 | IASS2025: International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Mexico City 2025 Facultad de Arquitectura, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Mexico City, Mexico, October 27-31, 2025 |
| Conference website | https://iass2025.unam.mx/ |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iass2025 |
| Abstract registration deadline | January 27, 2025 |
| Submission deadline | March 14, 2025 |
| Abstract Acceptance | April 1, 2025 |
| Copyright declaration | April 1, 2025 |
| Hangai Prize Candidates | May 26, 2025 |
| Copyright Sumition | June 9, 2025 |
| Full Paper Sumition | June 9, 2025 |
| Full Paper deadline | June 9, 2025 |
| Early bird subsription | July 31, 2025 |
International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), founded by Eduardo Torroja in 1959, is a non-profit organization. Its goal is to achieve further progress through an interchange of ideas among all those interested in lightweight structural systems such as lattice, tension, membrane, and shell structures, in particular architects, engineers, builders, and academics.
The Association welcomes to membership all individuals and organizations who share its aims.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
- Call for abstracts: January 27 to
February 28, 2025.CLOSED - Extended date: March 14, 2025. CLOSED
- Abstracts acceptance. The abstract acceptance was published on April 1, 2025. Full paper submission will start from April 7, 2025. CLOSED
- Hangai Prize candidates must send their abstracts by February 28* CLOSED
- CALL FOR FULL PAPERS: The deadline for submission is
May 26, 2025.JUNE 9, 2025 (GMT-6) CLOSED - Hangai Prize candidates must send their abstracts by May 26, 2025. With no exception CLOSED
The start date for IASS 2025 Symposium registration payments has been postponed to 31 July 2025
IMPORTANT: All prices are in US Dollars.
Registration includes:
- Participation for one person during the four days of the Symposium (Monday, 27; Tuesday, 28; Thursday, 30; and Friday, 31, October)
- Lunches and coffee breaks
- Symposium materials
- Access to all technical sessions and conference papers
- Attendance at the Opening and Closing ceremonies
Note: Each participant can present just one paper.
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Early Bird Until September 31 |
Standard Until October 31 |
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IASS Members |
$700.00 |
$840.00 |
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Non-IASS Members |
$840.00 |
$980.00 |
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Students |
$350.00 |
$400.00 |
One-Day Pass (Mon. 27 / Tue. 28 / Thur. 30 / Fri. 31, October): $225.00
Note: One-Day Pass payments are accepted on the day of the event.
COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES
NOTES:
- All fees are per person
- It will be possible to buy one-day tickets at the accompanying person program
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Accompanying Person (4 DAYS) * |
$310.00 |
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Gala Dinner |
$145.00 |
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THE Folkloric Ballet of Mexico |
$95.00 |
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Technical Tours |
$125.00 |
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Workshops |
$50.00 |
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Young People Event |
$30.00 |
Pavilion fees are defined according to the instructions.
* The Accompanying Person Program includes:
- Visits to cultural and historical sites in Mexico City for one person during the four days of the Symposium (Monday, 27; Tuesday, 28; Thursday, 30; and Friday, 31), October.
- A boat tour in Xochimilco, a unique natural area with canals and human-made islands traditionally used for agriculture.
- Museum entrance tickets for each person on Tuesday, 28; Thursday, 30; and Friday, 31.
- One lunch per person on Monday, 27 (at Xochimilco) and Friday, 31 (at the Symposium’s venue).
- A walking tour of Downtown Mexico City.
- A bilingual guide (English/Spanish) for all visits.
- Attendance at the Opening and Closing ceremonies.
Please note that lunches on Tuesday, the 28th, and Thursday, the 30th, are not included in the registration fees and must be paid separately.
More details will be announced through the official channels.
For further information, please get in touch with us at info.iass2025@unam.mx
Session topics
Confirmed IASS Working Group Topics:
- (WG 5) Continuous Shells
- (WG 6) Tension and Membrane Structures
- (WG 12) Timber and Bio-based Spatial Structures
- (WG 13) Computational Methods
- (WG 17) Historical Spatial Structures
- (WG 20) Teaching of Shell and Spatial Structures
- (WG 22) Architectural Geometry
Confirmed Special Sessions Topics:
- Repair and Adaptive Reuse: The Future of 20th Century Historic Concrete Shells
- Computational methods for design, control, and optimization of lightweight and smart structures
- Teaching Innovation: Ensuring Sustainable Futures
- Tension and Membrane Structures and Sustainability
- Recent advances in design and analyses of continuum shell structures
- Ai _informed Structural Engineering and design
- Similarities and differences between timber and bamboo industry, structures, and design
General Topics:
- Structural Morphology
- Life-Cycle Design and Assessment of Shell and Spatial Structures
- Advanced Manufacturing and Materials
- Tanks and Silos
- Shell Structures for Energy Supply
- Masts and Towers
- Metal Spatial Structures
- Construction Methods & Quality Controls
- Pneumatic Structures
- Industrialized Spatial Structures
- Shear Wall Structures
- Ferrocement
- Building Physics of Spatial Structures
- Retractable Roofs
- Temporary Spatial Structures
- AI-informed Structural Engineering and Design
Symposium Chairs:
Prof. Dr. Juan Gerardo Oliva Salinas, Professor Emeritus, UNAM.
Prof. Dr. Juan Ignacio del Cueto Ruiz Funes, Director of the Faculty of Architecture (2021-2025)
Program Chair: Prof. Dr. Elisa Drago Quaglia, UNAM.
Social Program Chair: Prof. Susana Ezeta Genis, UNAM.
Workshops and Pavillion Exhibition Chair: Prof. Dr. Ronan Bolaños Linares & Prof. Marcos Javier Ontiveros Hernández
Co-Organizing Institutions:
The IASS Organization Committees:
Organizing Committees
- Scientific Committee
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Ramón |
Abud Ramírez |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
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Sigrid |
Adriaenssens |
Princeton University |
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S Alireza |
Behnejad |
University of Surrey |
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Giulia |
Boller |
ETH Zürichh |
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Dan |
Bompa |
University of Surrey |
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Nina |
Casas Guzik |
Casas Guzik |
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Juan Jose |
Castellon |
Rice University |
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Muhao |
Chen |
UKY |
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John |
Chilton |
University of Nottingham |
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Pierluigi |
D'Acunto |
Technical University of Munich |
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Ruoqiang |
Feng |
Southeast University |
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Stefano |
Gabriele |
University Roma Tre |
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Slade |
Gellin |
Birdair, Inc. |
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Christoph |
Gengnagel |
University of the Arts (UdK Berlin) |
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Tahmures |
Ghiyasi |
Texas Tech University, Huckabee College of Architecture |
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Siddhartha |
Ghosh |
IIT Bombay |
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Arndt |
Goldack |
University of Wuppertal |
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Ann-Kathrin |
Goldbach |
Technical University of Munich |
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Jinghai |
Gong |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
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Kentaro |
Hayakawa |
Nihon University |
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Minjuan |
He |
Tongji University |
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Sudarshan |
Krishnan |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Olga |
Larsen |
KADK |
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Rupert |
Maleczek |
University of Innsbruck, Faculty of Architecture; Institute of Design | i.sd- structure and design, Innsbruck, Austria |
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Valeria |
Méndez |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
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Marisela |
Mendoza |
Nottingham Trent University |
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Luis Ángel |
Meza Zárate |
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana- Azcapotzalco |
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Makoto |
Ohsaki |
Kyoto University |
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Beril |
Önalan |
ETH Zurich |
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Alfonso |
Rivas Cruces |
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana- Azcapotzalco |
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Gennaro |
Senatore |
Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) - University of Stuttgart |
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Monica |
Silva |
Universidad Iberoamericana |
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Ann |
Sychterz |
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
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Romuald |
Tarczewski |
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology |
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Valerio |
Varano |
Università Roma Tre |
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Petr |
Vegh |
EXP Services Inc. |
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Peter |
von Buelow |
University of Michigan |
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Yafeng |
Wang |
Zhejiang University |
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Chris J K |
Williams |
Chalmers University of Technology |
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Jinzhi |
Wu |
Beijing University of Technology |
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Su-Duo |
Xue |
Beijing University of Technology |
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Carlos |
Zetina Gargollo |
Carlos B. Zetina Arquitectos |
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to info.iass2025@unam.mx