TRA Castello di Mongialino, Reconstruction

2016

The Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage of the National Research Council, in cooperation with the Italian Institute of Castles - section of Basilicata, has designed and developed the digital Atlas of Castles of Basilicata. This Atlas, named BasiliCastle, aims at being a concrete contribution to the knowledge, fruition and promotion of the fortified architectural heritage of Basilicata. It includes a WebGIS and an App. The WebGIS is based on free geographical data and it is shared and supported by OpenStreetMap platform. The App provides users with a detailed geographical data, the historical and architectural description, pictures and 3D models of the castles. BasiliCastle has been developed using an Open Source environment and allows to share all the data which are fully available to users.

2005

ABSTRACT Castel del Monte, symbol and emblem of the buildings Federico II architecture, seems has been realized for wish of the same Federico II on 1240. In 1876 the castle has been acquired by the Italian State and numerous interventions of restauration have been take. From 1996 Castel del Monte has been inserted by the UNESCO in the worldwide patrimony of the humanity for his oneness and it's currently the monument more visited of Puglia.

in “International Journal of Heritage and sustainable development”, vol. 4, 2015

Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean. XV to XVIII centuries / Vol VI, 2017

The topic presented in this paper is part of a wider research network about the Elban fortification system that last year has produced two works discussed during the Italian edition of the FortMED 2016. The research proposed this year has the will to give the actual state of remains of the Fortress of Giove near Rio nell'Elba (Livorno, Italy). The fortress was built in 1459 from the Appiani family, at that time authority of the Elba Island. Initially it was rectangular shaped with a scarped wall and a dry moat all around its perimeter and a fortified tower with the entrance on the North façade. The fortress was destroyed first by the Ottoman pirate Dragut in 1533 and decisively from the Spanish governor of Porto Azzurro, Mouroy de Pinel. The aim of the digital survey, operated with a 3D Laser Scanner and a professional photographic equipment, is to have a complete coverage of the entire structure, without forgiving the masonry texture, useful to bring hypothesis about its original shape and eventual architectural changes. Also this study will contributed to complete the panoramic view of the Elban fortifications started in 2016 for initiative of the Architecture Department of the Florence University.

2017

The castle of Belcastro (Catanzaro, Italy) is an interesting palimpsest of typologies, constructive and defence techniques, and also for repair and restoration, which documents the transformations of the fortification from the origin � probably the 13th century � up to the recent works of restoration. Built on the upper part of a small historical centre, the castle is the most important attraction and, with its massive Donjon, it overlooks the valley, characterizing a landscape which is rich in fortifications. The essay traces the phases of the project of conservation promoted in 2005 by the local administration in collaboration with the University of Reggio Calabria. The main purpose of the project, which is now almost complete, is to integrate the technical tools and methods for conservation of the ancient structures with the strategies for the reuse of the fortification, fully respecting what remains of the original construction. By preserving all the traces of the past, the proj...

International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2007

Ricerca svolta presso il sito di Monfort, alle pendici dello sperone roccioso dove c'è un enigmatico palazzo in stile gotico. Si tratta della così detta Guest House di Monfort. Castello Teutonico roccaforte dell'Ordine di Ermanno fon Salsa nel periodo della Crociata federiciana. Osservazioni e letture fanno intravedere nella piccola storia dell'edificio frammenti della grande storia Crociata

Sixteenth Century Journal, 1979

in Proceedings of 2019 IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage - MetroArchaeo 2019, (December 4-6, 2019, Florence, Italy), Florence 2019, pp. 371-373, 2019

The Santa Maria dellʼAlto tower in Nardò (Lecce, Italy) represents one of the many types of coastal towers of the ancient Terra dʼOtranto province. It was built between 1568 and 1569 becoming part of the defensive system of the Ionian coast of Salento against the Turkish threat. The architectural survey ad analysis of the tower allowed us to investigate constructive elements, wall discontinuities, additions, subtractions and functional modification in order to understand the phases and the change of the structure over the centuries. Digital photogrammetry and infrared photography have been useful to elaborate a mapping of all the surface degradation and of the different construction materials. The information collected will be used for a restoration and environmental qualification project in order to offer new features to a building abandoned for years. The final phase of the work involved the creation of contributions in 3D Computer Graphics to offer a graphic and documented visualization of the achieved results.

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