A New Double Glass-Steel Roof for an Auditorium in Cuneo

Leonardo Lani, Damiano Galgani, Francesco Grazzini

A new glass-steel roof for an auditorium of the “ex Sala Contrattazioni” in Cuneo (I) was built in 2009, with a design resulted winner of an architectural concourse. The construction, despite the small dimension, is the result of a design process that involved many interdisciplinary professionals, from architectural conception to the construction phase. The main structure has a non-conventional behavior and the steel girders support the curved glass panes with point devices. This article offers an overview of the design criteria, news on technological solutions, and unusual construction methods applied to this particular application.

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The Authors

Dr. Leonardo Lani Engineer University of Pisa Leonardo Lani, born 1971, received his civil engineering degree from Univ. of Florence in 2001, and his PhD degree from the Univ. of Pisa in 2006. He is presently Research Contractor. Read more