AIA's Historic Resources Committee, will be held on April 2-3, 2016 on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The focus of the conference will be on the design and use of cast iron, wrought iron, and steel in the facades, structures, and associated exterior components (such as gates and railings) of historic and modern buildings. Attention also will be given to the artistic utilization of these materials for sculpture and monuments. . . . Many advances in the manufacture and use of architectural iron and steel as well as in the development of new types of steel have occurred during recent years, and these exciting research and implementation activities are continuing. The conference will explore various aspects of performance, life cycle and sustainability, fabrication developments, design improvements, and new products, as well as construction techniques/ pitfalls, and current conservation/ preservation methods.  In addition, several case histories will be presented detailing viable, cost-effective approaches to the design and care of architecture and decorative arts that incorporate iron and/or steel, as well as innovative usages of stainless steel and other types of steel in structures and building elements.

Poster presentations on a project or research subjects involving performance, detailing, specification, use, care, conservation/preservation, or repair of cast iron, wrought iron, or steel are welcomed. 

A poster presentation is one 30” x 40” board or two 20” x 30” boards showing project and/or research information relevant to the conference subject matter – exteriors of contemporary and/or historic/traditional buildings/structures, associated exterior components, or artistic works which utilize iron or steel in their  construction. 

An area will be set aside during the conference for the display of posters and discussion. 

Poster proposals should be submitted by December 30, 2015 to: Susan E. Schur, Hon. AIA, FAPT, at Technology & Conservation, 76 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143.

For more information on posters or the conference program and registration, please contact Susan E. Schur, Technology & Conservation, 76 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA 02143. Tel: 617-623-4488. e-mail: ses_tec_con at msn.com 

 		 	   		  
 		 	   		  
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