Conferenza sul tema del restauro e della riqualificazione urbana dei luoghi di importanza storica. In particolare l'attenzione viene incentrata sulla riqualificazione del Borgo Castello (2010-2014) realizzata su progetto dello studio Di... more
Conferenza sul tema del restauro e della riqualificazione urbana dei luoghi di importanza storica. In particolare l'attenzione viene incentrata sulla riqualificazione del Borgo Castello (2010-2014) realizzata su progetto dello studio Di Dato & Meninno Architetti Associati (capogruppo) assieme ad un raggruppamento di più studi professionali. Vengono illustrate le principali tematiche e strategie progettuali a partire dalla filosofia del progetto fino al dettaglio architettonico, al fine di far comprendere l'importanza di un corretto approccio nei luoghi storico-monumentali.
Rome’s historic centre is characterized by its built fabric, evolved in overlapping stratifications until reaching its current configuration. A reading of the evolutionary processes identifies the formative phases and recognizes their... more
Rome’s historic centre is characterized by its built fabric, evolved in overlapping stratifications until reaching its current configuration. A reading of the evolutionary processes identifies the formative phases and recognizes their still-present features in the present complexity. However scholars typically focus on ‘structural’ history, omitting an essential component of urban pat-terns: the paths, streets and connecting elements. These networks descend from successive his-torical moments in both spontaneous and planned manner, giving life to the forms and dimen-sions of the built fabric. The formative processes also generate the system of piazzas: the spaces of relationships and social aggregations, which change profoundly in function and use over time. The paper examines how these the use of these spaces, their administration, the reg-ulation of maintenance, and particularly how the skilled techniques of paving and care for ur-ban networks have changed. The human concept and visualization very of Rome’s streets and piazzas includes their typical sampietrini paving: in lavic stone pavers quarried from the sur-rounding hills, and descending from the materials and engineering of the ancient Roman road. Archival research identifies the moment and means of introducing the sampietrini technique and its continuous improvements. The streets of Rome’s historic centre are surveyed and ana-lysed to document the evolution and refinements of the technique. The paper argues against the current policy of repaving in a manner that treats all streets uniformly, and calls for designa-tions of authenticity of the original material, now being replaced with components that are only superficially similar, but are fundamentally different in material and cultural qualities.
The topic of the workshop is the Theodoli castle in Ciciliano, which is a small town 40 km far from Rome originated from an ancient roman municipio placed along the Via Trebulana.
This is a survey/review of some important recent works on cultural heritage in Brazil by a North American ethnographer of patrimonialization in Salvador, Bahia
Θα διατηρήσουμε τα διατηρητέα; Ημερίδα ΙΕΚΕΜ ΤΕΕ 02 Απριλίου 2015 , Αθήνα Εισηγητές: Νίκος Χαρκιολάκης, Αρχιτέκτων, Επίτιμος Διευθυντής Αναστήλωσης Νεότερων και Σύγχρονων Μνημείων του ΥΠΠΟ "Διατηρητέα και ΕΣΠΑ – Προβλήματα και... more
Θα διατηρήσουμε τα διατηρητέα; Ημερίδα ΙΕΚΕΜ ΤΕΕ 02 Απριλίου 2015 , Αθήνα Εισηγητές: Νίκος Χαρκιολάκης, Αρχιτέκτων, Επίτιμος Διευθυντής Αναστήλωσης Νεότερων και Σύγχρονων Μνημείων του ΥΠΠΟ "Διατηρητέα και ΕΣΠΑ – Προβλήματα και Προοπτικές"
Ειρήνη Γρατσία, Αρχαιολόγος, Συντονίστρια της MONUMENTA "Καταγράφοντας τα κτίρια της Αθήνας"
Κωνσταντίνα Θεοδώρου, Αρχιτέκτων "Μοντέλα διαχείρισης των διατηρητέων για μια λειτουργική ένταξή τους στον ιστό της πόλης"
This paper discusses the theme of the urban regeneration of historic Italian centers using the university teaching experience at the Faculties of Engineering of Padua and Bologna Universities as a starting point. The methodology compares... more
This paper discusses the theme of the urban regeneration of historic Italian centers using the university teaching experience at the Faculties of Engineering of Padua and Bologna Universities as a starting point. The methodology compares small to medium sized urban environments in the Po Basin, the most dynamic area of Italy socially and economically speaking. The case studies concern three walled medieval cities: Cento in the Region of Emilia-Romagna, and Portobuffolè and Soave in the Region of the Veneto. They are all urban areas conditioned by a complex landscape which testifies to an uninterrupted building and civil tradition, rich in cultural, community, and economic relationships. The towns are analyzed in the light of post-industrial expansion and the effects produced by the 2012 earthquake. The practical methodological planning references are founded on urban and construction morpho-typological studies and the principles of urban composition. The project guidelines are based on the constant verification of the methodological and logical planning instruments of the process (“problem solving”) with an operational attitude paying close attention to the quality of the space. Results expected: the investigation constitutes the starting point for the formulation of innovative formal proposals that involve the theme of "forma urbis” according to methods respecting the consolidated urban “fabric”. The project aims to research the “civil splendor” that incorporates tension, beauty, and functionality into a strong collective identity.
It is difficult to determine if smaller urban landscapes such as foundation plantings around buildings are just ornamental or if they have crossed a threshold and become functional communities. We hypothesize that one measure of... more
It is difficult to determine if smaller urban landscapes such as foundation plantings around buildings are just ornamental or if they have crossed a threshold and become functional communities. We hypothesize that one measure of functionality is the emergence of symbiotic relationships and ecosystem engineers, in particular the appearance of mycorrhizae. The mycorrhizae themselves are difficult to detect but a good indicator of their presence would be the grazers of mycorrhizae and their predators, in particular the microarthropods (Oribatid, Mesostigmatid and Prostigmatid mites and Collembolans). We hypothesize that microarthropod diversity and abundance can indicate when the functional threshold has been crossed. In this study microarthropods in the top two cm of soil were compared among urban, mid-urban (transitional) and natural sites on the University of Victoria campus, British Columbia. We found significantly fewer total microarthropods in the urban sites compared with mid-urban and natural sites. When microarthropods were separated by trophic level, we found that low trophic level microarthropods (dominated by Oribatid mites and Collembolans), were significantly more abundant in natural sites, while predaceous microarthropods (Mesostigmatid mites and Pseudoscorpions) were significantly more abundant in the mid-urban sites. We conclude that soil microarthropod diversity and bundance can indicate when a community has become ecologically functional and is not just ornamental.
