After the Oslo Open Conference, St. Stephen’s Cathedral workshop was the second stage of the cycle of events organized by Nano-Cathedral in the most important buildings of Europe. Vienna Local Workshop took place at St. Stephen’s Cathedral on September 21st 2017 from 9.00 to 18.00.

During the event, important researchers and restorers showed the project’s results and new methodologies in restoration field. Both lectures and practical tests were scheduled.

St. Stephen Cathedral – Interior

09:00 St. Stephens: Building History, Problems of Preservation | Architekt DI Wolfgang Zehetner, Dombaumeister, Wien

09:30 EU-Project Nano-Cathedral | Prof. Dr. Johannes Weber, Universität für Angewandte Kunst, Wien

09:45 Nano-Cathedral and it‘s economic and social impact | Dr. Zoltan Juhasz, Universität Bamberg

10:15 The protection of natural stones in outdoor environment: New perspective to a difficult challenge | Prof. Dr. Lucia Toniolo, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

10:45 Coffee break

11:15 The evaluation of nano protective treatments on different lithotypes | Dr. Francesca Gherardi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

11:45 Decay of stones of St. Stephen‘s | Prof. Dr. Andreas Rohatsch, TU Wien

12:15 Cologne Cathedral: Nano-Technology used for stone and glass | Dr. Ulrike Brinkmann, Dombauhütte Köln

12:45 Summary, Questions

13:00 Lunch Break

14:15 Decay of stones and the effect of consolidation on their structure – Laboratory Tests | Mag. Elisabeth Ghaffari, Universität für Angewandt Kunst, Wien

14:45 Mechanical and physical studies on both consolidated and non colsolidated stones | Mag. Matea Ban, TU Wien

15:15 Coffee break

15:45 Practical application on the scaffold and in the workshop

18:00 End