The VIIth International Congress of Earth Architecture took place on 25th and 26th September in Cuenca de Campos, Valladolid.

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Organizing Committee

Director:
Félix Jové, Dr. Architect, Professor in the University of Valladolid

Members:
José Luis Sainz Guerra, Dr. Architect, Professor in the University of Valladolid
Mª Soledad Camino, Dr. Architect, Professor in the University of Valladolid
Juana Font, Historiadora, Proterra Member
José Mª Sastre, Technical Architect, Arqui-Terra list coordinator

SPONSOR
ARQUIA Caja de Arquitectos
Diputación Provincial de Valladolid
Caja Rural del Duero

COLLABORATE
Juan de Villanueva Chair. School of Architecture of Valladolid
Townhall of Cuenca de Campos
Unesco Chair “Heritage, Restoration and Habitat”, University of Valladolid
Institutional Relations Office. University of Valladolid

 

Presentations

Baltanas Wine Cellars Quarter. Characterization of excavated space and its relationship with the external environment. Baltanás, Palencia (Spain).
Félix Jové, José Luis Sáinz Guerra, Ángel Fombellida, Juan Bautista López, Pedro Olmos, Alicia Sáinz, Mónica del Río, Elena Sánchez, Gabriel López, Javier Sanz. University of Valladolid, Spain.

Traditionnal and modern wine cellars dug into the earth used for the production of wine.
Fernado Ruiz; Jaime Cid Falceto; Ignacio Cañas Guerrero, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Calpan (Mexico), history, urbanism and rammed earth.
Leonardo Meraz, Luis Guerrero Baca,
University of Mexico, MEXICO.

Fabric of brick together with adobe brick, a constant element in monastic architecture of Valladolid, Spain, until the twentieth century.
Marisol Camino, Alexandra Labrador, María Vega Moratinos, University of Valladolid, Spain.

The evolution of constructive systems with earth
Mónica del Río, Architect. University of Valladolid, Spain.

Three basic elements in the intervention on the heritage built with earth
Mario Hidobro, Architect, Alicante, Spain.

Excavated habitat: architecture and landscape
Elia Sáez Giraldez; Miguel Dumont Mingorance, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

O património arquitectonico em terra crua no vale do drâa, Marrocos
Eliana Baglioni, Architect, Perugia, Italy.

Economic systems of vaulted or domed roof built with adobe and without centering.
Raquel Martínez, Architect, Valladolid. Spain.

A recent intervention: consolidation of the adobe walls in the third enclosure of Castell Vell in Castellón
Fermín Font Mezquita, Technical Architect, Castellón. Spain.

Watchtowers in the muslim era in Valencia.
Dolores Rodríguez, Construction Technology Institute-AIDICO, Valencia. Spain.

The damage to heritage built on earth after the 2010 Chile earthquake. Myths and truths about the behavior of earth structures.
Natalia Jorquera, University of Florence, Italy.

Caso de estudo de aferição do potencial da aplicação de terra Local na reabilitação de construções de tabique
Rui Cardoso, Conceição Damião, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Coimbra;
Anabela Paiva, Universidade da Beira interior, Covilha; Jorge Pinto, UTAD, Vila
Real; Humberto Varum, Universidad de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

Tabique constructions in the municipalities association of Terra fria do nordeste transmontano
José Martinho, Jorge Pinto, José Vieira, Paula Silva, Pedro Tavares, Lisete Fernandes, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real; José Lousada, Humberto Varum, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

Comportamento térmico de construções em alvenariade Adobe: ensaios experientais sobre três células de teste à Escala 1:4
Tiago Meneses; Rmeu Vicente; Aníbal cCosta; António Figueiredo; Humberto Varum; Nelson Soares, Uiversidad de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

Earthen architecture, new Gourna Hassan Fathy. Construction of a shed with rammed earth
Carlos Jiménez Pose, Architect, Ávila. Spain.

Arquitectura contemporânea em terra, precisa-se!
Antonio Borges, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.

The new project of earthen architecture, ecology and sustainable homes
Luis Gama, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal.

Innovation in the design of conservation of adobe and rammed earth structures, made of reeds and cattails, "ecajunto" system.
Eduardo Mendiola Morales; Daniel A. Cusicanqui Guerrero, Ricardo Palma University, Lima, Perú.

Matter, traditions and materials. The new project of earthen architecture, ecology and sustainable homes
José Manuel González Vázquez, University of Valladolid, Spain.

Study methods in erosion in earth buildings.
J. Cid. Falceto; F. Ruiz Mazarrón; I. Cañas; J. Ortiz Sanz; M. L. Gil Docampo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, España.

Mechanical properties of the BTC. Study of the compression tests.
J. C. Falceto; W. Ahmed Fouad; F. R Mazarrón; I. Cañas Guerrero. Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Erosion tests on earth walls (BTC fabric). Method, results and discussion.
Félix Jové, David Muñoz, Luis Pahíno. University of Valladolid, Spain.

Improvement of traditional building technologies in Manta, Ecuador
Miguel Camino, Eloy Alfaro de Manabí secular university, Manta, Ecuador.

Process of restoring the earth walls of the Church of San Nicolás de Bari in Sinovas. Burgos (Spain)
Félix Jové, Fernando Díaz-Pinés, David Muñoz, Luis Pahíno, University of Valladolid, Spain.

Caracterização de terra crua em construções de tabique nos laboratórios da Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Oliveira do Hospital
Rui Cardoso, Anabela Paiva, J. Pinto, H.Varum, Conceição Damião, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Oliveira do Hospital Rua General Santos Costa, 3400-124 Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal.

Avilação da vulnerabilidade e reforço sísmico de construcciones de adobe com base em ensaios à escala reduzida
Ulisses Fonseca, António Figueiredo, Humberto Varum, Anibal Costa. Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal.