Hidden Above Church Vaults: The Design Evolution of Early Iron Roof Trusses in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Belgium KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article sets out to assess the first phase of iron roof construction in Belgian churches, from the 1840s to the 1860s, and the evolution of iron roof structures in this period, through an in-depth analysis of four case studies, located in Brussels, Antwerp, and Ghent. The article is based on fieldwork as well as archival and literature research. The cases are contextualized within the architectural, technical, political-economic, and ...