Books By John Chilton, Michael Balz - Author

John Chilton is a chartered civil engineer and Emeritus Professor of Architecture & Tectonics, in the Department of Architecture & Built Environment, at The University of Nottingham. His research interests span lightweight and non-conventional structures, sustainable construction and history of engineering construction.

He is a long-standing member of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), which is based in Madrid. Serving as a member of their Executive Council from 1998 to 2020, he is now a member of their Advisory Board and was recently made an Honorary Distinguished Member.  Reflecting his research interests, he is a member of IASS Working Groups 5: Concrete Shell Structures, 15: Structural Morphology and 17 Historical Spatial Structures. He chaired WG 12: Timber and Bio-based Spatial Structures from 1998 to 2015.

From 2001 to 2004 he acted as one of the Scientific Coordinators for TensiNet, an EU-funded Thematic Network for'Upgrading the Built Environm