IASS-IACM 2008 Session: Spanning Between Theory and Practice -- Session Organizer: Hiroki TAMAI (Illinois Institute of Technology) -- Plenary Lecture: Abstract, Slides and Video: "Large shell structures for power generation technologies" by Wilfried B. KRATZIG (Ruhr-University Bochum), Reinhard HARTE (University of Wuppertal), Ralf WORMANN (Kratzig and Partner) -- Keynote Lecture: "Numerical tools in structure optimization" by William BAKER, Alessandro BEGHINI , Juan CARRION, Aaron MAZEIKA, Arkadiusz MAZUREK (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP) -- "Design process, detailing and examples of non-traditional structures" by Christian STUTZKI , Hiroki TAMAI, Joshua BUCKHOLT (Illinois Institute of Technology) -- "Opportunities and risks with free-form design" by Hans SCHOBER , Stefan JUSTIZ, Kai KUERSCHNER (Schlaich Bergermann and Partner LP) -- "Novel space frame system based on Golden Ratio, 5-fold symmetry, and the fractal HyperFrame system" by Chris KLING , Hiroki TAMAI, Nicola D'SOUZA (Aurodyn, Inc.) -- "Determination of warping deformation limits for insulating glass units in cable net facades" by Hiroki TAMAI , Chris STUTZKI, Joshua BUCKHOLT, Mathew WEGLARZ (Stutzki Engineering, Inc.) -- "Optimal design of unitized structures with curvilinear stiffeners" by Rakesh K. KAPANIA , Pankaj JOSHI, Manav BHATIA, Thi DANG (VPI and SU) -- "Buckling analysis of Wuhan Railway Station" by Rongwei TANG , Pengfei ZHAO, Yong TAO, Guohua PAN, Jihong QIAN, Yixin DU (China Academy of Building Research)