1,720,984 research outputs found
Il Paesaggio della Val Tidone nelle fonti cartografiche
No full textThe study of landscape history takes on a significant role in terms of sustainability in European Union policies. The historical investigation forms the basis for the development of urban planning strategies. Therefore, the history of the landscape is not an end in itself but fundamental for the protection of the biodiversity and cultural heritage that characterize the Italian landscape. This consideration prompt research on studying the history of the Piacenza landscape through direct material sources (artefacts) and indirect (archival documents, toponymy, iconographic and bibliographic sources).
The peculiar landscapes of the Italian territory, in most cases, have taken on a characteristic aspect to the transformations related to human activity, even if most environments are usually identified as ‘natural’. For this reason, historical research on the landscape is based on the study of the environment and the relationships that man has established with it.
This ongoing research about the Val Tidone landscape represents the first investigation results on indirect sources, focusing particularly on historical cartography. The cartography shows administrative boundaries, waterways, and private properties, providing many elements useful for understanding the landscape in different historical moments
Tecniche costruttive storiche diffuse nelle Quattro Province: un progetto colto di organizzazione del territorio
Full text linkThe geographical area of Ligurian Apennines identified with the expression Quattro Province (Four Provinces, an area at the borders of the provinces of Alessandria, Genova, Pavia, and Piacenza) includes territories of different administrative institutions, but characterized by similar cultural features. Analogies are found in popular traditions (e.g. music, local festivals) and in building types. In particular, the most ancient examples of local architecture, both civil and religious, have common technological features, that characterize this area in a peculiar way. Studies about Longobardic documents and medieval material evidences show that the activity of the monasteries determined a real urban planning: after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the territory was dominated by severe decline and economic crisis, even though this area was important for pilgrimage and commerce (Salt road, Via degli Abati, Via Postumia). The organization in monastic cells, each with its own economic function, is still recognizable in recurring toponyms, evocative of specific types of cultivation or farming (e.g. Pecorara, Porcile, Pometo, and Noceto). The building activity was not spontaneous, but it had been entrusted to craftsmen who planned constructions according to a precise design, using cultured technologies and defined measures (eulithic architecture1). More recent rural buildings often have reused materials of pre-existing constructions. Even if they present modifications, rural buildings have the main elements of the eulithic architecture, which certainly had to represent a model for local inhabitantsThe geographical area of Ligurian Apennines identified with the expression Quattro Province (Four Provinces, an area at the borders of the provinces of Alessandria, Genova, Pavia, and Piacenza) includes territories of different administrative institutions, but characterized by similar cultural features. Analogies are found in popular traditions (e.g. music, local festivals) and in building types. In particular, the most ancient examples of local architecture, both civil and religious, have common technological features, that characterize this area in a peculiar way. Studies about Longobardic documents and medieval material evidences show that the activity of the monasteries determined a real urban planning: after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the territory was dominated by severe decline and economic crisis, even though this area was important for pilgrimage and commerce (Salt road, Via degli Abati, Via Postumia). The organization in monastic cells, each with its own economic function, is still recognizable in recurring toponyms, evocative of specific types of cultivation or farming (e.g. Pecorara, Porcile, Pometo, and Noceto). The building activity was not spontaneous, but it had been entrusted to craftsmen who planned constructions according to a precise design, using cultured technologies and defined measures (eulithic architecture1). More recent rural buildings often have reused materials of pre-existing constructions. Even if they present modifications, rural buildings have the main elements of the eulithic architecture, which certainly had to represent a model for local inhabitant
Analisi, diagnosi e conservazione delle murature lapidee di un borgo altomedievale in Val Trebbia
No full textInvestigations on building techniques of the defensive walls in Kınık Höyük excavation (Turkey)
No full textBuilding tecniques of fortified structures in Kinik Höyük archaeological excavation (Turkey)
No full textA Sustainable Opportunity to Re-Inhabit Traditional Buildings in Italy: Energy Efficiency Actions and Fiscal Incentives
Full text linkIn recent decades, the Italian building trade has recorded an increasing interest in the renovation and improvement of both listed and unlisted existing buildings by the Ministry of Culture, growing the debate on adapting historical buildings to current sustainability needs. The Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) observed the increase in family commuting and the attractiveness of marginal territories. Despite the scarcity of services, one-fifth of Italian small municipalities are attractive according to some indicators, primarily the demographic growth in the last three years. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the re-evaluation of inland areas. Remote working and the new need for open spaces could increase the return to small villages and be further boosted by the fiscal incentives. This paper considers the evolution of last year's real estate market, evaluating whether the regulatory tools for energy retrofit and tax relief meet the trade crisis with a possible benefit of preserving historical buildings. This research cannot ignore the European background; therefore, this paper offers an overview of EU regulatory strategies for energy efficiency recently issued to increase sustainability, focusing on tax credits for improving existing buildings. In conclusion, some considerations are proposed for future in-depth research
Energy Improvement for Cultural Heritage
No full textThe historic buildings conservation alone is a necessary but not sufficient condition to a restoration project; if there is no re-use, the real goal lacks: to take account of the actors, the people who use a building.
The re-use proposes itself as a possible strategy to allow the effective opportunity to enjoy the Cultural Heritage and, at the same time, to give an appropriate response to constantly changing needs and regulations, in order to the socioeconomic situation, too. In this regard, today, we talk about exploitation of the existing heritage. The modernization and refunctionalization project becomes a helping tool both solving the critical issues of an obsolete construction, that has never been able to answer performance regulations (energy saving, fire safety, accessibility), and monitoring and improving the management of the building, but, at the same time, re-use should consider the comparison with the existing heritage by a task of research (historic identity, constraints, construction characteristics). Each building is an unicum and it's necessary to act on a case-by-case basis, preserving the peculiarity of a construction.
The paper illustrates a research, developed on behalf of ENEA (italian national agency for new technologies, energy and sustainable development), which tries to define guidelines for improving energy performances of ancient buildings and for an efficient management of building systems, in preparation of an action plan's drafting. The case of study is the Villa Reale in Monza, which becomes an ideal experimentation’s context, because of its importance and its complexity
Aerogel-Based Plasters and Energy Efficiency of Historic Buildings. Literature Review and Guidelines for Manufacturing Specimens Destined for Thermal Tests
Full text linkThis paper presents a literature review about aerogel-based products for building, focusing on the plasters used within the architectural restoration sector. Aerogel has entered the construction field in the last two decades as a component of many insulation products, due to its high thermal performance. Aerogel-based plasters allow the matching of high thermal performance and limited thickness. This makes them suitable when retrofitting an existing building and also when restoring a heritage building. We analyze the results of recent research, focusing on the most commonly used methods for assessing the thermal performances and durability of aerogel-based plasters. As a result of this review, we propose a guideline for manufacturing samples destined for laboratory tests
Temporary shelters for archaeological excavations. An application in Kinik Höyük (Turkey)
No full textLa gestione sostenibile del patrimonio immobiliare tra riuso e valorizzazione
No full textAlthough the conservation of material consistency remains the primary goal of cultural heritage management, now there is a growing awareness that it is not a sufficient condition. Indeed, the valorisation of architecture, i.e. its effective cultural enjoyment, requires that it could be physically utilized by users, thus it should respond to changing needs.
The need to keep buildings in use often involve the definition of new functions and of adaptation interventions; however, these must not conflict with the historic character of buildings. The impact on historic buildings is strongly dependent on the choice of the intended use: indeed the amount of people in the building, and particular needs of plant integration or adaptation to current functional and safety standards can result in immediate significant alterations and over time they can promote the progress of decay both of the building, and of the movable property therein located.
In the meta-design phase, it is therefore important to define models for the impact of alternative intervention and utilization scenarios. These models could be used to aid in selecting the scenarios most compatible with the preservation of historical, cultural and material features of buildings, through the aware prediction of possible damages.
In this framework the research unit is starting up a multi-disciplinary study applied to the case of the historic buildings of the University of Pavia. This research is aimed at the development of a useful tool for evaluating the impact of preservation and valorisation works, in order to promote sustainable management, implemented through the approach of predictive maintenance and planned conservation
- …
