Publications

Books

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

C. Küpfer; C. Fivet 

Lausanne, Switzerland: EPFL, 2021.

DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.4314325

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

C. Küpfer; C. Fivet 

Lausanne, Switzerland: EPFL, 2021.

DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.5131243


Research & review papers

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. Vol. 383, p. 135235. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135235.

2024

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.

Multiscale Spatiotemporal Characterization of Embodied Environmental Performance of Building Structures in Geneva from 1850 to 2018

C. Fivet; C. E. L. De Wolf; T. Menny; S. Vanbutsele; A. Stephan 

Cleaner Environmental Systems. 2024.  p. 100194. DOI : 10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100194.

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.

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.

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.

2023

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.

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.

2022

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. 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. 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. Vol. 140, p. 104200. DOI : 10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104200.

Steel, a material to reuse

C. Fivet 

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

2021

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. Vol. 36, num. 4, p. 294 – 306. DOI : 10.1177/09560599211064099.

Upcycling Space Structures (Preface to special issue)

C. Fivet; O. Baverel 

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

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

J. Brütting; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

Automation in Construction. 2021. 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.

2020

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. Vol. 61, num. 4, p. 255 – 263. DOI : 10.20898/j.iass.2020.008.

Fostering Creativity in the Conceptual Design of Structures

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

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

Design space exploration through force-based grammar rule

I. Mirtsopoulos; C. Fivet 

archiDOCT. 2020. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

2019

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. Vol. 167, p. 58 – 70. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2019.02.008.

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.

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.

2017

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.

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.

2016

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.

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.

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.

2015

A geometrical approach to evaluating constitutive elements of structural robustness

A. Deschuyteneer; D. Zastavni; C. Fivet 

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

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 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.

2013

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.

2012

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.

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.

Exploration of static equilibrium representations; policies and genetic algorithms

I. Mirtsopoulos; C. Fivet 

Structures and Architecture: A Viable Urban Perspective?; London: CRC Press, 2022.

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.

Conference papers

2024

Structural component reuse of precast and cast-in-place reinforced concrete in architecture since the late 1960s in Europe

C. M. Küpfer; C. Fivet 

2024. 8th International Congress on Construction History, Zürich, CH, June 24-28, 2024. p. 1077 – 1084.

Rising from rubble – Leveraging existing construction tools for upcycling concrete waste into slender walls

M. Grangeot; Q. Wang; K. Beyer; C. Fivet; S. Parascho 

2024. ROB|ARCH Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art, and Design, Toronto, Canada, May 21-25, 2024.

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. IABSE Symposium 2024, Manchester, UK, April 10-12, 2024. p. 1092 – 1099. DOI : 10.2749/manchester.2024.1092.

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.

2023

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

J. Warmuth; P. D’Acunto; C. Fivet 

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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. 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. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/19/192019.

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. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/19/192005.

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. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/17/172004.

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.

2022

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

M. Sivers; M. Fröhlich; C. Fivet 

2022. 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. 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. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/1078/1/012013.

2021

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. International fib Symposium on Conceptual Design of Structures 2021, Attisholz Areal, Switzerland, September 16-18, 2021. 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. 3rd fib International Conference on Concrete Sustainability, Prague, Czech Republic, September 8-10, 2021.

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

I. Mirtsopoulos; C. Fivet 

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

Computational tool for stock-constrained design of structures

J. Warmuth; J. Brütting; C. Fivet 

2021. 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.

Synthesis of Kit-of-parts Structures for Reuse

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

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

2020

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

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

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

2019

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

Form follows availability – Designing structures through reuse

J. Brütting; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

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

Experimental investigation of beams under coupled bending and torsion

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

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

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

J. Brütting; G. Senatore; C. Fivet 

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

Can timber lower the environmental impact of tall buildings?

C. E. L. De Wolf; C. Fivet 

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

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

J. Ye; C. Fivet 

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

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

C. Fivet 

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

The reuse of load-bearing components

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

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

2018

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

E. Hoxha; C. Fivet 

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

Structural Characterization of Traditional Moment-Resisting Timber Joinery

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

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

The Graphic Statics behind the Collier Memorial

C. Fivet; J. Ochsendorf 

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

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.

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. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-91635-4_8.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2016

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2013

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.

Layman articles

Le béton de réemploi, précieuse ressource territoriale

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

La Revue Durable. 2024. num. 69, p. 38 – 40.

Le béton de réemploi, ressource territoriale à mobiliser

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

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

Matériaux rejetés et nouveaux défis

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

Tracés. 2022. Vol. 11, num. 3525, p. 8 – 13.

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.

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.

Témoignage IDEAS – Dr. Loïc Fumeaux

L. Fumeaux 

2023.

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.

Wiederverwendbare Tragsysteme – Erwägung einer Neuauflage des Metabolismus

T. Joanelly 

2021.

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

M-C. Ruata-Arn; M. Bichsel; C. Fivet 

2020.

Corentin Fivet : Sortir de l’esthétique du bricolage

S. Sonnette; C. Fivet 

2019.

Stampflehm fordert die Reflexion, das Denken heraus

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

2018.

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. 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. International fib Symposium on Conceptual Design of Structures.

Reports

South Sudan – Building Resources & Shelter Practices

A. Ullal; X. Estrella 

2022

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

A. Ullal; X. Estrella 

2022

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


Doctoral 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.