SNF-Project granted
The Swiss National Science Foundation granted Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan M. Holzers research proposal on the "Evolution of the wide-span timber roof in northern and central Switzerland 1600-1850" over the next four years.
by
Manuel Maissen
The project aims at revealing the close links between architecture and construction in Early Modern architecture in Switzerland. It targets at tracing the most prominent developments and studying the preserved monuments of timber construction between 1600-1850. The project focuses on preserved wide-span (beyond ca. 10 m), technically challenging timber roof trusses constructed during that period.