"Prof. Ramon SASTRE"

Prof. Ramon SASTRE, PhD, Architect

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	Personal Data
	Professor in Architectural Technology at the Dept. Tecnologia de l'Arquitectura (Department of Architectural Technology), E.T.S. d'Arquitectura del Vallès (School of Architecture of "El Vallès"), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Polytechnical University of Catalonia) Architect, November 1973 PhD in Architecture, June 1981 Thesis: *Design and analysis of structures of bars, completely articulated, with great deformations.*
Academic	Retired from academic tasks in the ETSAV (September 2017) Academic Director of the Master's Degree: "Parametric Design in Architecture", UPC School (since 2016) Teaching on: Basis for Technique (Introduction to Technology), Lightweight Construction (Optional), Parametric Architecture(Optional) Commissioned for the Internationalization of the ETSAV (School of Architecture of "El Vallès"). 2011-2015 Member of the School Board Member of the University Senate (several periods) Member of the Academic Commission for the UPC Doctorate Program: "Technology of Architecture, Building and Urbanisme" Director of the E.T.S. Arquitectura del Vallès: 2002-2005 Coordinator of the Architecture & Civil Engineering Department of CLUSTER Council member of EAAE: 2004-2010 Director of the Computing Centre of the School (ETSAV) 1990-2002
Positions	Lecturer at the E.T.S. Arquitectura de Barcelona: 1976 - 1982. Lecturer at the E.T.S. Arquitectura del Vallès: 1979 -1982 Senior lecturer at the E.T.S. Arquitectura del Vallès: 1982 - 1993 Professor at the E.T.S. Arquitectura del Vallès: 1993 - up to now.
Teaching abroad	October 2021, online Course on Tensile Architecture, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina October 2018, online Course on Tensile Architecture, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina November 2016, One weak Course on tensile architecture, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina January 2016, One weak Workshop on tensile architecture, Universidad Anáhuac, México October 2015, IMS course, IMS-Türkiye, Istanbul, Turkey October 2014, IMS course, IMS-Türkiye, Istanbul, Turkey July 2014, Short Doctorate Course on Tensile Architecture, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brasil October 2013, IMS course, IMS-Türkiye, Istanbul, Turkey October 2011, Textile architecture course, UNAM, México May 2011, Doctorate Lecture & Open Lecture, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción, Chile May 2011, Postgraduate course on Tensile Architecture, FAUD - UNR, Rosario, Argentina May 2011, Postgraduate course on Tensile Architecture, FAUD - UNLP, La Plata, Argentina Abril 2011, Lecture about WinEva and WinTess, FAUD - UNC, Córdoba, Argentina Abril 2011, Lecture about Tensile & Parametric Architecture, UFP, Pelotas(RS), Brasil Abril 2011, Inauguration Lecture about Tensile & Parametric Architecture, UNISINOS, São Leopoldo(RS), Brasil Abril 2011, Lecture about Heritage & Tensile Structures, UNILASALLE, Canoas(RS), Brasil November 2009, Lecture about Tensile Structures, ASRO, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium October 2008, Seminar about Tensile Structures, Universidad de San Carlos & Colegio de Arquitectos, Guatemala December 2006, Seminar about Tensile Structures, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica January 2006, Atwerpen Design Seminars & Lectures, Higher Institute of Architectural Sciences Henry van de Velde, Antwerpen, Belgium July 2005, Final Project Jury, University Ion Mincu, Bucharest, Romania
Stays at foreign Universities	2011 Visiting several Universities in Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil and Chile, Sabbatical Semester, 3 months 2005/06 Sabbatical Year, University of Liverpool (England, UK) 1999 University of Swansea (Wales, UK) 3 months 1994 University of Bath (England, UK) 2 months 1991 University of Bath (England, UK) 6 months 1985 University of Swansea (Wales, UK) 3 months 1979 University of Yokohama (Japan) 2 months
Research	Tensile structures: Membranes, cables, etc. Analysis and programming on architectural technology Participating in SMiA: Structural morphology in Architecture Participating in CODA: Computational Design Affairs Stereographics studies of solar radiation and illumination