Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Full Professor at Architectural theory and methods

Karl-Gunnar Olsson is Professor of Architecture and Engineering and heads the research group Architecture and Engineering. He’s background is Structural Mechanics. He is also Head of the double degree program Architecture and Engineering, and responsible for the technology track in the Master of Architecture program at Chalmers. He’s research is mainly aimed at concepts and forms for representation of engineering systems in the early building design process. This includes interaction between architects and engineers, conceptual thinking and digital tools to serve conceptual design, and range from architectural conservation to design of new buildings.

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Publications (28)
Projects (3)

Showing 28 publications

2022

Design of tension structures and shells using the Airy stress function

Alexander Sehlström, Karl-Gunnar Olsson, Christopher John Kenneth Williams

International Journal of Space Structures. Vol. 37 (2), p. 94-106

Journal article

2022

Should Torroja’s prestressed concrete Alloz aqueduct be thought of as a beam or a shell?

Alexander Sehlström, Karl-Gunnar Olsson, Christopher John Kenneth Williams

Engineering Structures. Vol. 264

Journal article

2021

Architectural design methods used in engineering Master's thesis projects

Alexander Sehlström, Mats Ander, Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Other conference contribution

2021

Resedagbok Schweiz augusti 2021

Årskurs 3 Arkitektur & teknik 2020/21, Robin Flyman, Sam de Jong et al

Other

2019

Architecture and Engineering - education of Form and Force

Karl-Gunnar Olsson, Ulf Janson, Magnus Persson et al

IASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE, p. 145-152

Paper in proceeding

2019

The design , fabrication and assembly of an asymptotic timber gridshell

Emil Adiels, Cecilie Brandt-Olsen, Johanna Isaksson et al

Paper in proceeding

2018

Advances in Architectural Geometry 2018

Lars Hesselgren, Axel Kilian, Olga Sorkine Hornung et al

Proceedings (editor)

2018

The use of virtual work for the formfinding of fabric, shell and gridshell structures

Emil Adiels, Mats Ander, Erica Hörteborn et al

Proceedings of the Advances in Architectural Geometry conference 2018, p. 286-315

Paper in proceeding

2018

Resedagbok England/Wales - Arkitektur & teknik 2018

Felicia Andersson, Rebecca Engvall, Maria Karlsson et al

Other

2016

Träbärverk över stora spännvidder

Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Report

2016

På fötter genom England 2016

Årskurs 2 Arkitektur & teknik, Jessica Aranius, Elin Lidén et al

Other

2016

Architecture and Engineering - 10 Years Anniversary Book

Claes Caldenby, Oscar Borgström, Karl-Gunnar Olsson et al

Other

2016

Structural Mechanics: Modelling and Analysis of Frames and Trusses

Karl-Gunnar Olsson, Ola Dahlblom

Book

2016

Chalmers School of Architecture. Emerging from Strong Profiles and Open Dialogues.

Fredrik Nilsson, Magnus Persson, Matts Heijl et al

Chalmers School of Architecture Yearbook 2016. History of Architecture. Questioning Architecture, p. 66-71

Book chapter

2015

London - Wales - East Anglia, En resedagbok 2015

Årskurs 2 Arkitektur & teknik, Emma Nordhamn, Sara Olsson et al

Other

2010

Strukturmekanik - modellering och analys

Ola Dahlblom, Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Book

2008

Horizontal support of historic roof structures: Design and structural efficiency

Carl Thelin, Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Journal of Architectural Engineering. Vol. 14 (1), p. 18-24

Journal article

2005

Strukturmekanik & arkitektur Om strukturmekanisk förståelse i gestaltningsprocessen

Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Doctoral thesis

2005

Investigating causes of damages to historical timber structures by use of FEM

Carl Thelin, Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Structural analysis of historical constructions: possiblities of numerical and experimental techniques / edited by Claudio Modena, Paulo B. Lourenco, Pere Roca. Vol. 2, p. 1429-

Paper in proceeding

2005

Static Behaviour of a Historic Roof Structure

Carl Thelin, Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Journal of Architectural Engineering. Vol. 11 (2), p. 39-49

Journal article

2004

Ordning och motiv - Tankar om strukturmekanisk kunskapsbildning och om teorin som inspirationskälla.

Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Konferencerapport Nordisk Tekniklærermøde. Form-Proces-Teknologi., p. 27-29

Other conference contribution

2004

Computer-supported Furniture Design at an Early Sketching Stage

Pierre Olsson, Per Eriksson, Karl-Gunnar Olsson

International Journal of Design Computing. Vol. 7

Journal article

2004

An Approach to Teaching Architectural and Engineering Students Utilizing Computational Mechanics Software ForcePAD.

J Lindemann, G Sandberg, Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction.. Vol. 9, p. 219-228

Magazine article

2003

Provning av trämöbelförband

B Enquist, H Petersson, Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Report

2003

New tools and methods in furniture design

Per Eriksson, Pierre Olsson, Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Report

2003

Applied visualization of structural behaviour in furniture design

Pierre Olsson, Karl-Gunnar Olsson

Report

2003

Trä i arkitektutbildningen

Karl-Gunnar Olsson, Helena Carling

Book

2003

Use of static eigenmodes in mechanical design

Karl-Gunnar Olsson, Carl Thelin

Report

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Showing 3 research projects

2019–2022

3D printed nodes for structural steelwork connections in civil engineering and architecture

Christopher John Kenneth Williams Architectural theory and methods

Mats Ander Material and Computational Mechanics

Jens Olsson Architectural theory and methods

Karl-Gunnar Olsson Architectural theory and methods

Eduard Hryha Materials and manufacture

Formas

2019–2022

New MINDSET for High-Quality European BAUKULTUR: Bridging DIGITAL and CRAFT - Acronym: BuildDigiCraft

Anna Kaczorowska Architectural theory and methods

Karl-Gunnar Olsson Undergraduate Education Architecture and Built Environment

European Commission (EC)

2011–2017

Architecture in the Making: Architecture as a Making Discipline and Material Practice

Fredrik Nilsson Architecture

Frans Magnusson Architectural theory and methods

Malgorzata Zboinska Research - Architectural Theory and Method

Stig Anton Nielsen Architectural theory and methods

Atli Magnus Seelow Research - Architectural Theory and Method

Andrej Slavik Architectural theory and methods

Catharina Dyrssen Urban Design and Planning

Claes Caldenby Research - Architectural Theory and Method

Julia Fredriksson Urban Design and Planning

Lars Marcus Urban Design and Planning

Daniel Norell Education - Architectural Theory and Method

Johan Linton Education - Architectural Theory and Method

Liane Thuvander Research - Architectural Theory and Method

Paula Femenias Building Design

Beata Stahre Wästberg Interaction design

Michael Asgaard Andersen Architectural theory and methods

Monica Billger Architectural theory and methods

Michael U. Hensel Unknown organization

Nel Janssens Research - Architectural Theory and Method

Halina Dunin-Woyseth von Turow Architectural theory and methods

Karel Deckers Unknown organization

Johan Liekens Unknown organization

Anna Maria Orrù Urban Design and Planning

Karl-Gunnar Olsson Research - Architectural Theory and Method

Daniel Koch Building Design

Formas

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