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Persistenza della thòlos nell’architettura contemporanea
2020
La thòlos è una costruzione che può essere assunta come un inizio dell’architettura e che definisce principi che stanno oltre la storia e l’archeologia: rappresenta un archetipo legato al mondo litico, proveniente dall’oriente e diffuso sin dall’età greco-arcaica in tutto il Mediterraneo. Custodisce memorie di epoche mitiche e forme che affiorano con continuità nell’architettura, attraversa la storia e persiste nella modernità soprattutto negli spazi di culto e celebrativi. Lo spazio della thòlos consente di riprendere nel progetto contemporaneo alcuni temi i cui esiti conducono ad una architettura che è in antitesi alla continuità visiva interno-esterno e all’assenza di confini, che all’in…
En viaje con los estudiantes por las ciudades del mundo
2023
The overall vision of the journeys made in over twenty years together with the students of the University of Palermo outlines an idea of the architecture of the world and returns a map of the cities of the world. The intent of the trips was aimed at the sensory experience of space and the understanding of modernity in particularly interesting contexts for experimenting with linguistic and constructive solutions of architecture, the knowledge of the world and the education of students to feel like citizens of the world. Traveling with the students was a way of proposing a didactic linked to the recognition of beauty (knowing that architecture must be sought and conquered) and to the educatio…
Urban Archaeology Enhancement / Valorizzare l’archeologia urbana
2013
Molte città europee convivono, in forme diversamente evidenti, con un costruito archeologico custodito nel suolo in cui si è sedimentato lo scorrere del tempo. Ciò rende l’archeologia urbana un tema di rilevante interesse, anche perché solleva questioni di elevata complessità, che richiedono una specifica attenzione che coinvolga sia la consapevolezza della storia e la volontà di conservarne e comunicarne le tracce, sia il dinamismo tipico delle trasformazioni contemporanee. I saggi raccolti in questo volume affrontano il tema sotto gli aspetti tecnologici, strutturali, conservativi, museologici e museografici, seguendo un’articolazione di esempi che comprende casi di costruzioni archeologi…
Architettura per il terzo fragile. I patrimoni di Pizzo Sella fra riuso sociale, sostenibilità civica e giustizia spaziale
2022
Il territorio palermitano è il primo in Europa per presenza di beni confiscati. I casi sono diverse migliaia e compongono una realtà emblematica rispetto ai fattori di fragilità sociali e spaziali dei ter-ritori contesi fra crimine e giustizia, in cui spicca la vicenda iconica e irrisolta di Pizzo Sella. La ricerca di cui quest’articolo restituisce alcuni risultati indaga quindi il rapporto fra la produzio-ne dell’architettura della res publica e i contesti in cui il concetto di Pubblico è in panne, in cui la diversione dalla legge e l’antagonismo esercitato da forze illegali non sono un’aberrazione tempora-nea, ma la regola, e lasciano tracce materiali sui modi di produzione delle forme co…
Smart Planning and Intelligent Cities: A New Cambrian Explosion
2014
We live in the society of knowledge, creativity and innovation: true anti-cyclical factors with respect to the crisis that has overrun the traditional development protocols and that requires powerful processes of creation and spread of knowledge. The true innovation has no boundaries, it has to affect each aspect of institutions and enterprises and operates as a mutagen of society, requiring a paradigm shift. Startups, fablabs, co-workers, makers and smart citizens have given rise to a global urban movement and most cities now have a sizeable colony: a true smart ecosystem for improving social innovation. Between them they are home to hundreds of accelerators and thousands of smart places a…
Smart lighting in a historic context: a case study
2017
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address a project for lighting an old town in Italy. Its originality lies in the holistic approach that aims to fulfil several objectives. One is to reduce energy consumption by using efficient lamps and advanced control systems; the second one is to make the network viable and useful for many purposes by integrating ICT devices; the third one is to provide a new identity to the older part of the city by using new technologies and design concepts; while the last one is to ensure street and pedestrian safety according to codes and standards. Design/methodology/approach The plan of the city of Bagheria and the stock of luminaires of the city are analys…
Vernacular and bioclimatic architecture and indoor thermal comfort implications in hot-humid climates: An overview
2018
Abstract Sustainable urban development, especially in disadvantaged regions, has increasingly gained a major strategic priority. New settlements and urban regeneration programs have to achieve an improvement of social life quality, promote economic growth and increase environmental protection practices and proper use of local resources. In this framework, building environment development must exploit natural resources with responsible approach by using local materials and traditional techniques. In this end, indoor comfort and energy consumption have to match the territories needs. Low energy and passive heating/cooling techniques should be considered as a valid option in many building proj…
The Waterfront Theorem: an integrated and creative planning approach
2016
Waterfronts are sensitive interfaces between land and sea, creative interfaces between urban and environmental components, social interfaces between nodes and networks. They not only coincide with the areas of infrastructure that are gathering on the coast, not only with the shoreline or the environmental components of the coastal territories. They are hired by the project as complex interaction of crossing flows, stratified identity of urban communities: fundamental element of the environmental system, synthesis of landscape, space and community, a place of solidification of the identity of the social, cultural and economic community (Carta, 2009). The management of urban interface of wate…
Towards the definition of a sustainable Smart Model for the suburbs redevelopment
2020
Starting from the analysis of the problems that characterize the Italian suburbs, the application of a Smart Methodology to a real peripheral area is presented. In literature, several studies underline the urgent request of the city's periphery, enhancing local and national projects to increase the quality of life in the suburbs. In this framework, authors propose a multifunctional centre development, characterized by modern technologies (both structural and plant) to implement energy efficiency and social aggregation, in line with the citizen's needs. Once the simulation model of alternative solutions, such as construction type, energy system and social services, was elaborated in Matlab/S…
INNER AREAS
2022
Inner areas, as defned in the Italy’s National Strategy (SNAI), are part of the territory that plays a central role in the cultural and social fabric of our communities, are an essential component of our society, economy, and environment. However, they are still often neglected and overlooked, resulting in deterioration, abandonment, and social exclusion.For this reason, it is crucial that the felds of architecture, restoratio and architectural history and urban and territorial planning are committed to revitalizing and enhancing inner areas. These disciplines have the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to create sustainable and innovative solutions that can transform these territories …