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The time of the short Twentieth Century. Growth of values and decay of matter,
No full textThe article deals with some cultural reflections and new methodologies developed within a European research project focused on the enhancement of the architectural heritage built in the first half of Twentieth Century. On such a heritage, still not historicized, the community as a whole does not express unanimous judgements of value. In the meantimethis particular heritage it is extremely fragile with respect to the passage of time. The time of the «short century» acts in a different way, increasing the value of the architectures (in terms of critical fortune and authorship) but, also, highlighting its fragility and, at times, its ideation and constructive defects. The research aims at defining criteria to identify the most significant architectures and some methodologies of social inclusion for their future valorisation
Researches and projects between conservation and renovation for the future of the cities
No full textThe paper proposes the synthesis of some recent research experiences carried out by the authors in Genoa and Liguria Region. These researches, committed by public authorities (Ministry of Cultural Goods and Heritage, Regional Department of Culture) and public owners (as the University of Genoa) are both theoretical and applied to single buildings or complexes. Objects of the researches are, in some case, ancient monuments (in need of re-use, renovation and restoration) located in the consolidated tissue of the contemporary city. In other cases we worked on Architectures of Modern Movement, spread off in or whole region, that need to be known and appreciated by the community, as first, and conserved and reused keeping attention to architectural, social, historical and constructive values. All the researches show a high interdisciplinary level among experts in architectural restoration and conservation, consolidation of traditional buildings, history and archival research, chemistry, ICT and digitalization, energy efficiency and thermal enhancements, technical equipment. These works has led to important repercussions in terms of safeguarding, restoration, renovation and re-use, social engagement with significant impacts on the future of the contemporary city. To quote some examples, we worked on the monumental complex of the Albergo dei Poveri in Genova (almost 60.000 square meters of total covered surface, built from XVII to XIX C.), preparing a general masterplan for its complete reuse and restoration (for crowdfunding). Another real case has been the historic palace Belimbau (one of the most important of Rolli Palaces in XVII C.) and thanks to our research and activities the University obtained funds to restore the monumental rooms and open them to the city. We also worked on the ancient former church of the Jesuits’ college (XVII C.) now abandoned and in need of a future destination and on the Prince Andrea Doria's Palace, one of the major Renaissance Villas in Genoa and, recently, on the Doge's Palace in the heart of the cit
Franco Albini et le Musée du Trésor de la Cathédral San Lorenzo à Gênes. Problèmes de conception, construction et conservation
No full textLe musée du trésor de la cathédrale de San Lorenzo à Gênes a été conçu et construit par Franco Albini, dans les années 1953-56. Il s’agit d’un chef d’œuvre de la muséographie italienne, où la conception architecturale, spatiale et structurale (cette dernière inspirée du programme expositif), sont intimement liées aux choix techniques et constructives. Une recherche longue et approfondie des documents d’archives a permis de reconstruire l’histoire du projet dès la conception à la réalisation, et de comprendre les choix technologiques et les innovations constructives qui ont contribué à rendre l’œuvre tout à fait originale et durable dans le temps.
Plus que cinquante ans après sa construction, le musée a eu besoin d’interventions pour la sécurité des ouvres et des visiteurs et pour résoudre des problèmes de dégradation des structures les plus exposées aux agents extérieurs et à l’inévitable obsolescence. Ces interventions récentes ont dû se confronter à une condition fondamentale d’incertitude. Sa courte histoire est riche de transformations silencieuses (Françoises Julien), non enregistrées mais réelles qui ont, en partie, affecté l’œuvre originale d’Albini et son rôle d’auteur. Elles ont rendu moins automatique la conservation (ou la reproduction) de certains éléments qu’il a conçu et réalisé et qu’aujourd’hui ont été partiellement modifiés ou qui ont même disparu
Reconstruct to Reinhabit: New Life for an Abandoned and Ruined Medieval Village in Italy
No full textThe applied research presented here covers the topic of the reconstruction of architectural Cultural Heritage ruined after a catastrophic event and subsequently abandoned. This is a recurring problem in many Italian territories, inland and coastal, which have seen a progressive depopulation not only as a result of changed economic and social conditions but also—in the more distant past—of earthquake damage. The reconstruction of physical structures thus becomes the ‘picklock’ for tackling a wider problem, such as that of the revitalization and repopulation of minor villages of potential historical and cultural value but currently outside even the local tourism circuits. Taking into account the theoretical and methodological debate within protection and preservation of heritage, on the concepts of identity and authenticity, the research provided an operational contribution to the municipality of a small village on the Ligurian coast, Andora Borgo Castello, to draw up guidelines for the reconstruction of the medieval settlement, as part of a revitalization project financed by the Recovery Plan
Controllo del microclima nella galleria degli specchi di Palazzo Reale a Genova. Studi preventivi al restauro
No full textThis paper mainly concerns the theme of environmental control, the instruments chosen for the collection and measurement, the interpretation of the data collected and their use for the purposes of the restoration project of the decorative apparatus of the Mirror Gallery and Diana Room in the Royal Palace of Genoa. Monitoring on an annual basis in the monumental environments began in November 2016 and was completed at the end of October 2017, although the sensors were subsequently kept in the same positions to carry out any other analysis. The data acquisition and interpretation phases led to the construction of a "predictive" model, validated on the basis of data obtained from monitoring. In addition, the evaluation of the environmental conditions throughout the year, together with historical studies as well as diagnostic investigations, have led to useful indications and suggestions during the design phase of the restoration of the decorative apparatus and the proposal of actions to be taken in case of important variations of the monitored parameters (management project)
Architecure rurale et paysage
No full textThe paper aims to present a research, recently ended, that has been carried out inside the European Program "Culture 2000" between Italian, French and Polish partners, under the co-ordination of the Polytechnic of Turin. The project springs from the belief, shared by all research units, that the architecture and the landscape in rural areas constitute fundamental and inimitable components of the culture and the identity of locations in all Countries participating in the project. The project, entitled "Rural architecture and landscape between tradition and innovation" had the following main objectives: - to identify the common elements and the technical and cultural diversities that characterise the rural building heritage of every country and the problems related to its sustainable rehabilitation, with a view to developing common strategies for counteracting the risks of abandonment of rural territories and the unchecked reuse of the building legacy; - to develop strategies that aim for sustainable rehabilitation and valorisation of the rural building heritage, by studying the methods for rehabilitating the landscape and the man-made structures, while respecting the existing buildings, local cultures, and the economic circumstances of each country, and aiming also for widespread sharing of such objectives; - to identify and advance the methodological structures and technical procedures to support the rehabilitation activity, applicable to the various countries. The main results of the project are: - the publication of a book and the edition of a web site, in order to set up a data bank that can be progressively implemented. - the dissemination of a "best practices code," not purely technical but also with a cultural and economic framework for the sustainable rehabilitation and valorisation of the landscape and rural architecture. - an itinerant exhibition that has been set up in each of the participating countries and it is available to be eventually shown at other location
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