2017 International Colloquium “Stone Clockworks and Rampant Sprouts: Stone Clockworks and Rampant Sprouts: The Design of ‘Modern Vaults’ in Medieval and Early Modern Europe”, Dresden and Meissen, 27.-28.01.2017. 2016 Workshop “Auf dem Reißboden: Ein Werkstattbesuch …
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Dissemination, videos
Documentary and instructional film on stone planning in Late Gothic vaults (T. Eichberg – EichbergFILM, 2017; in German with English subtitles): Friedrich-Weinbrenner-Gewerbeschule Freiburg i.Br. school of craftsmanship, Master Mason’s course: Lectures, technical visits and …
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2018 Wendland, David, “Entwurf, Konstruktion und Steinplanung in spätgotischen Gewölben” (Annaberg, 28.08.2018) Wendland, David, “Reverse engineering marvellous machines: the design of Late Gothic vaults from concept to stone planning and the prehistory of stereotomy.” (Sixth …
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Books Wendland, David: Steinerne Ranken, wunderbare Maschinen: Entwurf und Planung spätgotischer Gewölbe und ihrer Einzelteile. With contributions by María José Ventas Sierra, Alexander Kobe and María Aranda Alonso. Petersberg: Michael Imhof, 2019. Katja Schröck, and …
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Design Principles in Late Gothic Vault Construction – A New Approach Based on Surveys, Reverse Geometric Engineering and Reinterpretation of the Sources (ERC Starting Grant) During the 15th and 16th centuries, the challenge of creating …
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Late Gothic vaults and their complex stone members: Recovering historical design procedures, implementing knowledge in restoration practice (ERC Proof of Concept Grant) The proof of concept aims to transfer the results of the scientific research …
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