Janusz Rebielak (born October 10, 1955 in Bierutow, Poland) – contemporary Polish architect and engineer, professor of the Tadeusz Kosciuszko University of Technology.
He was born on 10 October 1955 in Bierutow near Wroclaw, in Poland. After completing study at the Juliusz Slowacki High School in Olesnica in 1974 he has started a degree at the Department of Architecture at the Technical University of Wroclaw, he graduated from this Department in March 1979. As a member of academic staff of this university he has focused his research activities on the numerical methods of shaping and the design of space structures and their applications as the main support systems in large span roofs, tall buildings and foundation structures. The innovative combined foundation system makes possible the safe foundation of heavily loaded buildings on subsoil of small load carrying ability located particularly in earthquake areas or in the mining damage sectors. The system of the combined foundation developed recently by him is a turning-point of the technical solutions in this area of worldwide engineering innovations. The most important of his achievements is the two-stage method of statically indeterminate trusses and the method of secondary grid deformation; the last one was developed for the design of geodesic domes. He obtained the PhD degree in May 1982 at the Institute of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technical University of Wroclaw. In February 1993 he obtained a D.Sc. degree at the Department of Architecture of the Wroclaw University of Technology; the title of professor has been conferred on him by the decree of the President of the Republic of Poland issued in 8 June 2006.
Since 1998 he manages his own design studio for preparing various types of architectural projects.
For many years he has been a member of the academic staff of the Department of Architecture of the Wroclaw University of Technology from 1994 to 2001 and as the head of the Division of Building Structures from 2001 until 2007. He has also worked as the head of the Division of Structures and Building Engineering at the Department of Architecture of the Wroclaw University of Technology. Since 2008 he has been employed as the professor at The Tadeusz Kosciuszko Cracow University of Technology at the Faculty of Architecture.
In addition to the above positions he has also served as the Chairman of the Commission of Architecture and Town Planning of Wroclaw Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences from 2006 to 2010. He has been re-elected as the chairman of the Commission for the tenure 2011-2014. Also a member of numerous committees of domestic and foreign scientific conferences, a member of several editorial boards or panels of referees of domestic and international scientific journals, member of some international scientific societies including among others member of the Advisory Board of the International Society for Interdisciplinary Study of Symmetry (ISIS-SYMMETRY), member of the Research Board of Advisors of the American Biographical Institute (ABI), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA and a member of the Center of Excellence for Architectural Technology at the University of Tehran, in Iran. He has given some invited lectures and numerous regular presentations during scientific conferences held in 20 countries. He has been granted a fellowship at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (1984/1985) and by the JSPS fellowship at University of Tokyo, Japan (2001/2002).
Other information available on the personal website.
2003: Dome for the Central Complex of the intended Expo 2010 in Wroclaw
2005: Centre of the Queen Jadwiga of the Bydgoszcz University of Technology
2005/2006: Centrum Geo of the Wroclaw University of Technology
2006: Complex of swimming pools in Bialogard
2007: Stand’s cover for Ludowy Stadium in Sosnowiec
2012: GeoDome Sky Tower in Wroclaw
In the time period 1982-1992 he obtained three patents as an employee of the Wroclaw University of Technology:
"Modularny element konstrukcyjny struktur przestrzennych", (Modular Element of Space Structures - in Polish), Politechnika Wroclawska, Polska, Patent Nr 130608, patent application No P - 236763 of 2 June 1982, published - 20 December 1985.
"Fundament zespolony", (Combined Foundation - in Polish), Politechnika Wroclawska, Polska, Patent Nr 149760, Patent Application No P - 265885 of the 25th May, 1987, Published - 31 August 1990.
"Budynek bardzo wysoki o konstrukcji stalowej", (High-Rise Building of Steel Structure - in Polish), Politechnika Wroclawska, Polska, Patent Nr 159465, patent application No P - 279879 of 7 June 1989, published - 31 December 1992.
He is the author of three recently prepared patent applications:
"Modul konstrukcyjny do przekrywania obiektow" (Structural module for roof covers of objects – in Polish), Patent registration, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, Patent Application, No P-383254, September 3, 2007.
"Dzwigar soczewkowy" (Lenticular girder – in Polish), Patent registration, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, Patent Application No P 385991, 1 September 2008.
"Systemowy fundament zespolony" (System of combined foundation – in Polish), Patent registration, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, Patent Application No P.394745), 2 May 2011.
At present the total number of all of his publications is more than 180; including 3 monographs.
List of selected publications:
Metoda obliczania kratownic statycznie niewyznaczalnych w dwoch etapach, (Method of calculation of statically indeterminate trusses in two stages – in Polish), XVII Miedzynarodowa Szkola Komputerowego Wspomagania Projektowania, Wytwarzania i Eksploatacji, Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna, Warszawa-Szczyrk, May 13–17, 2013, Vol 2, pp. 281–287 (paper is published in the Journal „Mechanik" No 7, 2013, p. 599, also in an electronic issue of the Journal).
Metody numeryczne w modelowaniu struktur przestrzennych. Ksztaltowanie systemow konstrukcyjnych budynkow wysokich, (Numerical methods in modeling of space structures. Shaping of structural systems of tall buildings – in Polish), Archivolta, nr 1, 2013.
System of combined foundation for tall buildings, Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 6, No 12, 2012.
Metody numeryczne w modelowaniu struktur przestrzennych. Formy przekryc dachowych, (Numerical methods in modeling of space structures. Forms of roof covers – in Polish), Archivolta, No 4, 2012.
Architektura w dawnej Persji i we wspolczesnym Iranie, (Architecture in ancient Persia and in contemporary Iran – in Polish) , Przyroda, ekologia, kultura, red.: E. Dobierzewska-Mozrzymas i A. Jezierski, Studium Generale Universitatis Wratislaviensis im. Profesora Jana Mozrzymasa, Volume XVI, ISSN 0239-6661, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego, 2012.
A method of static calculation and shape of structural system developed by application of principles of superposition, Lightweight structures in civil engineering – contemporary problems, Local seminar of IASS Polish Chapter, Warsaw, 2012.
Koncepcja systemu konstrukcyjnego budynku wysokiego, (Combined structural system of tall building- in Polish), Inzynieria i Budownictwo, No 1, 2012.
Combined form of structural system proposed for tall buildings, Taller, Longer, Lighter - Proceedings of IABSE-IASS Symposium, London, 2011.
Koncepcje pretowo-ciegnowych systemow przekryc dachowych, (Concepts of tension-strut systems of roof structures - in Polish), Inzynieria i Budownictwo, No 1, 2011.
Structural systems shaped for tall objects, in: Spatial structures – temporary and permanent, Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), Shanghai, China, 2010.
Lenticular girder – structural shape and proposals for applications, in: Evolution and trends in design, analysis and construction of shell and spatial structures, Symposium IASS, Valencia, Spain, 28 September – 2 October 2009.
Shaping of space structures. Examples of applications of Formian in design of tension-strut systems, Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wroclawskiej, ISBN 83-7085-865-1, Wroclaw, 2005.
Chosen types of tension-strut systems proposed for lightweight roofs, IASS-APCS International Symposium on New Perspectives for Shell and Spatial Structures, Taipei, Taiwan, October 22–25, 2003.
Structures of high-rise buildings designed by means of prismatic space frames, Space Structures 5, Vol. 1, Thomas Telford, London, England, 2002.
New structural proposals of tension-strut systems for lightweight roofs, Space Structures 5, Vol. 2, Thomas Telford, London, England, 2002.
Prismatic space frames as the main support structures for high-rise buildings, Lightweight Structures in Civil Engineering, Local Seminar of IASS Polish Chapter, Warsaw-Wroclaw, 7 December 2001.
Cable dome shaped on the ground of the {T – T} double-layer space structure. Example of Formian’s application in creation of numerical model of a structure, in: Lightweight Structures in Civil Engineering, Local Seminar of IASS Polish Chapter, Warsaw, 1999.
Some proposals of structural systems for long span roofs and high-rise buildings, Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, Vol. 40, No 1, 1999.
Some proposals of space structures shaping, Proceedings of the International Colloquium: Structural Morphology - Towards the New Millennium, University of Nottingham, August 15–17, 1997.
Examples of Shaping for Large Span Roofs and for High-Rise Buildings, International Journal of Space Structures, special issue on Morphology and Architecture, Guest Editor: H. Lalvani, Volume 11, Nos 1&2, 1996.
Space Structures - Proposals for Shaping, International Journal of Space Structures, Vol. 7, No 3, 1992.
The method of secondary grid deformation, International Journal of Space Structures, Special issue on geodesic forms, Guest editor: T. Tarnai, Nos. 3&4, Vol. 5, 1990.
Dwuetapowa metoda obliczania kratownic statycznie niewyznaczalnych (Two-stage method of calculation of the statically indeterminate trusses – in Polish), TH Delft, Afdeling der Bouwkunde, Vakgroep 4, Project nr 4.1.2.1, The Netherlands, March, 1985.
Wyznaczanie regularnych siatek sferycznych metoda deformacji siatki wtornej, (Estimation of regular spherical grids by the method of deformation of secondary grid - in Polish ), Inzynieria i Budownictwo, No 8, 1983.
Konstrukcja kopuly kulistej metod kol wpisanych w siatke trojkatna,(Structure of the spherical dome by means of the method of the circles inscribed in the triangular grid - in Polish), Architektura, No 9/10, 1977.
2003: Dome for the Central Complex of the intended Expo 2010 in Wroclaw
2005: Centre of the Queen Jadwiga of the Bydgoszcz University of Technology
2005/2006: Centrum Geo of the Wroclaw University of Technology
2006: Complex of swimming pools in Bialogard
2007: Stand’s cover for Ludowy Stadium in Sosnowiec
2012: GeoDome Sky Tower in Wroclaw
In the time period 1982–1992 he obtained three patents as an employee of the Wroclaw University of Technology.
"Modularny element konstrukcyjny struktur przestrzennych", (Modular Element of Space Structures - in Polish), Politechnika Wroclawska, Polska, Patent Nr 130608, patent application No P - 236763 of 2 June 1982, published - 20 December 1985.
"Fundament zespolony", (Combined Foundation - in Polish), Politechnika Wroclawska, Polska, Patent Nr 149760, Patent Application No P - 265885 of the 25th May, 1987, Published - 31 August 1990.
"Budynek bardzo wysoki o konstrukcji stalowej", (High-Rise Building of Steel Structure - in Polish), Politechnika Wroclawska, Polska, Patent Nr 159465, patent application No P - 279879 of 7 June 1989, published - 31 December 1992.
At present the total number of all his publications is more than 180, in this number are included 3 monographs.
List of selected publications:
Metoda obliczania kratownic statycznie niewyznaczalnych w dwoch etapach, (Method of calculation of statically indeterminate trusses in two stages – in Polish), XVII Miedzynarodowa Szkola Komputerowego Wspomagania Projektowania, Wytwarzania i Eksploatacji, Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna, Warszawa-Szczyrk, May 13–17, 2013, Vol 2, pp. 281–287 (paper is published in the Journal „Mechanik" No 7, 2013, p. 599, also in an electronic issue of the Journal).
Metody numeryczne w modelowaniu struktur przestrzennych. Ksztaltowanie systemow konstrukcyjnych budynkow wysokich, (Numerical methods in modeling of space structures. Shaping of structural systems of tall buildings – in Polish), Archivolta, nr 1, 2013.
System of combined foundation for tall buildings, Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 6, No 12, 2012.
Metody numeryczne w modelowaniu struktur przestrzennych. Formy przekryc dachowych, (Numerical methods in modeling of space structures. Forms of roof covers – in Polish), Archivolta, No 4, 2012.
Architektura w dawnej Persji i we wspolczesnym Iranie, (Architecture in ancient Persia and in contemporary Iran – in Polish), Przyroda, ekologia, kultura, red.: E. Dobierzewska-Mozrzymas i A. Jezierski, Studium Generale Universitatis Wratislaviensis im. Profesora Jana Mozrzymasa, Volume XVI, ISSN 0239-6661, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego, 2012.
A method of static calculation and shape of structural system developed by application of principles of superposition, Lightweight structures in civil engineering – contemporary problems, Local seminar of IASS Polish Chapter, Warsaw, 2012.
Koncepcja systemu konstrukcyjnego budynku wysokiego, (Combined structural system of tall building- in Polish), Inzynieria i Budownictwo, No 1, 2012.
Combined form of structural system proposed for tall buildings, Taller, Longer, Lighter - Proceedings of IABSE-IASS Symposium, London, 2011.
Koncepcje pretowo-ciegnowych systemow przekryc dachowych, (Concepts of tension-strut systems of roof structures - in Polish), Inzynieria i Budownictwo, No 1, 2011.
Structural systems shaped for tall objects, in: Spatial structures – temporary and permanent, Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), Shanghai, China, 2010.
Lenticular girder – structural shape and proposals for applications, in: Evolution and trends in design, analysis and construction of shell and spatial structures, Symposium IASS, Valencia, Spain, 28 September – 2 October 2009.
Shaping of space structures. Examples of applications of Formian in design of tension-strut systems, Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wroclawskiej, ISBN 83-7085-865-1, Wroclaw, 2005.
Chosen types of tension-strut systems proposed for lightweight roofs, IASS-APCS International Symposium on New Perspectives for Shell and Spatial Structures, Taipei, Taiwan, October 22–25, 2003.
Structures of high-rise buildings designed by means of prismatic space frames, Space Structures 5, Vol. 1, Thomas Telford, London, England, 2002.
New structural proposals of tension-strut systems for lightweight roofs, Space Structures 5, Vol. 2, Thomas Telford, London, England, 2002.
Prismatic space frames as the main support structures for high-rise buildings, Lightweight Structures in Civil Engineering, Local Seminar of IASS Polish Chapter, Warsaw-Wroclaw, 7 December 2001.
Cable dome shaped on the ground of the {T – T} double-layer space structure. Example of Formian’s application in creation of numerical model of a structure, in: Lightweight Structures in Civil Engineering, Local Seminar of IASS Polish Chapter, Warsaw, 1999.
Some proposals of structural systems for long span roofs and high-rise buildings, Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, Vol. 40, No 1, 1999.
Some proposals of space structures shaping, Proceedings of the International Colloquium: Structural Morphology - Towards the New Millennium, University of Nottingham, August 15–17, 1997.
Examples of Shaping for Large Span Roofs and for High-Rise Buildings, International Journal of Space Structures, special issue on Morphology and Architecture, Guest Editor: H. Lalvani, Volume 11, Nos 1&2, 1996.
Space Structures - Proposals for Shaping, International Journal of Space Structures, Vol. 7, No 3, 1992.
The method of secondary grid deformation, International Journal of Space Structures, Special issue on geodesic forms, Guest editor: T. Tarnai, Nos. 3&4, Vol. 5, 1990.
Dwuetapowa metoda obliczania kratownic statycznie niewyznaczalnych (Two-stage method of calculation of the statically indeterminate trusses – in Polish), TH Delft, Afdeling der Bouwkunde, Vakgroep 4, Project nr 4.1.2.1, The Netherlands, March, 1985.
Wyznaczanie regularnych siatek sferycznych metoda deformacji siatki wtornej, (Estimation of regular spherical grids by the method of deformation of secondary grid - in Polish), Inzynieria i Budownictwo, No 8, 1983.
Konstrukcja kopuly kulistej metod kol wpisanych w siatke trojkatna, (Structure of the spherical dome by means of the method of the circles inscribed in the triangular grid - in Polish), Architektura, No 9/10, 1977.
