Publications related to Site-specific art

A Large, Finite Permutation of Specific, Discrete Variants: Dan Graham's Children's Pavilion at Chambres d'Amis (1986)

In 1986, Dan Graham participated in Chambres d'Amis in Ghent, Belgium, curated by Jan Hoet as an art exhibition outside of the museum, in individual houses. With the help of a local architect, Graham constructed a glass and steel pavilion in a private gard ...

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD2021

Computational Analysis and Design of Structurally Stable Assemblies with Rigid Parts

An assembly refers to a collection of parts joined together to achieve a specific form and/or functionality. Assemblies make it possible to fabricate large and complex objects with several small and simple parts. Such parts can be assembled and disassemble ...

EPFL2021

Segmented Spiral Using Inter-Connected Timber Elements

Yves Weinand, Aryan Rezaei Rad, Petras Vestartas, Martin Thomas Nakad, Loïc Henri Pelletier

This paper describes the construction process of a scenographic structure - five meters high spiral. It consists of following parts: CAD modeling work-flow, prototyping and FEM structural calculation, assembly and on-site loading test. The structure was co ...

INT CENTER NUMERICAL METHODS ENGINEERING2019

Simulation of energy recovery on water utility networks by a micro-turbine with counter-rotating runners

François Avellan, Vlad Hasmatuchi, Elena Vagnoni, Loïc Andolfatto, Cécile Münch-Alligné

Wherever relief valves and other energy dissipation devices are installed to limit the pressure, water utility networks provide unexploited hydropower potentials. This is mainly due to a lack of economically viable technologies for energy recovery in the p ...

International Association For Hydraulic Research2016

A mixed standard/custom design strategy to minimize cost and maximize efficiency for picohydro power potential harvesting

François Avellan, Elena Vagnoni, Loïc Andolfatto, Cécile Münch-Alligné

Harvesting the numerous small scale hydroelectric potential is a way to increase the sustainable hydraulic energy production in developed countries. The condition to meet economical profitability with pico power stations - below 25 kW - is to minimize the ...

2015

Temperature Sensor Placement in Thermal Management Systems for MPSoCs

Giovanni De Micheli, David Atienza Alonso, Francesco Zanini, Colin Neil Jones

Modern high-performance processors employ thermal management systems, which rely on accurate readings of on-die thermal sensors. Systematic tools for analysis and determination of best allocation and placement of thermal sensors is therefore a highly relev ...

IEEE Press2010

Temperature sensor placement in thermal management systems for MPSoCs

Giovanni De Micheli, David Atienza Alonso, Colin Neil Jones, Francesco Zanini

Modern high-performance processors employ ther- mal management systems, which rely on accurate readings of on-die thermal sensors. Systematic tools for analysis and determination of best allocation and placement of thermal sensors is therefore a highly rel ...

IEEE2010

La ville comme "Stimmungslandschaft" : le sentiment urbain à Buenos Aires aux XIXe et XXe siècles

This thesis analyses the city of Buenos Aires as a lived space in its historical context, based on my childhood memories. It characterizes the specific Stimmung that colours the urban and suburban spaces of Buenos Aires in the XIXth and XXth century. I ach ...

EPFL2007