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Research Arising: The Nexus Conference 2023
No full textNexus Network Journal guest editor Roberta Spallone introduces papers selected
from the Nexus Conference 2023 in Turin for detailed review, expansion and development.
These papers identify close links between architecture, mathematics,
and specific areas of interest related to historical periods, architectural cultures,
typological elements, and analysis tools
Complex Vaulted Systems: Geometry and Architecture from Design to Construction
No full textNexus Network Journal guest editors Roberta Spallone and Marco Vitali introduce
the papers in vol. 22 no. 4, a special issue dedicated to Complex Vaulted Systems
Análisis geométrico mediante tecnologías digitales de las bóvedas “a fascioni” de los palacios turineses
No full textEl barroco en Turín da como resultado unos magníficos palacios
en cuyo interior se descubren complejos sistemas de revestimientos abovedados construidos entre el último decenio del seiscientos y
el año 80 del setecientos. Los profesores Roberta Spallone, catedrática
de Geometría Descriptiva, y Marco Vitali del Politecnico di Torino,
han llevado a cabo en los últimos años una rigurosa investigación sobre
las bóvedas complejas de los atrios de estos palacios turineses. Como
resultado de esta investigación se ha constatado que existen tres tipos
fundamentales de bóvedas compuestas: “Planterianas”, denominadas
así por ser el arquitecto Gian Giacomo Plantery quien las populariza; “esteladas”, por su forma estrellada, de origen guariniano; y por último
las bóvedas denominadas “a fascioni” que podríamos traducir al español
por bóvedas formadas por arcos o por bandas y de las que trata esta
comunicación. Los dos primeros tipos han sido estudiados en profundidad por los dos profesores. El tercer tipo ha sido analizado conjuntamente por los tres autores de esta comunicación bajo la coordinación
de la profesora Roberta Spallone
Representation Challenges: The Reasons of the Research
Full text linkAugmented Reality (AR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are technological domains that closely interact with space at architectural and urban scale in the broader ambits of cultural heritage and innovative design. The growing interest is perceivable in many fields of knowledge, supported by the rapid development and advancement of theory and application, software and devices, fueling a pervasive phenomenon within our daily lives. These technologies demonstrate to be best exploited when their application and other information and communication technology (ICT) advancements achieve a continuum. In particular, AR defines an alternative path to observe, analyze and communicate space and artifacts. Besides, AI opens future scenarios in data processing, redefining the relationship between man and computer
Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality for Communicating the Uses of Natural Fibers in Building Construction: State of the Art and New Proposals
No full textThis contribution presents a digital framework to promote and communicate the use of natural fibers in building construction, developed within the “Circular Design for Natural Fibers” (CD4NF) project. The research addresses the limited application of advanced digital tools in this emerging field by proposing an integrated workflow that synergizes Building Information Modeling (BIM), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and eXtended Reality (XR). The proposal’s core is a flexible and modular platform built upon a structured material filing system that catalogs detailed information on various natural fibers. This platform utilizes BIM as a central data repository. An AI system, based on a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) model, enables users to query this complex data using natural language. XR applications provide an interface for visualizing and interacting with the BIM models and their associated information in real-world contexts. This approach aims to optimize key processes from material research and design to construction, enhancing decision-making, interoperability, and communication. The system represents a step towards a more efficient, circular, and sustainable construction sector by facilitating the informed adoption of natural fiber-based materials
Ricerca e documentazione della stratificazione costruttiva del Borgo Castello di Calitri. Riuso e ricostruzioni dopo i grandi eventi sismici
No full textIn 1702 Calitri castle appeared as an imposing building with four large corner towers. Numerous
seismic events over a millennium have transformed the castle with collapses, renovations and
extensions. The earthquake of 1694 determined important transformations and the abandonment of the
fortified building. Between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the fortification was decomposed
and transformed into an urban village on the remains of the old medieval factories.
In the twentieth century, before the 1910 and 1980 earthquakes which damaged the structures, Calitri
Castle “borgo”, built on the ruins of the castle and of the city walls, appeared as a large rural village,
result of stratified changes in the time. Medieval remains of the Norman and Angevin fortress pertaining
to the Castrum and relevant structures of the sixteenth-century Palatium, are visible.
The restoration project of the village carried out by the Superintendency is part of a wider project to
enhance heritage. The hypotheses of experimental projects for reconstruction in collapsed areas are
strategies for re-use and cultural tourism between Campania, Puglia and Basilicata regions. The matter
of "to build in built" is a sustainable research in material resources that represents a close link with
tradition, identity of the places, history and characters of this landscape
Técnicas digitales para el estudio de bóvedas complejas | Digital techniques for the study of complex vaults
Full text linkProfessors Roberta Spallone and Marco Vitali of the Politecnico di Torino have in-depth studied the complex vaults of the atriums of the Turinese palaces, carrying out a classification of the vaults into three types: “planterian”, “star-shaped” and “a fascioni”. The first two types were analyzed and the results published. In this study, the massive data collection and lifting of the vaults called “a fascioni” or by arches or bands was carried out. 13 palaces were cataloged whose atriums are covered with this type of vaults. For the subsequent geometric analysis, digital modeling, and comparison with the textbook literature, the atria and staircases of each one of them were scanned with a Faro model Focus 130-3D scanner. The scans were previously planned due to the difficulty of scanning complex curved surfaces where the angle of incidence has large variations. The processing of the clouds was carried out with the Scene-19 program. Scaled orthophotos were obtained and exported to AutoCAD using e-57 files.
The point clouds made it possible to geometrically obtain the real curvatures of the intrados surfaces that make up the vaults composed of bands or arches. It was found that these are independent vaults, divided by the arches to decompose the space as Guarino Guarini proposed in his treatise.
This study is the result of the research stay granted by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities to carry out the project "New technologies for the analysis and conservation of architectural heritage"
Representation Across Boundaries. New Links with AI, AI-GEN, and XR Tools for Cultural Heritage and Innovative Design
No full textThis book collects contributions that discuss the spread of AI, AI-GEN, and XR tools in the fields of cultural heritage and innovative design and their relationships with representation disciplines. Artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, and extended reality tools, in their fruitful combination too, are today the main protagonists of the digital continuum that pervades contemporaneity. Methodologies and techniques are critically discussed, and tools and applications are originally experimented with in selected case studies. The book offers an updated panorama of international studies and provides new references aimed at improving the knowledge and technical skills of scholars, professionals, and academics
Advances in Representation. New AI- and XR-Driven Transdisciplinarity
No full textThe volume Advances in Representation. New AI- and XR-Driven Transdisciplinarity
collects the outcomes of experimental transdisciplinary research carried out by international teams. The discipline of representation emerges as an explorer, inventor, and creator of new methodologies, technologies, and fields of application, catalyzing and
promoting unprecedented connections with other knowledge
Representation Challenges. New Frontiers of AR and AI Research for Cultural Heritage and Innovative Design.
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