Search results for " architettura rurale"
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Conoscere per conservare e valorizzare. Le masserie quale elemento di sviluppo per il territorio delle Madonie
2020
Masserie: Manor farms in Sicily. Typological characters, preservation and reuse
2018
The Sicilian land tenure was always characterized by the presence of latifundium. Such a land exploitation intimately influenced not only the farming techniques but also the population identity and farms’ typology. The Sicilian (and south-Italian) common typological form of rural estate is the masseria. More particularly, it is a large fortified farm built to control and manage a vast land-property, the old fiefdoms. This work focuses on the cultural and economic background, taking motion from the ancient feudality, that led to the construction and development of the masserie in Sicily. The typological characters, that deeply reflect the rural location and society, will be discussed: typolo…
Rural architecture in Sicily: necessity, intelligence and memory.
2017
[SPA] Constructores anónimos repitieron las técnicas tradicionales obteniendo resultados diferentes, adaptados a las peculiaridades de los sitios. Construyeron lo que necesitaban, optimizando el tra¬bajo y los recursos para conseguir volúmenes racionales. En Sicilia, durante el siglo XX, el estudio y las visitas de esas obras influirán en el aprendizaje de los arquitectos y algunas de esas trazas se trasladarán a las obras recientes. En este momento, cuando la crisis económica y la inexorable y progresiva contamina¬ción de las zonas urbanas y rurales de Sicilia están dando lugar a una vuelta al campo, parece útil reanudar el hilo de aquella tradición. Comparando resultados, notas y dibujos,…