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3D REALITY-BASED MODELING IN HBIM ENVIRONMENT APPLIED TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES: RECONSTRUCTIVE HYPOTHESIS OF THE LATE-ROMAN FORT OF UMM AL-DABADIB (EGYPT)
No full textThe work aims to deepen the various aspects of three-dimensional modelling based on an image-based survey of an archaeological object. The architecture subject of this study is a
late Roman fortified structure, located in Egypt, in the oasis of Kharga, more precisely in Umm al-Dabadib. The aim was to model in a parametric environment the architectural evidence
measured both with classical approaches and with 3D surveys and to develop reconstructive hypotheses, assisted by historical and architectural documentation of archaeological sites
strictly interconnected to Umm al-Dabadib. If the model usually takes root from a project and develops gradually with it, in the historical and archaeological case the only starting point is
the current state of the building, narrated through surveys and documentation. Thanks to the close-range photogrammetric survey of the entire fort of Umm al-Dabadib, it was possible to
accurately reconstruct its shape and geometry and infer the construction techniques. This made it possible to recognize and understand the richness, peculiarity and uniqueness of each
modelled element, to identify and reconstruct its shape, to draw fairly reliable assumptions about its construction methods and therefore to reconstruct the entire architectural organism.
The irreversible destruction of elements of the building that established its identity is the main reason for recreating it even only in a virtual environment, through a virtual tool, albeit based
on the reality and tangibility of pre-existence. The strength of the reality-based modelling is that from the same digital survey it was possible
to develop different architectural solutions
Chiara Lubich, Meditazioni: letteratura come relazione
No full textChiara Lubich (1920–2008), although the author of 32 books published in 26 countries (178 editions, 3.2 million copies), is better known for her social engagement, as reflected in numerous awards. She began to be regarded as a literary author only in the early 2000s, and primarily from a linguistic rather than literary perspective. This article focuses on her book Meditazioni (Meditations), reconstructs its genesis by tracing the writing process from the late 1950s to her death and the 2021 critical edition, and offers a literary analysis. This reveals Lubich as a forerunner of a new conception of literature: literature as relationship – not only between author and reader, but also among subject, inspiration, and the editorial process
Chiara Lubich: A Saint for a New Global Unity
No full textIn this article the author offers an introduction to the life, thought, and impact of Chiara Lubich. He begins with a brief biographical overview and draws attention to some important features of her spiritual teaching: Jesus in the midst, Jesus Forsaken, Mary Desolate, the four nights. He draws attention to the Economy of Communion and as an expression of this spirituality in the world of business and economics, and to the figure of Chiara Luce Badano, a young adherent to the Spirituality of Unity who has been recognized as an example of how this spirituality can lead to holiness of life. The author’s judgment is that Chiara Lubich is “a saint of dialogue.
Manifesto per il museo post-etnografico
No full textThe author signes a poetic manifesto for the future of ethnographic museums, beyond colonial representational stereotypes and methodologies
Il museo come metodo. E tu, che cosa vedi?
No full textThe chapter reflects upon the current achievements, at international scale, in reference to the education of the adolescents in the museum context. Drawing upon the experience of the "Che cosa vedi?" project, developed by the author herself at the Museo del Novecento, Milan, the chapter explores the scientific horizons, the best practices and the educational methodologies more suit for working with teenagers, such as peer education and debating. "Che cosa vedi?" was focused of the work of 4 prominent Italian artists of the XX century (Lucio Fontana, Toti Scialoja, Luciano Fabro and Mario Merz)
Deep Learning-Based AI-Assisted Visual Inspection Systems for Historic Buildings and their Comparative Performance with ChatGPT-4O
No full textHistorical buildings and monuments are typically subject to degradation over time due to the passage of time and constant exposure to external agents. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support the work of conservation and restoration specialists in identifying surface decay is a research topic of considerable interest at present. This study presents two approaches: ChatGPT and an object detection architecture (YOLOv5). Specifically, this investigation sought to evaluate the ChatGPT’s ability to identify and describe surface degradation pathologies by exploiting its pre-trained models for image analysis. The ICOMOS-ISCS: Illustrated Glossary on Stone Deterioration Patterns (2008) was provided as a reference to guide the use of specific terminology. In the first test phase, to verify the accuracy of the ChatGPT results, benchmark images (depicting different types of damage) extracted from the UNI 11182 (2006) standard referring to the definition of degradation types were used. Only later were images from literature studies and other photographic datasets also used. In general, the results of the analysis were validated with the conclusions of professionals and with the conclusions of other AI techniques, as well as with the descriptions provided by reference manuals in the literature. In particular, the decay annotations predicted by the pre-trained object detection model were compared with those made by human experts. The capabilities and limitations of both approaches as tools for identifying deterioration pathologies are illustrated
From Canvas to Music: Mathematics as a Tool for the Composition of Jackson Time
No full textThe creation of ``Jackson time'' is a project which involves a composer, Davide Amodio, and
a mathematician, Chiara de Fabritiis.
Our common aim was to to ``translate'' a painting by Jackson Pollock, Summertime n. 9,
into a piece of music, making use of different mathematical tools to detect the quantities needed for the
composition. We were inspired by the idea that the painting itself contained some kind of inner--music,
due to the fact that Pollock's moves during the dripping on the canvas had a sort of rhythm, indeed they were often
described by witnesses as a dance.
This paper describes the mathematical background, in particular it illustrates both the analysis
of the painting which was carried out by the two of us and the choice of the mathematical techniques applied to
compute the parameters needed for the composition, which is due to the author. The reader will find a more detailed
report on the composition itself in Davide Amodio's contribution
L'edilizia popolare e ordinaria in Francia: un patrimonio da valorizzare. Il Progetto AMuLoP
No full textThe author describes the practices, methodologies and outcomes of a museum project located in the Northern area of Paris and aimed at representing the life of the working class in the aftermath of the Second World War up to the present, with a focus on immigration
Chiara Lubich and the Transformation of Relationships: A Response to “Chiara Lubich and Gender Sociology”
No full textDi Nicola’s essay offers an interesting view of Chiara Lubich’s charism of unity from the perspective of one of society’s main problems: the wound in the relationships between men and women. The violation of the human rights of women, women’s lack of access to political and economic power, and gender discrimination are examples of this wound. The author sheds light on the significance of Lubich’s contribution to this central aspect
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