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Extractive Alpine landscapes. Systemic territorial perspectives and socio-ecological transition paradoxes
No full textThe thesis unfolds in three interrelated sections, each addressing a different scale and temporality of the extractive condition. The first investigates the renewed centrality of raw materials in the European transition, focusing on the spatial implications of recent policies aimed at reopening concessions for cobalt extraction in the Western Alps. The second reconstructs the palimpsest of Alpine transformation through three valleys in Piedmont, examining the relationship between technological innovation and spatial transformation, and tracing how productive cycles and territorial governance have co-evolved over time. This reading interprets the Alps not as a static natural domain but as an engineered, continuously negotiated landscape where infrastructures, industries, and environmental systems intersect. By examining the material and spatial imprints left by successive extraction regimes, mining, hydroelectric production, and manufacturing, it reveals how each phase has redefined both the ecological balance and the political imagination of the mountains. The analysis does not isolate individual sites but considers them as interconnected territories within a more expansive trans-scalar geography, in which local experimentation reflects broader European dynamics of resource use and transformation. The third develops a design framework grounded in territorial configurations conceived as possible conditions for testing critical hypotheses about the future of Alpine territories, presupposing forms of extended, multilevel governance articulated through intermediate plans, agreements, and pacts. These territories, locally marked by extractive concessions yet embedded within global supply dynamics, offer a multi-scalar field in which to question the implications of transition and to envision reversible forms of transformation.The thesis unfolds in three interrelated sections, each addressing a different scale and temporality of the extractive condition. The first investigates the renewed centrality of raw materials in the European transition, focusing on the spatial implications of recent policies aimed at reopening concessions for cobalt extraction in the Western Alps. The second reconstructs the palimpsest of Alpine transformation through three valleys in Piedmont, examining the relationship between technological innovation and spatial transformation, and tracing how productive cycles and territorial governance have co-evolved over time. This reading interprets the Alps not as a static natural domain but as an engineered, continuously negotiated landscape where infrastructures, industries, and environmental systems intersect. By examining the material and spatial imprints left by successive extraction regimes, mining, hydroelectric production, and manufacturing, it reveals how each phase has redefined both the ecological balance and the political imagination of the mountains. The analysis does not isolate individual sites but considers them as interconnected territories within a more expansive trans-scalar geography, in which local experimentation reflects broader European dynamics of resource use and transformation. The third develops a design framework grounded in territorial configurations conceived as possible conditions for testing critical hypotheses about the future of Alpine territories, presupposing forms of extended, multilevel governance articulated through intermediate plans, agreements, and pacts. These territories, locally marked by extractive concessions yet embedded within global supply dynamics, offer a multi-scalar field in which to question the implications of transition and to envision reversible forms of transformation
Renewable Energy Communities as Means of the Fulfilment of Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans in Historic Urban Districts: The Case Study of Villorba—Treviso (Italy)
No full textRenewable Energy Communities (RECs) are increasingly recognized as a key tool to foster the local integration of renewable energy and to achieve sustainable climate and energy targets. In Italy, they could be particularly beneficial in municipalities combining heritage constraints with large industrial areas. This study focuses on Villorba (Treviso, Veneto), where the installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels on historical buildings is restricted, while a considerable stock of industrial buildings offers high potential for renewable energy deployment. A mapping of the building stock and PV potential based on Geographic Information System (GIS) was combined with hourly building energy simulations using an EnergyPlus-based tool. Several scenarios of PV installation on industrial roofs were assessed and compared against Villorba's Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) targets. The results show that PV systems installed on industrial buildings could significantly contribute to the electricity demand of the residential and municipal buildings. However, a more realistic approach should consider the concurrent generation and demand for electricity. The results with such an approach highlight that reduced PV capacities can achieve similar levels of local electricity self-consumption, thus decreasing investment costs and avoiding grid imbalances. This study demonstrates the strategic role of RECs in heritage-sensitive contexts and supports more resilient and realistic SECAP planning
Hegel e l’idea della traducibilità universale
No full textThis text explores Hegel’s perspective on the universality of artistic translation, particularly in poetry. Hegel’s assertion, drawn from his lectures on aesthetics, that a poetic work can be equally appreciated whether read or heard, and can be translated without losing intrinsic value, challenges the conventional belief that an original text must remain in its native language for full comprehension. Critics have interpreted this stance as indicative of Hegel’s insensitivity to the essence of art. However, the author defends Hegel, arguing that his views stem from a theoretical foundation that promotes a universality of poetic expression, reflecting the human spirit’s evolution. The notion of “literary material,” as outlined by Hegel, emphasizes that poetry conveys deep internal representations rather than relying on its external forms. This approach to translation highlights how poetic language operates as a universal medium of imagery, transcending linguistic boundaries, and challenges the veneration of the original text, positioning translation as a means to access the core of artistic expression
La sfida dello spazio abitabile minimo = The challenge of minimal living space.
No full textIl contributo approfondisce la tematica dello spazio minimo abitabile, analizzando il concept design di
Magistretti presente in alcuni disegni inediti ritrovati, casualmente, nel 2022, all’interno dell’archivio
della Fondazione studio museo Vico Magistretti. I fogli, accompagnati da una sintetica ma illuminante
lettera di presentazione, contengono una proposta progettuale di elementi modulari per la partecipazione
alla mostra sul design italiano Italy: The New Domestic Landscape. Achievements and Problems
of Italian Design, promossa dal MoMA di New York nel 1972. Nonostante l’ambiente proposto al
curatore, l’architetto Emilio Ambasz, non sia stato selezionato per l’esposizione, l’analisi e la modellazione
3D in ambito digitale delle rappresentazioni in proiezione ortogonale e in assonometria monometrica
hanno permesso di ricostruire il significato e la logica compositiva del mutevole e flessibile
‘paesaggio domestico’ nell’ottica dei principi dell’Existenzminimum.
Analizzati i singoli elementi volumetrici, corrispondenti ad arredi fissi o mobili, si è cercato di concretizzare
l’idea progettuale di quello che doveva essere un prototipo industriale, economico e democratico.
La sfida di approfondire e di realizzare digitalmente ‘l’abitare futuro’ di Vico Magistretti diventa
oggi l’occasione per riflettere sulla funzionalità e flessibilità dello spazio domestico minimo. - The article explores the theme of minimal living space by analysing Magistretti’s design concept,
which is contained in some unpublished drawings that were discovered by chance in the archives
of the Fondazione studio museo Vico Magistretti in 2022. The sheets, accompanied by a brief but
illuminating covering letter, contain a design proposal of modular elements for participation in the
Italian design exhibition Italy: The New Domestic Landscape. Achievements and Problems of Italian Design,
promoted by MoMA New York in 1972. Despite the fact that the environment proposed to the
curator, architect Emilio Ambasz, was not selected for the exhibition, the analysis and 3D modelling
in the digital sphere of orthogonal projection and monometric axonometric representations made
it possible to reconstruct the meaning and compositional logic of the changing and flexible ‘domestic
landscape’ from the perspective of the principles of Existenzminimum.
After analysing the individual volumetric elements, corresponding to fixed or mobile furniture, an
attempt was made to concretise the design idea of what was to be an industrial, economic and democratic
prototype. The challenge to study and concretise Vico Magistretti’s ‘future living’ becomes an
opportunity to reflect today on the functionality and flexibility of minimal domestic space
Design per e con i patrimoni. La necessità di un agire plurale
No full textIl contributo riflette sul ruolo del design nel ridefinire il concetto di patrimonio come sistema dinamico, plurale e interconnesso di beni materiali e immateriali, sociali, culturali e ambientali. L’espansione di questo campo richiede un agire progettuale fondato sulla collaborazione tra discipline, comunità e territori, in grado di valorizzare la complessità dei saperi, delle identità e delle pratiche locali.
Il design, inteso come pratica critica e operativa, diventa strumento di mediazione tra conservazione e innovazione, memoria e futuro, fisico e digitale. Attraverso processi di accesso, messa in rete, mappatura e trasferimento, il progetto assume la funzione di generatore di conoscenza condivisa e inclusiva, favorendo la costruzione di modelli narrativi e piattaforme interattive per la valorizzazione dei patrimoni.
Il testo propone una visione del design come agente di connessione e rigenerazione culturale, capace di attivare reti, trasformare gli archivi in risorse vive e contribuire alla realizzazione di un “Atlante delle memorie” aperto e sostenibile. A completamento, il contributo include una bibliografia ragionata che raccoglie le più recenti riflessioni della comunità scientifica sul tema dei patrimoni, offrendo un panorama aggiornato di riferimenti critici, metodologici e progettuali
No logo? Sul plagio e la vita dei segni, da Melania Trump ai magazzini criminali del Medioevo
No full textThis paper critically reinterprets the discourse on branding, originality, and authenticity in contemporary consumer culture, challenging the anti-corporate stance of Naomi Klein’s No Logo. Rather than viewing branding as a tool of oppression and homogenization, the study explores its potential as a dynamic system of meaning-making, where the interplay between the real and the fake generates new aesthetic and cultural possibilities. The analysis delves into the concept of signatures in fashion, where authenticity is not an inherent quality but a constructed narrative mediated by symbols, repetition, and appropriation. By examining the magical language of branding, this paper investigates how commodities acquire an aura of uniqueness despite their mass production, complicating traditional binaries of genuine versus counterfeit. The discussion also engages with the paradox of originality in China, where the boundaries between imitation and innovation are constantly renegotiated, challenging Western notions of authorship and authenticity. Ultimately, the paper reveals how branding, far from merely enforcing corporate dominance, operates as a flexible and evolving structure that reshapes identity, desire, and social belonging
