Congresses
1st International Congress on Construction History, Madrid, Spain, 2003
1st International Congress on Construction History, Madrid, Spain, 2003The First International Congress on Construction History was held at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid from the 20-24 January 2003.
The Congress Organising Committee was chaired by Santiago Huerta.
The proceedings were edited by Santiago Huerta and published in three soft-back volumes: Vol. I (ISBN 84-9728-071-7); Vol II (ISBN 84-9728-072-5); Vol III (ISBN84-9728-079-3).
A full list of papers can be found here: volumes 1-3
2nd International Congress on Construction History, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2006
2nd International Congress on Construction History, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2006The Second International Congress was held in Queens’ College, Cambridge on 29 March – 2 April 2006.
The Congress Organising Committee was chaired by Malcolm Dunkeld.
The proceedings were edited by Malcolm Dunkeld, James WP Campbell, Hentie Low, Michael Tutton, Bill Addis and Robert Thorne, and published in three large hardback volumes: Vol. 1 (ISBN 0701702036 ); Vol. 2 (ISBN 0701702044 ); Vol. 3 (ISBN 0701702052).
Lists of papers can be found here: Volume 1; Volume 2; Volume 3.
3RD International Congress on Construction History, Cottbus, Germany, 2009
3RD International Congress on Construction History, Cottbus, Germany, 2009The Third International Congress was held in the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany 20th – 24th May 2009.
The Congress Organising Committee was chaired by Werner Lorenz.
The proceedings were edited by Karl-Eugen Kurrer, Werner Lorenz, and Volker Wetzk, and published in three paperback volumes (ISBN 978-3-936033-31-1).
Lists of papers can be found here: Volumes 1-3
4th International Congress on Construction History, Paris, France, 2012
The Fourth International Congress was held in the various Universities and venues around Paris 3-7 July 2012.
The Congress Organising Committee was chaired by Robert Cavais.
The proceedings were edited by Robert Carvais, André Guillerme, Valérie Nègre and Jöel Sakarovitch, published in three paperback volumes by Picard under the title Nuts and Bolts of Construction History: Vol. 1 (ISBN 978-2-7084-0929-3); Vol. 2 (ISBN 978-2-7084-0929-3); Vol. 3 (ISBN 978-2-7084-0929-3).
Lists of papers can be found here: Volume 1; Volume 2: Volume 3.
5th International Congress on Construction History, chicago, USA, 2015
5th International Congress on Construction History, chicago, USA, 2015The Fifth International Congress was held in the Palmer Hilton Hotel in Chicago 3-7 June 2015.
The Congress was organised by Brian Bowen, Jon Ochsendorf, Tom Leslie and Don Friedman. Website.
The proceedings were edited by Brian Bowen, Jon Ochsendorf, Tom Leslie and Don Friedman, published in three volumes Vol. 1 (ISBN 978-1-329-15030-0); Vol. 2 (ISBN 978-1-329-15031-7); Vol. 3 (ISBN 978-1-329-15035-5).
Lists of papers can be found here,
6th International Congress on Construction History, brussels, Belgium 2018
6th International Congress on Construction History, brussels, Belgium 2018The Sixth International Congress was held in the Academy Palace in Brussels 9-13 July June 2018.
The Congress was chaired by I. Bertels, M. De Bouw, K. De Jonge, R. Devos, B. Espion, P. Radelet-de Grave, S. Van de Voorde, I. Wouters and D. Zastavni.
The proceedings were edited by Ine Wouters, Stephanie van de Voorde, Inge Bertels, Bernard Espion, Krisa de Jong and Denis Zastavni, published in two volumes under the title Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories, by CRC Press (ISBN 978-1-138-58414-3)
A list of papers can be found here,
7th International Congress on Construction History, lisbon, Portugal, 2021
7th International Congress on Construction History, lisbon, Portugal, 2021The Seventh International Congress was to be held in Lisbon 12-16 July 2021. The whole conference ended up being held online because of COVID -19 lockdowns. The website is here.
The Congress was chaired by Joao Mascarenhas-Mateus
The proceedings were edited by João Mascarenhas-Mateus and Ana Paula Pires, published in two volumes under the title Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories, by Taylor and Francis CRC Press Vol. 1 (ISBN 9781003173434); Vol. 2 (ISBN 9781003173434)
The papers are all available on open access: Volume 1; Volume 2.
8th International Congress on Construction History, zurich, Switzerland, 2024
8th International Congress on Construction History, zurich, Switzerland, 2024
Details of the next conference at ETH Zurich happening from 24-28th June 2024 can be found on the website here
9th International Congress on Construction History, IN DISCUSSION, 2027
The Federation hope to be able to make an announcement about the location of the next Congress as is traditional in the final session at the end of the 8th International Congress in Zurich. Details will be posted thereafter.
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8th International Congress on Construction History
January 24, 2024
The 8th International Congress on Construction History (8ICCH) will be held at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, from June 24 to June 28, 2024. The open sessions will be organized around the […]
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