Description

The goal of the 'Pykrete Dome' project has been met. the world's largest ice dome has been built with Pykrete, a fibre-reinforced ice. A dome 30 metres in diameter. With that, a new challenge: students are building Barcelona's Basilica, Gaudi's Sagrada Familia to scale up to 38 metres high.

Ice is an unusual, but mostly challenging material. Last winter, 10 students from TU/e Faculty of Architecture, together with 40 volunteers, built the world's largest ice dome in Finland. Using a special type of ice. This ice is reinforced with wood fibre and is called 'Pykrete'.

The presentation will be made by the lecturer's team with the then TU/e Faculty of Architecture students who prepared and executed the project as part of their graduation. They will take you through the research, the developments and possibilities surrounding this material, and the construction of the ice dome. However, the focus of the presentation will be on the future: the construction of the Sagrada Familia in ice. The preparation in research, design, logistics, team building of students, teachers and volunteers. A spectacular project.

Speaker(s)

ir. Jorrit Hijl, junior project manager, Vitrov Bouw en Vastgoed BV,
ir. Roel Pluijmen, civil engineering designer, Geonius Civiel BV,
ir. Arno Pronk, associate professor, TU/e Faculty of Architecture,
Jordy Kern, TU/e student, Teun Verberne, TU/e student

Location

TU/e, Auditorium 5,

Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven

Organiser

Region South

Name and contact details for information

Yaron Moonen (TU/e architecture), t: 06 11742650 drs.ing. Cor van den Bosch, t: 06 50638128 using the e-mail address below

jocobowi@onsbrabantnet.nl