The main purpose of the course is the formation of a complete vision about the project and of works of restoration. Special attention is paid to the knowledge of the traditional masonry building construction. Equal attention will be paid to the innovative techniques used in the preservation of architectural heritage, trying to stimulate a not only formal approach to restoration issues. These goals will be shared with companies and public institutions operating in the restoration and heritage preservation.
Course Prerequisites
The course is a synthesis and a deepening of the contents presented in the courses of Restauro 1 and Restauro 2 and is expressly dedicated to students who face a degree dissertation in Restoration ICAR/19.
Teaching Methods
The course is developed through classes and visits to relevant construction sites, monuments or historical towns. The comparison with the actuality will also be stimulated through participation at conferences and seminars. The evaluation will be carried out through discussions about the reports prepared by the students: the topics will be decided with the thesis supervisors and useful for the accomplishment of the final work.
Assessment Methods
The exam is oral and conducted on the basis of the material produced during the course, based on the chosen thesis topic and the research carried out.
Texts
Varagnoli C., La costruzione tradizionale in Abruzzo. Fonti materiali e tecniche costruttive dalla fine del Medioevo all’Ottocento, Roma, Gangemi Editore, 2008 Varagnoli C. (a cura di), Muri Parlanti. Prospettive per l’analisi e la conservazione dell’edilizia storica, atti del convegno, Firenze, Alinea Editrice, 2009 Varagnoli C., Il culto dei monumenti, in XXI secolo. Appendice della Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, IV vol. Gli spazi e le arti, Roma, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, 2010, pp. 403-413 Serafini L., Danni di guerra e danni di pace, Villamagna di Chieti, Tinari, 2010 Verazzo C., Le tecniche della tradizione. Architettura e città in Abruzzo Citeriore, Roma, Gangemi Editore, 2014 García Cuetos M.P., Varagnoli C., (eds.), Heritage in conflict. Memory, history, architecture, Roma, Aracne, 2015 Hernández Martínez A. (a cura di), Conservando el pasado Proyectando el futuro. Tendencias en la restauración monumental en el siglo XXI-Preserving the past projecting the future. Tendences in 21st century monumental restoration, Zaragoza, Institución Fernando el Católico, 2016 Galadini F., Varagnoli C. (a cura di), Marsica 1915-L’Aquila 2009. Un secolo di ricostruzioni, atti del convegno Roma, Gangemi Editore 2016 Dalla Negra R., Ippoliti A., Varagnoli C. (a cura di) Le lacune urbane tra passato e presente, atti del convegno, 2 voll., Roma GBE/Ginevra Bentivoglio EditoriA, 2017 D’Avino S. (a cura di), Il rudere: ricostruzione vs conservazione?, atti del convegno, Roma 2017
Contents
The course is a guide to the student oriented towards carrying out the thesis in Architectural Restoration. The topics of the most up-to-date methodological debate will be presented in a multidisciplinary vision, which integrates the contributions of the chemical-physical sciences, of engineering, of historical and archaeometric disciplines. Furthermore, restoration works will be presented, illustrating innovative projects and techniques to guide the student to the operational aspects of the discipline. Finally, contacts will be proposed with companies operating in restoration and rehabilitation, with the aim of introducing the student to professional and business world.
Course Language
English
More information
Reception: Wednesday, Department of Architecture, viale Pindaro 42, Pescara, time from 10.00 to 13.00.
