Philippe Block

4.1k total citations
108 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Philippe Block is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Architecture. According to data from OpenAlex, Philippe Block has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 50 papers in Building and Construction and 25 papers in Architecture. Recurrent topics in Philippe Block's work include Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials (39 papers), Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis (28 papers) and Architecture and Computational Design (25 papers). Philippe Block is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials (39 papers), Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis (28 papers) and Architecture and Computational Design (25 papers). Philippe Block collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Philippe Block's co-authors include Tom Van Mele, John Ochsendorf, Diederik Veenendaal, Lorenz Lachauer, Matthias Rippmann, A.C. Liew, Antonino Iannuzzo, Matthew J. DeJong, Daniele Panozzo and Olga Sorkine‐Hornung and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACM Transactions on Graphics and Journal of Sound and Vibration.

In The Last Decade

Philippe Block

103 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philippe Block Switzerland	29	1.6k	1.2k	505	392	294	108	2.7k
Sigrid Adriaenssens United States	23	1.1k 0.7×	595 0.5×	578 1.1×	238 0.6×	103 0.4×	132	1.8k
Tom Van Mele Switzerland	22	675 0.4×	634 0.5×	244 0.5×	170 0.4×	188 0.6×	81	1.2k
Fabio Gramazio Switzerland	28	471 0.3×	2.3k 1.9×	796 1.6×	274 0.7×	1.2k 4.1×	121	3.0k
Caitlin Mueller United States	19	336 0.2×	820 0.7×	293 0.6×	181 0.5×	162 0.6×	78	1.3k
Emily Whiting United States	20	127 0.1×	176 0.1×	239 0.5×	75 0.2×	304 1.0×	47	1.3k
Jianguo Cai China	24	1.4k 0.9×	246 0.2×	1.2k 2.4×	131 0.3×	36 0.1×	132	2.1k
Ankur Mehta United States	21	2.0k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	234 0.5×	6 0.0×	117 0.4×	59	3.0k
Giorgio Monti Italy	34	4.5k 2.8×	3.3k 2.7×	237 0.5×	6 0.0×	11 0.0×	177	4.8k
Peter D. Dunning United Kingdom	17	1.1k 0.7×	144 0.1×	302 0.6×	6 0.0×	100 0.3×	36	1.6k

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Block, Philippe, et al.. (2024). Heinz Isler’s physical form finding of the HIB tennis shells. Structures. 65. 106559–106559.

Iannuzzo, Antonino, et al.. (2022). Coupled Rigid-Block Analysis: Stability-Aware Design of Complex Discrete-Element Assemblies. Computer-Aided Design. 146. 103216–103216. 16 indexed citations

Liew, A.C., et al.. (2022). An Integrated Modelling Approach for the Seismic Collapse Assessment of Masonry Towers. International Journal of Architectural Heritage. 17(1). 90–113. 3 indexed citations

Singer, Philip C., et al.. (2022). Correction: The Striatus bridge. 2(3). 465–465. 1 indexed citations

Iannuzzo, Antonino, et al.. (2021). Understanding the rigid-block equilibrium method by way of mathematical programming. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics. 174(4). 178–192. 3 indexed citations

Iannuzzo, Antonino, et al.. (2021). Parametric Stability Analysis of Groin Vaults. Applied Sciences. 11(8). 3560–3560. 9 indexed citations

Rippmann, Matthias, A.C. Liew, Lex Reiter, et al.. (2020). Structural design, digital fabrication and construction of the cable-net and knitted formwork of the KnitCandela concrete shell. Structures. 31. 1287–1299. 71 indexed citations

Habert, Guillaume, et al.. (2020). When low strength materials meet funicular structures: a sustainable clay floor structure solution for emerging contexts. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 588(4). 42024–42024. 1 indexed citations

Liew, A.C., et al.. (2019). Tile vaults as integrated formwork for reinforced concrete: Construction, experimental testing and a method for the design and analysis of two-dimensional structures. Engineering Structures. 188. 233–248. 10 indexed citations

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Jipa, Andrei, G.P. Lydon, Matthias Rippmann, et al.. (2019). 3D-Printed Formwork for Integrated Funicular Concrete Slabs. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 2019(6). 17 indexed citations

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Reiter, Lex, et al.. (2018). Building in Concrete with an Ultra-lightweight Knitted Stay-in-place Formwork: Prototype of a Concrete Shell Bridge. Structures. 14. 322–332. 61 indexed citations

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Mele, Tom Van, et al.. (2018). The combination of tile vaults with reinforcement and concrete. International Journal of Architectural Heritage. 13(6). 782–798. 5 indexed citations

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Reeves, David, et al.. (2018). MayaVault—a Mesh Modelling Environment for Discrete Funicular Structures. Nexus Network Journal. 20(3). 567–582. 5 indexed citations

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Heisel, Felix, Matthias Rippmann, Nazanin Saeidi, et al.. (2017). Design of a load-bearing mycelium structure through informed structural engineering. 16 indexed citations

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Block, Philippe, Tom Van Mele, & Matthias Rippmann. (2015). Structural Stone Surfaces: New Compression Shells Inspired by the Past. Architectural Design. 85(5). 74–79. 4 indexed citations

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Block, Philippe, et al.. (2014). Ribbed tiled vaulting: Innovation through two design-build workshops. UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney). 6 indexed citations

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Veenendaal, Diederik & Philippe Block. (2014). Design process for prototype concrete shells using a hybrid cable-net and fabric formwork. Engineering Structures. 75. 39–50. 51 indexed citations

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Mele, Tom Van, Lorenz Lachauer, Matthias Rippmann, & Philippe Block. (2011). GEOMETRY-BASED UNDERSTANDING OF STRUCTURES. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 53(4). 285–295. 35 indexed citations

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Block, Philippe, Lorenz Lachauer, & Matthias Rippmann. (2010). Validating Thrust Network Analysis using 3D-printed, structural models. 7 indexed citations

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Block, Philippe & John Ochsendorf. (2007). THRUST NETWORK ANALYSIS : A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL EQUILIBRIUM. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 48(3). 167–173. 281 indexed citations

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