My journey through heritage, engineering and SAHC
My journey through heritage, engineering and SAHC If you are reading this, there is a decent chance you have wandered down a street and, despite all other...
People & Places
Beyond the Classroom: Investigating Seismic Resilience in Mexican Viceregal Façades
Beyond the Classroom: Investigating Seismic Resilience in Mexican Viceregal Façades Integrating traditional methods with fluid viscous dampers for the strengthening of heritage masonry structures Chiara Bariviera Introduction...
Learning, unlearning, and relearning
Learning, unlearning, and relearning Life, to me, has always been about learning, unlearning, and relearning. After completing my Bachelor’s in Construction Technology and Management, I started my...
My journey to SAHC
My Journey to SAHC I am currently writing this blog post for the SAHC programme in the beautiful historic town of Guimaraes. I still have to remind...
Before and after SAHC: A journey into Historic Buildings
Ever since my MSc Dissertation, I have been fascinated by historic buildings. When I applied to the SAHC master’s program, I was at a pivotal point in my...
My SAHC year: 1 day at a time
Spring 2023 and I had just finished my undergraduate degree in Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Finally done, but with head full...
Bridging engineering and heritage: my journey with SAHC
As a structural engineer from New Zealand with five years of experience in the field of seismic retrofit of existing buildings, I have focused much of my career...
Unveiling New Perspectives: My Experience at SAHC
There’s something incredibly exhilarating about gaining new knowledge - it’s like lifting a grey veil of dust off your eyes. This feeling has become all too familiar as...
Structural transformations: My SAHC adventure
“I decided to apply to the SAHC Master Course because I am deeply interested in existing building design projects, especially if the structures have a particular architectural and...
My SAHC scientific journey
It was first in 2010 that I found the SAHC Masters on the internet when searching about masonry structures. I was really astonished because what I wanted had...