Publications

Books

Selektiver Rückbau – Rückbaubare Konstruktion: Studie zur Förderung der Abfallreduktion und der Wiederverwendung in der Baubranche

C. Küpfer; C. Fivet 

Lausanne, Switzerland: EPFL, 2021-09-01.

Déconstruction sélective – Construction Réversible: recueil pour diminuer les déchets et favoriser le réemploi dans la construction

C. Küpfer; C. Fivet 

Lausanne, Switzerland: EPFL, 2021-09-01.

Reviews

Reuse of concrete components in new construction projects: Critical review of 77 circular precedents

C. M. Küpfer; M. Bastien Masse; C. Fivet 

Journal of Cleaner Production. 2023-01-10. Vol. 383, p. 135235. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135235.

Journal Articles

A concrete answer for circular construction: three prototypes reusing saw-cut elements

M. Bastien Masse; C. M. Küpfer; C. Fivet 

The Structural Engineer. 2024. Vol. 102, num. 4, p. 32-37. DOI : 10.56330/ZMSY4716.

Reuse of cut concrete slabs in new buildings for circular ultra-low-carbon floor designs

C. M. Küpfer; N. J. Bertola; C. Fivet 

Journal of Cleaner Production. 2024. Vol. 448, p. 141566. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141566.

RE:SLAB — a load bearing system for open-ended component reuse in building structures

E. X. Estrella Arcos; A. Muresan; J. Brütting; D. Redaelli; C. Fivet 

Frontiers in Built Environment. 2024. Vol. 10. DOI : 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1355445.

Reusability assessment of reinforced concrete components prior to deconstruction from obsolete buildings

J. R. Devènes; M. Bastien Masse; C. Fivet 

Journal of Building Engineering. 2024. Vol. 84, p. 108584. DOI : 10.1016/j.jobe.2024.108584.

Le béton de réemploi, précieuse ressource territoriale

C. Fivet; C. M. Küpfer; M. Bastien Masse 

La Revue Durable. 2024-01-01. num. 69, p. 38-40.

Innovations Practitioners Need for Circularity in the Swiss Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Sector

C. De Wolf; D. Raghu; A. Sentic; C. Fivet 

Cirkla. 2023. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.7520351.

Computational Conceptual Design – Typological Exploration Of Spatial Truss Systems Through Optimization

J. Warmuth; P. D’Acunto; C. Fivet 

Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 2023. Vol. 64, num. 4, p. 289-297. DOI : 10.20898/j.iass.2023.026.

Structural topology exploration through policy-based generation of equilibrium representations

I. Mirtsopoulos; C. Fivet 

Computer-Aided Design. 2023. Vol. 160, p. 103518. DOI : 10.1016/j.cad.2023.103518.

Le béton de réemploi, ressource territoriale à mobiliser

C. Fivet; C. M. Küpfer; M. Bastien Masse 

Les Cahiers d’EspaceSuisse. 2022-12-02. num. Dossier: Réemploi et Economie Circulaire, p. 4-9.

Matériaux rejetés et nouveaux défis

C. Fivet; C. M. Küpfer; M. Bastien Masse 

Tracés. 2022-11-04. Vol. 11, num. 3525, p. 8-13.

MILP-based discrete sizing and topology optimization of truss structures: new formulation and benchmarking

J. Brutting; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

Structural And Multidisciplinary Optimization. 2022-10-01. Vol. 65, num. 10, p. 277. DOI : 10.1007/s00158-022-03325-7.

Re:Crete – Reuse of concrete blocks from cast-in-place building to arch footbridge

J. R. Devènes; J. Brütting; C. M. Küpfer; M. Bastien Masse; C. Fivet 

Structures. 2022-09-01. Vol. 43, p. 1854-1867. DOI : 10.1016/j.istruc.2022.07.012.

Discrete Voss surfaces: Designing geodesic gridshells with planar cladding panels

N. R. Montagne; C. Douthe; X. Tellier; C. Fivet; O. Baverel 

Automation in Construction. 2022-05-30. Vol. 140, p. 104200. DOI : 10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104200.

Steel, a material to reuse

C. Fivet 

Stahlbau. 2022-04-01. Vol. 91, num. 4, p. 268-273. DOI : 10.1002/stab.202200019.

Upcycling Space Structures (Preface to special issue)

C. Fivet; O. Baverel 

International Journal of Space Structures. 2021-12-15. Vol. 36, num. 4, p. 251-252. DOI : 10.1177/09560599211068076.

Generation of elastic geodesic gridshells with anisotropic cross sections

C. Haskell; N. Montagne; C. Douthe; O. Baverel; C. Fivet 

International Journal of Space Structures. 2021-12-15. Vol. 36, num. 4, p. 294-306. DOI : 10.1177/09560599211064099.

Design and fabrication of a reusable kit of parts for diverse structures

J. Brütting; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

Automation in Construction. 2021-03-04. Vol. 125, p. 103614. DOI : 10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103614.

Decision Framework to Balance Environmental, Technical, Logistical, and Economic Criteria When Designing Structures With Reused Components

C. Küpfer; N. J. Bertola; J. Brütting; C. Fivet 

Frontiers in Sustainability. 2021. Vol. 2, p. 689877. DOI : 10.3389/frsus.2021.689877.

Fostering Creativity in the Conceptual Design of Structures

H. C. Peiretti; L. Tordisco; C. Fivet 

Structural Concrete. 2020-12-01. Vol. 21, num. 6, p. 2204-2204. DOI : 10.1002/suco.202070016.

Voss Surfaces: A Design Space for Geodesic Gridshells

N. Montagne; C. Douthe; X. Tellier; C. Fivet; O. Baverel 

Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 2020-12-01. Vol. 61, num. 4, p. 255-263. DOI : 10.20898/j.iass.2020.008.

Design space exploration through force-based grammar rule

I. Mirtsopoulos; C. Fivet 

archiDOCT. 2020-07-01. Vol. 8, num. 1, p. 50-64.

The zaojing: review of a unique wooden construction typology

J. Ye; C. Fivet 

International Journal of the Construction History Society. 2020-06-30. Vol. 35, num. 1, p. 23-49. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.3941502.

Optimum design of frame structures from a stock of reclaimed elements

J. Brütting; G. Senatore; M. Schevenels; C. Fivet 

Frontiers in Built Environment. 2020-05-27. Vol. 6, num. 57, p. 1-18. DOI : 10.3389/fbuil.2020.00057.

Database of Embodied Quantity Outputs: Lowering Material Impacts Through Engineering

C. E. L. De Wolf; E. Hoxha; A. Hollberg; C. Fivet; J. Ochsendorf 

Journal of Architectural Engineering. 2020-04-17. Vol. 26, num. 3, p. 04020016. DOI : 10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000408.

Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is reused: structural design for a circular economy

C. Fivet; J. Brütting 

The Structural Engineer. 2020-01-02. Vol. 98, num. 1, p. 74-81.

Comparison of environmental assessment methods when reusing building components: a case study

C. E. L. De Wolf; E. Hoxha; C. Fivet 

Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020. Vol. 61, p. 102322. DOI : 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102322.

Environmental impact minimization of reticular structures made of reused and new elements through Life Cycle Assessment and Mixed-Integer Linear Programming

J. Brütting; C. Vandervaeren; G. Senatore; N. De Temmerman; C. Fivet 

Energy and Buildings. 2020. Vol. 215, p. 109827. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109827.

Vector-Based 3D Graphic Statics: a framework for the design of spatial structures based on the relation between form and forces

P. D’acunto; J-P. Jasienski; P. O. Ohlbrock; C. Fivet; J. Schwartz et al. 

International Journal of Solids and Structures. 2019-02-18. Vol. 167, p. 58-70. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2019.02.008.

Form follows availability – Designing structures through reuse

J. Brütting; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 2019. Vol. 60, num. 4, p. 257-265. DOI : 10.20898/j.iass.2019.202.033.

Design of Truss Structures Through Reuse

J. Brütting; J. Desruelle; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

Structures. 2019. Vol. 18, p. 128-137. DOI : 10.1016/j.istruc.2018.11.006.

数字化图解静力学设计方法 — 建筑师和结构工程师共享的设计工具 (Digital Graphic Statics – Shared Design Tools for Architects and Engineers)

C. Fivet; X. Meng 

Architectural Journal, China. 2017. num. 590, p. 20-25.

Guastavino design of the 1909 thin brick dome of the Cathedral of St John the Divine.

N. Zawisny; C. Fivet; J. Ochsendorf 

Construction History. 2017. Vol. 32, num. 2, p. 39-65.

Reciprocal diagrams: Innovative applications of past theories

P. Block; C. Fivet; T. Van Mele 

International Journal of Space Structures. 2016. Vol. 31, num. 2-4, p. 84. DOI : 10.1177/0266351116660789.

Automatic generation of diverse equilibrium structures through shape grammars and graphic statics

J. Lee; C. Mueller; C. Fivet 

International Journal of Space Structures. 2016. Vol. 31, num. 2-4, p. 146-163. DOI : 10.1177/0266351116660798.

Admissible geometrical domains and graphic statics to evaluate constitutive elements of structural robustness

D. Zastavni; A. Deschuyteneer; C. Fivet 

International Journal of Space Structures. 2016. Vol. 31, num. 2-4, p. 164-175. DOI : 10.1177/0266351116661086.

Projective transformations of structural equilibrium

C. Fivet 

International Journal of Space STructures. 2016. Vol. 31, num. 2-4, p. 135-146. DOI : 10.1177/0266351116660796.

Segmentiertes Granitgewölbe in Cambridge / Segmented Granite Vault in Cambridge

J. Ochsendorf; T. Helbig; C. Fivet; J. Yoon 

Detail Structure. 2016. Vol. 2016, num. 1, p. 67-73.

Design and exploration of externally post-tensioned structures using graphic statics

L. Todisco; C. Fivet; H. Corres Peiretti; C. Mueller 

Journal of the International Association for shell and Spatial Structures. 2015. Vol. 56, num. 4, p. 249-258.

A geometrical approach to evaluating constitutive elements of structural robustness

A. Deschuyteneer; D. Zastavni; C. Fivet 

IABSE Report. 2015. num. 103, p. 210-217.

A fully geometric approach for interactive constraint-based structural equilibrium design

C. Fivet; D. Zastavni 

Computer-Aided Design. 2015. Vol. 61, p. 42-57. DOI : 10.1016/j.cad.2014.04.001.

Constraint-Based Graphic Statics: New paradigms of computer-aided structural equilibrium design

C. Fivet; D. Zastavni 

Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 2013. Vol. 54, num. 4, p. 271-280.

Robert Maillart’s Key Methods From the Salginatobel Bridge Design Process (1928)

C. Fivet; D. Zastavni 

Journal of the International Association for shell and Spatial Structures. 2012. Vol. 53, num. 1, p. 39-47.

Donner forme aux forces: Un outil pour manipuler géométries et efforts au sein des structures architecturales

C. Fivet; D. Zastavni 

Lieux-Dits. 2011. Vol. 1, p. 18-21.

Conference Papers

FLO:RE – A new floor system made of reused reinforced concrete and steel elements

N. J. Bertola; C. M. Küpfer; M. Bastien Masse; C. Fivet 

2024-04-10. IABSE Symposium 2024, Manchester, UK, April 10-12, 2024. p. 1092-1099.

Geometry-Driven Stock-Constrained Truss Design via Equilibrium-Based Structural Models

T. Sun; M. Konstantatou; C. Fivet; P. D’Acunto 

2024. Shell and Spatial Structures. IWSS 2023, Torino, Italy, June 26-28, 2023. p. 727-736. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-44328-2_76.

Experimental investigation on the bending response of reuse-ready timber slabs – The Pixel Slab System

E. X. Estrella Arcos; J. Syriani; C. Fivet 

2023-10-01. IASS Annual Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, July 10-14, 2023.

Computational conceptual design — typological exploration of spatial truss systems through optimization

J. Warmuth; P. D’Acunto; C. Fivet 

2023-10-01. IASS Annual Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, July 10-14, 2023.

Interactive design with optimum matchmaking of reused structural elements – a software implementation

J. Warmuth; J. Brütting; C. Fivet 

2023-08-01. IASS Annual Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, July 10-14, 2023.

Building structures made of reused cut reinforced concrete slabs and walls: A case study

N. Widmer; M. Bastien Masse; C. Fivet 

2023-07-03. The 8th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2023), Milano, Italy, July 2-6, 2023. p. 172-179. DOI : 10.1201/9781003323020-18.

Design of New Low-Carbon Floor Systems by Reusing Cut Cast-in-Place Concrete Pieces

C. M. Küpfer; N. J. Bertola; C. Fivet 

2023-07-01. International fib Symposium on the Conceptual Design of Concrete Structures, Oslo, Norway, June 29 – July 1, 2023. p. 281-290.

Multiscale pattern analysis of building replacements in Zurich from 2000 to 2019

J. Ye; C. Fivet 

2023. cisbat 2023 The Built Environment in Transition, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 13-15, 2023. p. 172004. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/17/172004.

Low-tech methods for the reuse of reinforced concrete structural elements

J. R. Devènes; M. Bastien Masse; N. Widmer; C. Fivet 

2023. cisbat 2023 The Built Environment in Transition, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 13-15, 2023. p. 192005. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/19/192005.

Panorama of approaches to reuse concrete pieces: identification and critical comparison

C. M. Küpfer; C. Fivet 

2023. CISBAT 2023 The Built Environment in Transition, Lausanne, September 13-15, 2023. p. 192006. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/19/192006.

From concrete waste to walls: An investigation of reclamation and digital technologies for new load-bearing structures

M. Grangeot; C. Fivet; S. Parascho 

2023. cisbat 2023 The Built Environment in Transition, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 13-15, 2023. p. 192019. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/19/192019.

Reuse of Load-Bearing Timber Elements – Case Study of a Lookout Tower in Lausanne, Switzerland

J. Warmuth; E. X. Estrella Arcos; B. Kälin; J. Natterer; C. Fivet 

2023. 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering, Oslo, Norway, June 19-22, 2023. p. 3600-3607. DOI : 10.52202/069179-0469.

A Reuse-Ready Timber Slab-and-Column System for Modular Building Structures

E. X. Estrella Arcos; A-M. Muresan; D. Redealli; J. Brütting; J. Warmuth et al. 

2023. 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering, Oslo, Norway, June 19-22, 2023. p. 3588-3593. DOI : 10.52202/069179-0467.

Reusability Assessment of Obsolete Reinforced Concrete Structural Components

J. R. Devènes; M. Bastien Masse; C. M. Küpfer; C. Fivet 

2023. fib Symposium 2023, Istanbul, Turkey, June 5-7, 2023. p. 440-449. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-031-32519-9_42.

Circular economy digital market solutions for reuse in the European construction sector

M. Sivers; M. Fröhlich; C. Fivet 

2022-09-20. Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) D-A-C-H Conference, Berlin, Germany, September 20-23, 2022.

Re:Crete – A Footbridge made of Reused Concrete Blocks

J. R. Devènes; J. Brütting; M. Bastien Masse; C. M. Küpfer; C. Fivet 

2022-09-07. Footbridge 2022: Creating Experience, Madrid, Spain, September 7-9, 2022.

Environmental and economic analysis of new construction techniques reusing existing concrete elements: two case studies

C. M. Küpfer; M. Bastien Masse; J. R. Devènes; C. Fivet 

2022. Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) D-A-C-H Conference, Berlin, Germany, September 20-23, 2022. p. 012013. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/1078/1/012013.

Component reuse in structural design: emerging practices and tools for the circular economy

J. Brütting; P. O. Ohlbrock; P. D’Acunto; J. Warmuth; C. Fivet 

2021-09-16. International fib Symposium on Conceptual Design of Structures 2021, Attisholz Areal, Switzerland, September 16-18, 2021. p. 455-. DOI : 10.35789/fib.PROC.0055.2021.CDSymp.P055.

Prestressed ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) beams for reusable structural systems: design and testing

D. Redaelli; J. Moix; A-M. Muresan; J. Brütting; C. Fivet 

2021-09-09. 3rd fib International Conference on Concrete Sustainability, Prague, Czech Republic, September 8-10, 2021.

Computational tool for stock-constrained design of structures

J. Warmuth; J. Brütting; C. Fivet 

2021-08-23. IASS Annual Symposium 2020/21 and 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures, Guilford, UK, August 23-27, 2021, Guilford, UK, August 23-27, 2021. p. 1-9.

Grammar-based generation of bar networks in static equilibrium with bounded bar lengths

I. Mirtsopoulos; C. Fivet 

2021-08-23. IASS Annual Symposium 2020/21 and 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures, Guilford, UK, August 23-27, 2021.

Voss surfaces: A design space for geodesic gridshells

N. R. Montagne; C. Douthe; X. Tellier; C. Fivet; O. Baverel 

2021-08-23. IASS Annual Symposium 2020/21 and 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures, Guilford, UK, August 23-27, 2021.

Synthesis of Kit-of-parts Structures for Reuse

J. Brütting; G. Senatore; A-M. Muresan; I. Mirtsopoulos; C. Fivet 

2021-04-29. Advances in Architectural Geometry 2020, Paris, France, April 26-29, 2021.

Structuring a Common Ground: Vectors, nodes and storie

T. L. E. Abenia; A. C. E. Mignon; C. L. E. Fauvel 

2021. International fib Symposium on Conceptual Design of Structures 2021, Attisholz, Switzerland, September 16-18, 2021.

Sustainability through reuse: a reconfigurable structural system for residential and office buildings

A-M. Muresan; J. Brütting; D. Redaelli; C. Fivet 

2020-11-02. Beyond2020 – World Sustainable Built Environment, Online, November 2-4, 2020.

Form follows availability – Designing structures through reuse

J. Brütting; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

2019-10-07. 60th-Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, Barcelona, October 7-10, 2019. p. 2941-2949.

Modern timber design approaches for traditional Japanese architecture: analytical, experimental, and numerical approaches for the Nuki joint

D. Fang; J. Moradei; J. Brütting; A. Fischer; D. K. Landez et al. 

2019-10-07. 60th-Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, Barcelona, October 7-10, 2019. p. 2911-2918.

Experimental investigation of beams under coupled bending and torsion

N. Montagne; C. Douthe; O. Baverel; C. Fivet 

2019-10-07. 60th-Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, Barcelona, October 7-10, 2019. p. 1886-1893.

Grammar-based generation of trusses within non-convex domains

I. Mirtsopoulos; C. Fivet 

2019-09-27. International fib Symposium on Conceptual Design of Structures, Madrid, Spain, September 26-27, 2019. p. 193-200.

Can timber lower the environmental impact of tall buildings?

C. E. L. De Wolf; C. Fivet 

2019-07-24. International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Lisbon, Portugal, July 24-26, 2019. p. 1147-1154. DOI : 10.1201/9781315229126-137.

Rotational stiffness in timber joinery connections: Analytical and experimental characterizations of the Nuki joint

D. Fang; C. Mueller; J. Brütting; C. Fivet; J. Moradei 

2019-07-24. International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Lisbon, Portugal, July 24-26, 2019. p. 229-236. DOI : 10.1201/9781315229126-28.

Exploration of spatial structures made from reused elements and the design of optimal kits-of-parts

J. Brütting; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

2019-07-24. International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Lisbon, Portugal, July 24-26, 2019. p. 221-228. DOI : 10.1201/9781315229126-27.

Restoration of ancient Chinese opera spiral wooden domes, accounts of field practice

J. Ye; C. Fivet 

2019-06-01. New Horizons in the Conservation of Wooden Built Heritage, 21st IIWC Symposium, York, UK, September 12-15, 2018. p. 78-95.

The ancient Chinese opera spiral wooden domes

J. Ye; C. Fivet 

2019-04-06. Sixth Annual Conference of the Construction History Society, Cambridge, UK, April 5-7, 2019.

The reuse of load-bearing components

J. Brütting; C. E. L. De Wolf; C. Fivet 

2019-02-07. SBE19 – Buildings As Material Banks – A Pathway for a Circular Future, Brussels, February 6-7, 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012025.

Design of Load-Bearing Systems for Open-Ended Downstream Reuse

C. Fivet 

2019-02-07. SBE19 – Buildings As Material Banks – A Pathway for a Circular Future, Brussels, February 6-7, 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012031.

Environmental Benefits when Reusing Load-Bearing Components in Office Buildings: A Case Study.

E. Hoxha; C. Fivet 

2018-12-10. 34th PLEA Conference, ‘Smart & Healthy within the 2 degree limit’, Hong-Kong, December 10-12, 2018.

Embodied Carbon Benefits of Reusing Structural Components in the Built Environment: a Medium-rise Office Building Case Study

C. E. L. De Wolf; J. Brütting; C. Fivet 

2018-12-10. 34th PLEA Conference, ‘Smart & Healthy within the 2 degree limit’, Hong-Kong, December 10-12, 2018.

Reconsidering traditional timber joinery for sustainable structures

J. Brütting; J. Moradei; C. Fivet; A. Fischer; N. Sherrow-Groves 

2018-09-27. Research Culture in Architecture, FATUK, Faculty of Architecture TU Kaiserslautern, Germany, September 27-28, 2018.

The Graphic Statics behind the Collier Memorial

C. Fivet; J. Ochsendorf 

2018-07-16. IASS Symposium 2018, MIT, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 16-20, 2018.

Optimum Truss Design with Reused Stock Elements

J. Brütting; J. Desruelle; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

2018-07-16. IASS Symposium 2018, MIT, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 16-20, 2018.

Design Space of Modular Slab Systems with Discrete Stiffness Distribution and Irregular Column Layout

A. Mureșan; J. Brütting; J. Cañada; D. Redaelli; C. Fivet 

2018-07-16. IASS Symposium 2018, MIT, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 16-20, 2018.

Structural Characterization of Traditional Moment-Resisting Timber Joinery

J. Moradei; J. Brütting; C. Fivet; N. Sherrow-Groves; D. Wilson et al. 

2018-07-16. IASS Symposium 2018, MIT, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 16-20, 2018.

Optimization Formulations for the Design of Low Embodied Energy Structures Made from Reused Elements

J. Brütting; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

2018. 25th EG-ICE International Workshop 2018, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 10-13, 2018. p. Chapter 8. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-91635-4_8.

Construction technology transfer in Shanghai in the nineteenth to twentieth centuries

J. Ye; C. Fivet 

2018. Sixth International Congress on Construction History, Brussels, Belgium, July 9-13, 2018.

The caisson – review of a unique wooden construction typology in China

C. Fivet; J. Ye; P. Xu 

2018. Sixth International Congress on Construction History, Brussels, Belgium, July 9-13, 2018.

Geometric Optimization of a Reciprocal Floor-Framing System with Self-Weight and Area-Loading Considerations

G. Ip; C. Fivet 

2017. IASS Annual Symposium 2017 “Interfaces: architecture.engineering.science”, Hamburg, Germany, September 25-28, 2017.

Vector-Based 3D Graphic Statics: Transformations of Force Diagrams

P. D’Acunto; J-P. Jasienski; P. O. Ohlbrock; C. Fivet 

2017. IASS Annual Symposium 2017 “Interfaces: architecture.engineering.science”, Hamburg, Germany, September 25-28, 2017.

Structural Design with Reclaimed Materials: an Elastic Gridshell out of Skis

S. Colabella; B. D’Amico; E. Hoxha; C. Fivet 

2017. IASS Annual Symposium 2017 “Interfaces: architecture.engineering.science”, Hamburg, Germany, September 25-28, 2017.

Constraint-Driven Design with Combinatorial Equilibrium Modelling

P. O. Ohlbrock; P. D’Acunto; J-P. Jasienski; C. Fivet 

2017. IASS Annual Symposium 2017 “Interfaces: architecture.engineering.science”, Hamburg, Germany, September 25-28, 2017.

An Optimized Bracing System for Distributed Lateral Loads

B. Jacot; D. Pagonakis; M. Shope; C. Fivet; J. Ochsendorf 

2017. 5th Annual International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE 2017), Singapore, May 8-9, 2017. p. 366-374.

Vector-Based 3D Graphic Statics (Part I): Evaluation of Global Equilibrium

P. D’Acunto; P. O. Ohlbrock; J-P. Jasienski; C. Fivet 

2016. International Association for Shel and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2016: “Spatial Structures in the 21st Century”, Tokyo, Japan, September 26-30, 2016.

Vector-Based 3D Graphic Statics (Part II): Construction of Force Diagrams

J-P. Jasienski; P. D’Acunto; P. O. Ohlbrock; C. Fivet 

2016. International Association for Shel and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2016: “Spatial Structures in the 21st Century”, Tokyo, Japan, September 26-30, 2016.

Vector-Based 3D graphic statics (Part III): Designing with Combinatorial Equilibrium Modelling

P. O. Ohlbrock; P. D’Acunto; J-P. Jasienski; C. Fivet 

2016. International Association for Shel and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2016: “Spatial Structures in the 21st Century”, Tokyo, Japan, September 26-30, 2016.

Forces Frozen: Hands-on explorations of structural ice shells

C. Fivet; C. Mueller 

2016. 3rd International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Guimarães, Portugal, July 27-29, 2016.

Graphical methods for the design of Catalan vaults: the case of Luis Moya Blanco’s Nuestra Señora de la Araucana in Madrid

L. Todisco; C. Fivet; S. Rojo 

2016. 3rd International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Guimarães, Portugal, July 27-29, 2016.

Non-parallel transformations of structural equilibrium

C. Fivet 

2015. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 17-20, 2015.

Grammar-based generation of equilibrium structures through graphic statics

J. Lee; C. Fivet; C. Mueller 

2015. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 17-20, 2015.

Design and exploration of externally post-tensioned structures using graphic statics

L. Todisco; C. Fivet; H. Corres Peiretti; C. Mueller 

2015. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 17-20, 2015.

Admissible geometrical domains to evaluate constitutive elements of structural robustness

D. Zastavni; A. Deschuyteneer; C. Fivet 

2015. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 17-20, 2015.

Funicular Explorations: Cardboard Box Curves Achieved through External Post-Tensioning

C. Mueller; J. Lee; L. Todisco; O. Iuorio; C. De Wolf et al. 

2015. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 17-20, 2015.

What Maurice Koechlin’s scientific contribution tells about his life (1856-1946)

C. Fivet; D. Zastavni; J. Ochsendorf 

2015. 5th International Congress on Construction History, Chicago, Illinois, USA, June 3-7, 2015. p. 71-78.

Pure geometrical consideration for bridge design in the early 20th century

D. Zastavni; C. Fivet 

2015. 5th International Congress on Construction History, Chicago, Illinois, USA, June 3-7, 2015. p. 637-644.

A geometrical approach to evaluate constitutive elements of structural robustness

A. Deschuyteneer; D. Zastavni; C. Fivet 

2015. IABSE Workshop – Safety, Robustness and Condition Assessment of Structures, Helsinki, Finland, February 11-12, 2015.

Graphic statics and interactive optimization for engineering education

C. Mueller; C. Fivet; J. Ochsendorf 

2015. Structures Congress 2015, Portland, Oregon, USA, April 23-25, 2015. p. 2577-2589. DOI : 10.1061/9780784479117.223.

Interactive shaping of forces

C. Fivet; D. Zastavni 

2014. ACADIA 2014 Conference – Design Agency, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, October 23-25, 2014. p. 347-356. DOI : 10.52842/conf.acadia.2014.347.

Load path and prestressing in conceptual design related to Maillart’s Vessy bridge

D. Zastavni; J-F. Cap; J-P. Jasienski; C. Fivet 

2014. IASS-SLTE 2014 Symposium, Brasilia, Brazil, September 15-19, 2014.

Various perspectives on the extension of graphic statics to the third dimension

J-P. Jasienski; C. Fivet; D. Zastavni 

2014. IASS-SLTE 2014 Symposium, Brasilia, Brazil, September 15-19, 2014.

Constraint-Based Graphic Statics: New paradigms of computer-aided structural equilibrium design

C. Fivet; D. Zastavni 

2013. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2013: Beyond the Limits of Man, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland, September 23-27, 2013.

Extending graphic statics for user-controlled structural morphogenesis

C. Fivet; D. Zastavni; J-F. Cap 

2011. Structural Morphology Group International Seminar, London, UK, September 19, 2011.

Book Chapters

Re:Crete – reuse of concrete elements in new structures: A footbridge prototype

J. Brütting; J. R. Devènes; C. M. Küpfer; M. Bastien Masse; C. Fivet 

Structures and Architecture: A Viable Urban Perspective?; London: CRC Press, 2022-07-06. p. 578.

Exploration of static equilibrium representations; policies and genetic algorithms

I. Mirtsopoulos; C. Fivet 

Structures and Architecture: A Viable Urban Perspective?; London: CRC Press, 2022-07-06. p. 578.

Modelling with forces: grammar-based graphic statics for diverse architectural structures

J. Lee; C. Fivet; C. Mueller 

Modelling Behaviour : Design Modelling Symposium 2015; Cham: Springer, 2015. p. 491-504.

Un outil expérimental pour accompagner la morphogenèse structurale : approches et principes

C. Fivet; D. Zastavni 

Discussion with Jürg Conzett; Louvain-la-Neuve: Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2014. p. 53-60.

Des méthodes et des outils en conception structurale : état de la question provisoire

C. Lootvoet; D. Zastavni; C. Fivet 

Discussion with Jürg Conzett; Louvain-la-Neuve: Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2014. p. 47-52.

Media

Digital upcycling of concrete rubbles – video

M. Grangeot 

2023-09-10

RE:CRETE – Building out of concrete, without pouring concrete

M. Grangeot; M. Bastien Masse; J. Brütting; J. R. Devènes; C. M. Küpfer et al. 

2021-10-11

À la recherche de la bonne forme pour construire et déconstruire mieux

M-C. Ruata-Arn; M. Bichsel; C. Fivet 

2020-06-01

Corentin Fivet : Sortir de l’esthétique du bricolage

S. Sonnette; C. Fivet 

2019-07-12

Stampflehm fordert die Reflexion, das Denken heraus

R. Boltshauser; M. Rauch; C. Fivet; M. Tschanz; A. Wiegelmann 

2018-10-01

Conference Proceedings

Proceedings of the International fib Symposium on Conceptual Design of Structures held in Attisholz Areal, Switzerland, September 16-18, 2021

C. Fivet; P. D’Acunto; M. Fernández Ruiz; P. O. Ohlbrock 

2021-09-16. International fib Symposium on Conceptual Design of Structures 2021.

Proceedings of the International fib Symposium on Conceptual Design of Structures held at the Torroja Institute, in Madrid, Spain September 26-28, 2019

H. Corres; L. Todisco; C. Fivet 

2019-09-26. International fib Symposium on Conceptual Design of Structures.

Theses

Policy-based Exploration of Equilibrium Representations (PEER): A topology grammar for generative conceptual structural design

I. Mirtsopoulos / C. J. D. Fivet (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Optimum design of low environmental impact structures through component reuse

J. F. G. Brütting / C. J. D. Fivet; G. Senatore (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Constraint-Based Graphic Statics – A geometrical support for computer-aided structural equilibrium design

C. Fivet / D. Zastavni (Dir.)  

UCLouvain.be, 2013. 

Patents

Load bearing device

C. Fivet; D. Redaelli; A-M. Muresan; J. Brütting 

US2022389710; EP4051846; WO2021083952; EP3816360.

2021-05-06.

Reports

South Sudan – State-of-the-Art on Flood Resilient Shelters

A. Ullal; X. Estrella 

2022-03-08

South Sudan – Building Resources & Shelter Practices

A. Ullal; X. Estrella 

2022-03-08

Zürich Stadtspital Triemli Personalhäuser – Resource assessment of structural elements

J. R. Devènes; M. Bastien Masse; C. M. Küpfer; C. Fivet 

2022

Structural Analysis Report for the Collier Memorial

W. Plunkett; C. Fivet; J. Ochsendorf; G. Iwamoto; M. De Jong et al. 

2014

Recherche des modalités permettant l’étude des assemblages en bois par manipulation graphique de champs de contraintes discontinus

C. Fivet 

2012