Departament de Construccions Arquitectòniques I
Recent Submissions
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Prototipo de sistema estructural para techo bidireccional de hormigón pretensado prefabricado con armadura postesa y continuidad entre vanos, para aplicar en edificios de diversos niveles con luces moderadamente grandes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-11-28)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessPost-tensioning precast elements is a very usual practice in civil engineering. However, it is a much more unusual practice in building construction. Here is presented a new construction system to build precast two-way ... -
El impacto de la transformación urbana en la estructura residencial de Ciutat Vella
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-04-29)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessAs the title of this thesis says, the central issue that orients our research is the impact of the urban transformation of Ciutat Vella, the historical center of Barcelona, in its residential structure, defined by us as a ... -
Escenas comerciales de Barcelona : atractivo visual de los escaparates con la luz natural de las ciudades mediterráneas
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-07-02)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessBeing a fundamental element of the commercial process, the importance of a proper visual presentation of shop windows is critical. The present research analyzes this everyday urban element in the city of Barcelona, and ... -
Teaching sustainability : living labs in architecture. A framework proposal for living lab eco-systems for teaching, research and innovation in the field of sustainable architecture and ESD in higher education. Specific case study : Living Lab LOW3 (UPC - BarcelonaTech)
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-02-05)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessHigher education, universities and especially schools of architecture, have an important role and a specific potential in societies' transition towards sustainable development (SD). New forms of teaching and learning, ... -
El pas i el canvi : la percepció ambiental durant la circulació a l’Arquitectura
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-05-29)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis work is an approach to the dynamic perception of architecture. lt seeks to provide parameters to help finding a way to analyze and graphically represent the architectural features that give a special and spatial quality ... -
Sustainable density : form, built environment, energy = Densità sostenibile : forma, ambiente costruito, energia
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-12-16)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza"This research aims at exploring meanings, qualities and analytical abilities of density concept and its potential interpretations in architecture and sustainability fields. Despite the growing unsustainability of today's ... -
Los tratados de construcción históricos británicos siglos XVII y XVIII : análisis de sus contenidos sobre técnicas de construcción y su aplicación en rehabilitación
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-09-29)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessDuring years the hitoric British treatises about construclion have been considered almost exclusively from the point of view of the use of orders and the architectural planning of major houses, palaces and occassionally ... -
Gestión y explotación de la información TLS de 3D a 2D y 2.5D : análisis, selección y síntesis a partir de la tecnología escáner láser terrestre
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-10-10)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe foundation and guarantee of a good heritage protection is the appropriate knowledge of it, this understanding is developed from studies conducted by different specialists, using the architectural surveys as a basis for ... -
Avaluació de l’envolupant dels edificis del moviment modern a Barcelona. Subirana i Casa Bloc : recerques i influències dels paradigmes d’una nova materialitat energètica
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-09-03)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessAs has been shown since the beginning of the intervention, either restoration or rehabilitation of the modern movement in buildings with Architectural values with enough importance, raised all kinds of difficulties, often ... -
Comportament mecànic-estructural dels edificis històrics de murs d'obra de fàbrica de maó de l'Eixample de Barcelona
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-09-21)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessAfter 150 years from the beginning of the construction of the Eixample of Barcelona. it has become an emblem of the city. In addition to the many urban planning virtues, l'Eixample has a value that is given by the formal ... -
La cara oculta de Barcelona : l’ambient a les galeries dels patis de l’Eixample Cerdà
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-04-29)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe aim of the thesis is to study !he environmental behavior of the gallery as a space in between the indoor of the building and outside and as a climate system. Specifically focuses on the galleries of the courtyards of ... -
Contribution to the development of new bio-based thermal insulation materials made from vegetal pith and natural binders : hygrothermal performance, fire reaction and mould growth resistance
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-10-08)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe building sector is moving towards new approaches to energy efficient design, which includes not only the improvement of the thermal performance of the building envelope but also the reduction of the embodied energy. ...