IASS 2025
Organizing CommitteeS

International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures

Chairs

Co-Chairs

Elisa Drago Quaglia, Dr.

Head of the Mexican Architecture Archive, UNAM

Ronan Bolaños Linares, Dr.

Head of the Laboratory of Architecture + Design and Technological Experimentation [LATE], UNAM

Susana Ezeta Genis, M. en Arq.

Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Marcos Ontiveros Hernández, Arq. ECL.

Coordinator of the Lightweight Structures Design Specialization Program, UNAM

Collaborating Institutions

Facultad de Ingeniería, UNAM

Instituto de Ingeniería, UNAM

Facultad de Estudios Superiores, FES Acatlán, UNAM

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, UAM-Azcapotzalco

Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Estructural, SMIE

Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Estructural, SMIE

Asociación de Instituciones de LA Enseñanza de la Arquitectura de la República Mexicana, ASINEA

Scientific Committee

Ramón Abud Ramírez Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Sigrid Adriaenssens Princeton University
S. Alireza Behnejad University of Surrey
Giulia Boller ETH Zürichh
Dan Bompa University of Surrey
Nina Casas Guzik Casas Guzik
Juan José Castellón Rice University
Muhao Chen UKY
John Chilton University of Nottingham
Pierluigi D’Acunto Technical University of Munich
Ruoqiang Feng Southeast University
Stefano Gabriele University Roma Tre
Slade Gellin Birdair, Inc.
Christoph Gengnagel University of the Arts (UdK Berlin)
Tahmures Ghiyasi Texas Tech University, Huckabee College of Architecture
Siddhartha Ghosh IIT Bombay
Arndt Goldack University of Wuppertal
Ann-Kathrin Goldbach Technical University of Munich
Jinghai Gong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Kentaro Hayakawa Nihon University
Minjuan He Tongji University
Sudarshan Krishnan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Olga Larsen KADK
Rupert Maleczek University of Innsbruck, Faculty of Architecture; Institute of Design | i.sd- structure and design, Innsbruck, Austria
Valeria Méndez Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Marisela Mendoza Nottingham Trent University
Luis Ángel Meza Zárate Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana- Azcapotzalco
Makoto Ohsaki Kyoto University
Beril Önalan ETH Zürich
Alfonso Rivas Cruces Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana- Azcapotzalco
Gennaro Senatore Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) – University of Stuttgart
Mónica Silva Universidad Iberoamericana
Ann Sychterz University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Romuald Tarczewski Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Valerio Varano Università Roma Tre
Petr Vegh EXP Services Inc.
Peter von Buelow University of Michigan
Yafeng Wang Zhejiang University
Chris J K Williams Chalmers University of Technology
Jinzhi Wu Beijing University of Technology
Su-Duo Xue Beijing University of Technology
Carlos Zetina Gargollo Carlos B. Zetina Arquitectos

Hangai Prize Committee

William Baker

USA

Paolo Beccarelli

UK

Peter von Buelow

USA

Jianguo Cai

China

Kok Keong Choong

Malaysia

Sofia Colabella

Australia

Slade Gellin

USA

Lars de Laet

Belgium

Olga Popovic Larsen

Denmark

Marisela Mendoza

UK

Leila Cristina Meneghetti

Brazil

Romain Mesnil

France

Naoya Miyasato

Japan

Ruy Marcelo Pauletti

Brazil

Tomohiro Tachi

Japan

Minger Wu

China

The Organizing Committee of the IASS 2025 Mexico City Symposium expresses its sincere gratitude to all participants, speakers, sponsors, volunteers, and institutions who made this event possible.

The success of the IASS 2025 Mexico City Symposium has been the result of the collective effort, enthusiasm, and commitment of professional teams—both administrative and technical—and of a truly engaged academic community devoted to advancing the field of shell and spatial structures. Your presence, ideas, and collaboration have transformed this symposium into an unforgettable experience of exchange, learning, and friendship.

Thank you for sharing these inspiring days with us in Mexico City. We hope that the memories, knowledge, and connections built here will continue to strengthen our community in the years to come.

Welcome to Mexico City. Welcome to IASS 2025.
¡Mi casa es tu casa!

Organizing Committee of the IASS 2025 Mexico City Symposium

¡Mi casa es tu casa!