Dissertation Projects

Current dissertation projects

The Development of Early Modern Timber Constructions of Wide-Span Roofs in French-Speaking Switzerland

Temple de la Fusterie, Genenva. Kira Kulik

by Kira Kulik

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Dome constructions of the 17th and 18th centuries along the Inn, Salzach, and Danube

by Jozef Merx

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Historic timber bridges of Switzerland as architectural heritage in the context of its building, use and significance history

by Lea Hirschfelder

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Romanesque Burgundy: The development of vaulting and masonry construction in the 11th and 12th centuries

by Marius Pfister

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The Cathedral of St. Pierre in Lisieux in the Context of Early Gothic in France

by Mathias Häcki

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The Building History of medieval high-masonry bridges in the Mediterranean area

by Grazia Cione

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Low multiple-arch river-crossing masonry bridges during the Middle Ages

by Laura Carmona López

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The development of wide-span timber structures in the 19th century

by Kylie Russnaik

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Completed dissertation projects

Le Sovracupole Lignee Della Basilica Di Sant’antonio A Padova: Analisi Costruttive E Datazioni (Diss., 2022)

by Martina Diaz

Ein Landkirchenschema für das Dach? Entwicklungen im Dachwerksbau über katholischen Saalkirchen von 1600 bis 1850 (Diss., 2022)

by Martin Gantner

Dachkonstruktionen: Die Entwicklung frühneuzeitlicher Holztragwerke zwischen 1650 und 1850 im reformierten Kirchenbau (Diss., 2021)

by Jasmin Schäfer

Backstein-Rohbau im Zeitalter der Industrialisierung (Diss., 2021)

by Wilko Potgeter

Roofs Over the Action: Theatre Construction in France from 1780 to 1862 (Diss., 2021)

by Katerina Chalvatzi

Conception et Confection: Une histoire matérielle du revêtement céramique des immeubles parisiens (1900-1914) (Diss., 2021)

by Valentin Gillet

Gewölbebau der Spätgotik in Graubünden (Diss., 2020)

by Manuel Maissen