Conference proceedings of the meeting held in Trieste 20 February 2009 editors Diana Barillari, Gino Pavan Edino Valcovich dedicated to Marco Pozzetto, the History of Architecture scholar who conducted pioneering studies on Wagnerschule students, Joze Plecnick, Max Fabiani, and many other Central European architects. The volume contains articles of Edino Valcovich, Gino Pavan, Micaela Viglino Davico, Damjan Prelovsek, Ettore Sessa, Diego Kuzmin, Renato Tubaro, Ezio Godoli, Diana Barillari, the panel discussion (Rossella Fabiani, Vilma Fasoli, Maria Masau Dan, Pietro Piva) and un unpublished essay by Pozzetto "Central Europe Architecture for a Mediterranean city".

The essay go back over the events of the medieval wooden crucifix now housed in the cathedral of Cividale del Friuli (Udine). It was recently restored by the Superintendence for the historical, artistic and ethno-anthropological of Friuli Venezia Giulia and it was the "fulcrum" of the exhibition held at the National Museum of Palazzo de Nordis in Cividale del Friuli, from 12 July to 12 October 2014. This paper was posted in the exhibition catalog, edited by Luca Mor. It provides a concise but enough complete and updated overview of the historical events of that gigantic Romanesque statue through photographic, literary, devotional and archival documents (the last ones dates back to 1276). Il saggio ripercorre a ritroso le vicende del Crocifisso ligneo medievale oggi conservato nel duomo di Cividale del Friuli (Udine), recentemente restaurato dalla Soprintendenza per i Beni storici, artistici ed etnoantropologici del Friuli Venezia Giulia e “perno” della mostra tenutasi al Museo Nazionale di Palazzo de Nordis, in Cividale del Friuli, dal 12 luglio al 12 ottobre 2014. Inserito nel catalogo della mostra, a cura di Luca Mor, il saggio offre una panoramica sintetica ma sufficientemente completa e aggiornata delle vicende storiche del monumentale simulacro romanico attraverso la documentazione fotografica, letteraria, devozionale e archivistica, quest’ultima risalente fino al 1276.

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– In the infinite series of 20 th century conflicts, the " untold " page of Istrian history about national identity continues to lacerate people's conscience and political-cultural relationships. Such adversarial scenario was not resolved after the break-up of Yugoslavia and the consequent formation of new independent states in the Balkan area. The issues related to the ousting and marginalization of the Venetian-Istrian minority did not help to heal the mistrust matured over decades of ideological instrumentalisation. The European Union finds it hard to settle the disagreements. The enforcement of a legislation that does not discriminate the cultural realities of Istria – divided between Slovenia and Croatia – amended evident distortions without managing to create a common conscience of belonging. Plurilinguism and the management of a complex heritage remain crucial issues after the forced exodus of Italians between 1943 and 1954. It is the same phenomenon that induced allochtone migration flows of Slavonic culture and language to occupy and replace old settlements. As a result, a progressive property and land alienation for tourist destination started at the end of 1980's with an acceleration in the past five years. Currently, the lessening (or loss) of identity and the morphotypological alteration of the towns on the Istrian coast appear to be profound and irreversible phenomena. Similarly to what happened in Venice the aggression of mass tourism induced, together with the decreasing number of inhabitants, the expansion of the service sector. In this dynamic, the effects of cultural globalisation are evident in the levelling and homogenization of taste. On the other hand, the technological adaptations borrowed by hotel performance parameters depauperate a residential heritage of high historical-testimonial value. Until some decades ago, contemporary architecture was responsible for improvident developments on the coastal area and in the hinterland. Yet, contemporary architecture matured in the Venetian-Triestine Schools in strict connection with Ljubljana and Zagreb retrieved traditional blueprints in a context open to international scenarios. It elaborated efficient solutions in town centres and suburbs by means of formal refurbishments of the heritage. At the moment, corrective interventions are taking in place with regards to developments built in 1960's-1990's in order to re-establish the environmental balance and cohesion in the dramatic and impetuous history of this fragment of Europe.

Researches about authors of First World War monuments in Verona and province.