International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering and Architecture
hosted by Technical Committee 207 ISSMGE
Urban Planning Below the Ground Level:
Architecture and Geotechnics
Saint Petersburg, 19-21 September 2018
Important Documents:
Template for Papers Preparation
Important Deadlines:
Paper Submission – 31 August
End of Registration – 18 September
Conference – 19-21 September
Venue of the Conference:
Organized by
- Saint Petersburg Council of Architects
- International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
- ISSMGE ТС 207 "Soil-Structure Interaction and Retaining Walls"
- Institute "Georeconstruction", Saint Petersburg
With assistance from
- Russian Society for Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering
- Alexander I State Transport University, Saint Petersburg
- "Gorny" National Mining University, Saint Petersburg
- SRO "Site Investigation and Engineering Surveys Association"
- SRO "Association of Underground, Industrial and Civil Construction Designers"
Venue of the Conference
Russia, Saint Petersburg, The House of Architects,
Bolshaya Morskaya Street, 52
The Intended Subject Areas
- Underground Master-Planning in a Megacity, or
"WHAT SHOULD GO UNDERGROUND?" - Underground Development and Preservation of Historic City Sites, or "UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION AS MEANS OF PRESERVING HISTORIC CITIES"
- Architectural Features of Underground Cities, or
"AN UNDERGROUND HOUSE" - Geotechnologies in Development of Underground Space, or
"HOW TO BUILD AN UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE?" - Soil-Structure Interaction, or
"HOW TO CALCULATE AN UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE?" - Monitoring in Underground Construction, or
"UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION: HOW TO MAKE IT SAFE?"
Main Objective of the Conference
An exchange of ideas between architects, restoration and preservation specialists, and geotechnical engineers on a range of subjects related to development of underground space in megacities. Recently a big number of conferences have been held involving specialists in one field. The purpose of this Conference is to further interdisciplinary exchange of professionals representing different fields.
The Conference is expected to enjoy participation of researchers and practitioners from Russia, the CIS, Europe, Asia, America and Australia.
We invite professionals in the fields of Architecture, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology and Underground Construction to take part in the Conference and present their papers.
Scientific Committee
Co-Chairs: О.S. Romanov, V.М. Ulitsky (Russia)
M. Jamiolkowski (Italia) |
R. Katzenbach (Germany) |
H. Hazarika (Japan) |
Organizing Committee
М.V. Sadkov, А.G. Shashkin, М.B. Lisyuk
Conference Administrators
Еugene Dubinin, +7 (911) 221-6104, georeconstruction@gmail.com
Аlexandra Lapitskaya, +7 (812) 339-3587, 575-3587, Fax: 575-3625, mail@georec.spb.ru
Оlga Pruss, +7 (812) 339-3587, 575-3587, Fax: 575-3625, mail@georec.spb.ru
Working Languages
The working languages of the conference will be Russian and English.
Simultaneous translation will be provided.