Italian Workshop on Shell and Spatial Structures

IWSS (Italian Workshop on Shell and Spatial Structures) is interested in the design, modelling, analysis, construction, and other aspects of the technology of all types of shell and spatial structures. These may include, but are not limited to, tension and membrane structures, framed and lattice structures, gridshells and active-bending structures, shell roofs, tensegrity structures, pneumatic and inflatable structures, active and deployable structures, concrete, metal, masonry, timber and bio-based, spatial structures.

The IWSS topics are devoted to experimental and theoretical studies, analysis methods and approaches regarding design aspects, computational form finding, structural optimization, manufacturing, testing and maintenance techniques, historical reviews.

Keynote Speakers

• Sigrid Adriaenssens (Princeton University);
• Maurizio Angelillo (Università di Salerno);
• Kai-Uwe Bletzinger (TUM School of Engineering and Design);
• Massimo Comparini (AD Thales Alenia Space Italia) and Valentina Sumini (Politecnico di Milano / MIT Space Exploration Initiative);
• Massimo Cuomo (Università di Catania);
• Giuseppe Fallacara ( Politecnico di Bari);
• Fernando Fraternali (Università di Salerno);
• Charis Gantes (National Technical University of Athens);
• Simon Guest (University of Cambridge);
• Carlos Lázaro (President of the IASS, Universitat Politècnica de València);
• Angelo Luongo (Università dell'Aquila);
• Gabriele Milani (Politecnico di Milano);
• Hugo Corres Peiretti (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid).

Co-Chairmen

• Amedeo Manuello Bertetto (Politecnico di Torino);
• Stefano Gabriele (Università di Roma, "Roma Tre");
• Francesco Marmo (Università di Napoli Federico II);
• Andrea Micheletti (Università di Roma Tor Vergata).