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VALUTAZIONE DEL VALORE ECONOMICO DEI BENI CULTURALI IMMOBILI PER LA LORO RESILIENZA: IL CASO DI STUDIO DELLA CHIESA DI SANTA MARIA DEI MIRACOLI
Full text linkClimate change, natural disasters, and human activity subject cultural heritage to several shocks and disturbances. The interest in risk reduction and management has increased significantly over the last decades, including for cultural assets. To protect and value them for future generations, the current issue is the increasing of their resilience. This research work is related to the European project "ResCult - Increasing Resilience of Cultural Heritage: A Supporting Decision Tool for the Safeguarding of Cultural Assets". This paper aims on the one hand to illustrate the state of the art on risk assessment in the European context, highlighting its fragmentation, and on the other hand, to determine the economic value expressed by the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Venice (Italy) through the Travel Cost Method (TCM), as one of the components value to support risk assessment of Cultural Heritage. this study considers how the suggested strategy may be applied on a European level
UN APPROCCIO GEOMATICO PER LA GESTIONE DEL RICOVERO DEL PAZIENTE AFFETTO DA COVID-19
Full text linkDuring the COVID-19 pandemic period, it is often necessary to hospitalize a patient positive for the virus and in serious health conditions in suitable hospitals. The difficulty in managing these emergencies arises from the fact that it is often not possible to know which is the nearest hospital with beds available for hospitalization of the COVID-19 patients. In this work, we pre-sent a GIS application based on a relational database that allows to determine an optimal path for the patient transport from a starting point to the nearest hospital with free places for hospitalization. The developed application re-duces the patient's transport time, decreasing the exposure time of the medi-cal staff in the ambulance in contact with the positive patient. The applica-tion was developed in the urban area of Catania where hospitals gather a large pool of users and therefore it is essential to have a system that in real-time provides the available beds and thus optimize the distribution of COVID-19 positive patients who need an admission to a hospital
La dimensione sociale del riuso del patrimonio architettonico. Riflessioni teoriche a partire da un caso studio in Campania
Full text linkIn the last decades, the growing concern about land consumption, together with the awareness of cultural heritage's role for sustainable development, has led to paying greater attention to cultural properties reuse. However, the complexity embedded in reuse choices calls for proper tools that, relying on a deep knowledge of the asset understudy, can support the design and evaluation of suitable alternatives. Furthermore, as the official documents in the conservation field suggest, this complexity requires considering the social dimension of heritage reuse as a crucial factor in the decision domain. Based on these premises, the paper aims at investigating the reuse issue by focusing on its social dimension through a comprehensive approach, integrating a theoretical and methodological perspective. It moves from theoretical reflections, grounding on the conservation debate, about architectural heritage reuse social dimension. These reflections serve as a lens to analyze the different methodologies set in the evaluation field to assess alternatives for reuse projects by giving prominence to their social impact. Then, the previous reflections are better focused through a case study, identified in choosing the most suitable reuse alternative for the "Ritiro del Carmine" Monastery in the Campania Region. Finally, the implications of such an integrated approach are discussed by highlighting its strategic role in heritage conservation decisions and its room for improvement.Negli ultimi decenni, la crescente preoccupazione circa gli effetti del consumo di suolo, unita a una maggiore consapevolezza nei confronti del ruolo del patrimonio culturale per uno sviluppo territoriale sostenibile, hanno spinto ad assegnare una crescente importanza al tema del riuso del patrimonio architettonico. Tuttavia, la complessità delle scelte di riuso richiede la definizione di strumenti opportuni che, muovendo da una profonda conoscenza del bene oggetto di studio, siano in grado di supportare la definizione e la valutazione di alternative di riuso. Inoltre, come suggerito dai documenti ufficiali in materia di conservazione del patrimonio, la complessità del tema richiede una necessaria apertura alla dimensione sociale nelle decisioni per il riuso. Sulla scorta di tali premesse, il presente contributo mira a approfondire la questione del riuso del patrimonio architettonico attraverso l’adozione di una duplice prospettiva: teorica e metodologica. Nello specifico, esso muove da riflessioni di carattere teorico sul tema del riuso, riprese dal dibattito scientifico in materia di conservazione. Esse, infatti, costituiscono la lente attraverso cui analizzare le diverse metodologie definite per la valutazione di progetti di riuso alternativi, dando rilievo all’impatto sociale degli stessi. Le precedenti riflessioni sono maggiormente messe a fuoco attraverso un caso studio, identificato nella scelta della alternativa di riuso più idonea per il monastero del Ritiro del Carmine in Mugnano di Napoli, in Campania. Infine, le implicazioni di un simile approccio al tema del riuso sono discusse, mettendone in evidenza il ruolo strategico per la conservazione del patrimonio, nonché i margini di miglioramento
ANALISI DI LUNGO PERIODO DELLA TRASFORMAZIONE DEL PAESAGGIO FORESTALE NELL’AREA METROPOLITANA DI ROMA CAPITALE A SUPPORTO DELLA GOVERNANCE DEL TERRITORIO PER LA TRANSIZIONE ECOLOGICA
Full text linkRestoring the forest ecosystem’s functionality is as an urgent action for biodiversity conservation and carbon mitigation as well as for achieving the 2030 Agenda of United Nations sustainability goals. By developing a landscape dynamics framework to guide future management and planning policies we characterised the historical trend of forest area changes from 1936 to 2010 in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital (Italy). Remote sensing-based products and historical forest maps, coupled with landscape pattern metrics and fragmentation analysis have been implemented. Two main forest landscape dynamics were reconstructed: I) the increase of forest cover fragmentation in the lowland areas; (II) the rise in forest area by recently established forest in the interior sectors of the mountain landscape, mainly within protected areas. Results revealed the urgent need to establish new protected areas and rewilding spaces. The proposed framework can be used for testing the effectiveness of environmental planning and management in other forest landscapes to achieve the Agenda 2030 goals and EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy
DISTRETTI ENERGETICI: UNO STUDIO SU UN QUARTIERE DI UNA CITTÀ DELL’ITALIA MERIDIONALE
Full text linkNowadays the energy transition, which implies the design of a new energy supply and distribution model based on RES, is an urgent course of action. Not only is it crucial to tackle climate change issues but it is also an opportunity to generate new technical, economic and social development possibilities. In this framework, the implementation of new structures of collective and collaborative economy, such as energy districts and communities, is encouraged by the European Union's development programs as a crucial strategy to mitigate both climate change crisis and economic inequalities as well as socio-environmental injustices. With a view to providing a contribution to the studies addressing the effectiveness of these new energy management structures, especially in Mediterranean climates, this work proposes an analysis focused on a neighborhood of a city located in the Southern Italy. The results showed that the implementation of RES in an energy district perspective, according to the feasibility granted by the neighborhood features, allowed the balance between energy productivity and needs to be reached
Parole e tracciati per le cupole vittoniane: tra i disegni di studio e di progetto
Full text linkVittone’s domes have been widely addressed by reference literature, above all from the point of view of their formal qualities, and of the use of natural light. However, the geometrical and dimensional characters of his domes have been, up to now, hardly investigated. A specific research on the archival sources regarding dome conception and construction, as well as on existing structures is, therefore, necessary if we want to provide new insight on this complex subject. This study investigates the geometric tracings of Vittone’s domes, starting from the theoretical positions he has illustrated in his own Istruzioni elementari. A comparison with a selection of Vittone’s designs for domed churches, as published in the Istruzioni diverse, follows. The comparison then is taken to two actually built case studies, investigated through drawings and by the use of field survey data. The aim of this preliminary study is define a frame, useful to further investigate the design and construction principles of domes, highlighting the gap between theoretical, project and construction-oriented drawings. Our conclusions will have to be validated through further field surveys; however, they already show that a multidisciplinary approach, taking into account a multiplicity of sources (archival, literature, drawings, digital surveys, etc.), is needed.Sebbene la letteratura di riferimento abbia ampiamente affrontato lo studio degli elementi cupolati nelle architetture di Vittone, soprattutto dal punto di vista spaziale, compositivo e dell’uso della luce, l’aspetto geometrico-dimensionale delle cupole effettivamente realizzate è ancora poco indagato. Tuttavia, rilievi sistematici e ricerche specifiche condotte sulle fonti materiali potrebbero fornire interessanti dati utili al dibattito storico-critico più ampio intorno alla figura dell’architetto e allo sviluppo dei suoi cantieri. Lo studio proposto analizza il tracciamento geometrico delle cupole vittoniane, a partire dalle costruzioni teoriche esposte nelle Istruzioni elementari e confrontandole con alcune delle idee di progetto per edifici di culto delle Istruzioni diverse, al fine di strutturare una cornice tematica di ricerca per l’approfondimento dei metodi di tracciamento e realizzazione delle cupole intercettando i livelli di separazione che sussistono tra i tracciamenti di tipo teorico, di studio, di progetto e di cantiere. Le considerazioni esposte, da validare tramite eventuali analisi e rilievi sul campo, mirano a costruire un orizzonte di ricerca in cui l’approccio interdisciplinare alla sovrapposizione e l’integrazione di diverse fonti (archivistiche, letterarie, grafiche, digitali) consenta di delineare nuovi percorsi di studio e approfondimento sulla figura di Vittone e gli organismi cupolati di epoca moderna
The outer surfaces of the residential buildings designed by Giuseppe Terragni. Plasters, stone cladding and prefabricated elements to the test of time.
Full text linkStarting from the analysis of the archival and bibliographical documentation and from the direct observation of the buildings, the article analyses the finishing surfaces of the residential buildings designed by Giuseppe Terragni, in order to understand the structural and technological construction choices, the results on site and the changes that such finishes have undergone over time. From 1927 and 1943, Giuseppe Terragni designed and built, alone or in cooperation with other architects (Pietro Lingeri e Alberto Sartoris), nine buildings intended for multi-family dwellings and two single-family villas. For the outer finishes of his architecture works, he experimented different solutions: plaster finishes, stone cladding in large slabs and smaller elements, as well as cladding with prefabricated elements of cement grit. Despite Terragni’s declare wish to create durable finishes which could withstand the effects of the weather, most have undergone modifications and transformations. Le superfici esterne negli edifici residenziali progettati da Giuseppe Terragni. Intonaci, rivestimenti in pietra e elementi prefabbricati alla prova del tempoL’articolo, partendo dall’analisi della documentazione archivistica, bibliografica e dall’osservazione diretta degli edifici, analizza le superfici di finitura degli edifici residenziali progettati da Giuseppe Terragni per comprenderne le scelte formali e tecnologico costruttive, gli esiti in cantiere e le modifiche che tali finiture hanno subito nel tempo. Giuseppe Terragni, dal 1927 al 1943, ha progettato e realizzato, da solo o in collaborazione con altri architetti (Pietro Lingeri e Alberto Sartoris), nove edifici destinati ad abitazioni plurifamiliari e due ville monofamiliari. Per le finiture esterne delle sue architetture sperimenta diverse soluzioni: finiture ad intonaco, rivestimenti lapidei in lastre di grandi dimensioni e in elementi più piccoli oltre a un rivestimento in elementi prefabbricati in graniglia di cemento. Nonostante la dichiarata volontà di Terragni di realizzare finiture durevoli, che potessero resistere all’azione degli agenti atmosferici, la maggior parte hanno subito modifiche e trasformazioni. Starting from the analysis of the archival and bibliographical documentation and from the direct observation of the buildings, the article analyses the finishing surfaces of the residential buildings designed by Giuseppe Terragni, in order to understand the structural and technological construction choices, the results on site and the changes that such finishes have undergone over time. From 1927 and 1943, Giuseppe Terragni designed and built, alone or in cooperation with other architects (Pietro Lingeri e Alberto Sartoris), nine buildings intended for multi-family dwellings and two single-family villas. For the outer finishes of his architecture works, he experimented different solutions: plaster finishes, stone cladding in large slabs and smaller elements, as well as cladding with prefabricated elements of cement grit. Despite Terragni’s declare wish to create durable finishes which could withstand the effects of the weather, most have undergone modifications and transformations.
IV. Borromini: una vita da architetto
Full text linkIV.1 «Borromini Alone Understood the Profession of the Architect»: A Profile of a Singular CareerGian Lorenzo Bernini’s affermation, recounted by Virgilio Spada in 1657, that «Borromini alone understood the profession of the architect», demonstrates the enormous professional respect enjoyed by the Ticinese architect, even from his greatest rival. This biographical profile traces Borromini’s course in preparation for, and in the actual carrying out, of the profession of architect in Rome, and re-evaluates his original and autonomous technical, artistic and cultural contributions, notwithstanding the limitations set on him by clients and by professional and academic corporations.Borromini’s long and difficult career, marked by his success during the papacy of Pope Innocent X Pamphilij, and concluding tragically with his suicide, at the end of the papacy of Alexander VII Chigi, was best summarized by Giovanni Battista Passeri, who, recounting the judgement of contemporaneous connoisseurs, praised the architect for his erudition, intelligence, and a «perfect knowledge» in the exercise of architecture.IV.1 «il solo Borromino intendeva questa professione»: profilo di una carriera singolareL’affermazione di Bernini, riportata da monsignor Virgilio Spada nel 1657, che «il solo Borromini intendeva la professione di architetto» dimostra il grande credito professionale goduto dall’architetto ticinese, anche presso il suo più grande rivale. Questo profilo biografico segue il percorso compiuto da Borromini nella preparazione e nell’esercizio della professione di architetto a Roma, intesa come espressione tecnica artistica e culturale autonoma e svincolata dai condizionamenti dei committenti e della corporazione professionale e accademica.Il lungo e tormentato percorso professionale di Borromini, segnato dal successo durante il pontificato di Innocenzo X Pamphili e concluso dal tragico epilogo del suicidio alla fine di quello di Alessandro VII Chigi, fu sintetizzata dal biografo Giovanni Battista Passeri, richiamando il giudizio dei veri intenditori, nel segno dell’erudizione, dell’intelligenza e del «perfetto sapere» nell’esercizio dell’architettura