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I boschi alpini del Settecento come exemplum dei fenomeni ambientali contemporanei
No full textThe author discusses the concept of “natural environment spatialization” referring to the 18th century Western Alps context. Under the Savoy dynasty, resources began to play a means-ends function, becoming commodities to be extracted and
turned into profit according to the Enlightenment’s idea of forest as economic resource, thus losing its role of habitat.
The state’s necessity to manage these territories led to the birth of a new legislation that not only did regulate exploitation but also catalogued everything that could constitute an income for the state, e.g., fields, woods, and mines. Such interpretation of nature have characterized the mountain environment of the following centuries, up to the present day. Nowadays, due to the global crisis, the hitherto localized extractions are being stimulated again through a phenomenon of new internal extractive practices that mainly apply to the Alpine territory, and in which forests and minerals are the main resources
Designing knit designers
No full textTraditionally associated with craftmanship and manual work, knitwear seems a quite unusual subject of investigation for scientific research. This book places it as an integrative part of the industrial design culture where the dialogue between a productive system of excellence and the design discipline taught in universities becomes a topic of central concern. From an industrial standpoint, knitwear is a fertile ground of technological experimentation while being at the same time one of the most traditional sectors of Made in Italy. The complexity of a long and fragmented production chain is an interesting challenge for designers but affects the training and the knowledge transfer inside companies. On the academic side, the presence of such an industry creates the urgency for higher education to understand how to train knit designers as new professionals, and thus the opportunity for knitwear to be recognized as a discipline deserving specific teaching strategies and a focused scientific research. The present book reports an experimentation conducted in the unique conditions of the Italian industrial design culture, that defined tools and methods to train knit designers not as artists, but with the technical and cultural knowledge and the project-oriented mindset that is typical of industrial design disciplines. These contents are of interest for the academy, as they constitute a tool to design teaching experiences oriented to such a specific industrial sector; for those approaching knitwear design, as it is a pool of information on the complexity of knitwear, a map of the background knowledge, collected and rearranged, and a compass to be guided in building one's own skills; for professionals, who will find here their history, the opinions of colleagues, the opportunity to integrate their knowledge and to learn more about the in-depth experimental, technical and design work that takes place at Politecnico di Milano
The Wood Sector and the King's Works. A Different Perspective for the Study of 18th Century Royal Construction Sites in the Kingdom of Sardinia
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I grandi cantieri nella prospettiva del bosco. Storia ambientale dellʼarchitettura nel Regno di Sardegna
No full textL'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachmen
Designing Knit Designers. Teaching tools and methods to train professionals for the knitwear industry
No full textThis study focuses on Italian knitwear both as an industrial excellence, placed halfway between tradition and technological innovation, and as a design discipline taught in design universities, with the aim to experiment with new ways to support SMEs and to answer their concrete needs in terms of young professionals.
On the academic side, the growing correspondence of the disciplines of fashion design with their respective specialized production areas creates an opportunity for knitwear to be addressed in this study from a designer-researcher perspective, and thus to be recognized as a discipline that deserves specific teaching tools and methods and focused scientific research. From an industrial standpoint, knitwear is one of the most complex realities of Made in Italy, with a long and fragmented production chain made up of many different stakeholders that leads to significant waste in terms of time, resources and materials leaving a low budget for the training of new designers. In this scenario, it is increasingly urgent for higher education to understand how to train knit designers as professionals able to act in between tradition and innovation, owning creative and technical skills along with with specific competencies, other than those of a more generic fashion designer.
The study works towards this objective, keeping knitwear inside the boundaries of the Italian industrial design culture and acting with experimental activities towards the definition of tools and methods to train professionals to be able to respond to the needs of the industrial context, with the proper technical and cultural knowledge and the project-oriented mindset that is typical of industrial design disciplines
Per la difesa del territorio. Il caso della valle del Belìce tra gli anni Cinquanta e Sessanta
No full textObiettivo Novecento raccoglie riflessioni sul tema della città ideale e sulle sperimentazioni compiute nel secolo scorso. Interesse particolare è la recente iscrizione della città di Ivrea tra i siti UNESCO: il riconoscimento tangibile del valore architettonico e sociale della visione riformatrice di Adriano Olivetti.
Obiettivo Novecento raccoglie una selezione di contenuti originali volti all’interpretazione dell’esperienza eporediese nel contesto attuale e nell’ottica di una prospettiva futura. L’intento non è solamente la divulgazione di visioni e previsioni in ambito locale, ma delle teorie più rilevanti del secolo scorso e la verifica puntuale sullo stato dell’arte in merito al dibattito sulla città pianificata, diffusa e dispersa. Professionisti ed esperti del settore espongono e promuovono la propria vision all’interno della raccolta che alterna teorie storicizzate a possibili scenari futuri nell’intento di (re)interpretare in maniera attuale il secolo appena trascorso
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