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A Biella, due secoli di produzione industriale tessile di alta qualità hanno segnato logiche inse... more A Biella, due secoli di produzione industriale tessile di alta qualità hanno segnato logiche insediative e funzionamento di un territorio che nella seconda parte del Novecento è stato molto osservato quale esemplare forma distrettuale. Tra le molte peculiarità, si è osservato come il sistema della produzione sia stato matrice e supporto di una fitta e ben tessuta rete di assistenza alla popolazione. Le politiche del territorio sono inevitabilmente legate a questo tipo di sviluppo locale, ove produzione e welfare sono radicalmente connesse e generano azioni di governance da sempre condivise. La crisi economica, qui particolarmente incisiva, mostra la profonda trasformazione di questa organizzazione e il venir meno di questo legame tra produzione e servizi. Sul confine tra ciò che sta nel mercato e ciò che sta fuori, a Biella si sta ridisegnando una nuova città. Erosa rispetto a molti dei servizi ritenuti acquisiti, ma fitta di nuove reti composite impegnate
a colmare vuoti e garantire protezioni (piccoli artigiani, imprese innovative, nuove reti associative e religiose di protezione sociale), Biella mostra come il disfarsi e riarticolarsi del welfare offra opportunità di programmazioni che agiscano alla radice.
Territories in crisis è una ricerca collettiva condotta da un gruppo ampio di ricercatori del Politecnico di Torino e dell’École Polytechnique de Lausanne. I materiali di questa ricerca, le ipotesi, le esplorazioni e i primi risultati sono sul blog: www.territoridellacondivisione.wordpress.com
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Is it possible to use an impedance device based on a plane wave tube as a low cost and easy to us... more Is it possible to use an impedance device based on a plane wave tube as a low cost and easy to use device for the evaluation of the condition of frescoes? The Non Destructive Techniques status of the art for wall paintings diagnostic techniques offers many solutions that too often require expensive and or impractical instrumentation, and this contrasts with the needs of cultural heritage curators. The technique presented in this paper is based on the measurement of wall impedances, by means of a specially adapted standing wave tube.
The measurement edge contacts the wall painting with a particular soft material that minimizes the damage possibility. The device and technique has been validated in laboratory conditions, on wall samples that simulate the detachment of portion of fresco painting pellicle from the supporting plaster. On the same samples, other laser vibrometer based diagnostic techniques have been tested and compared with the standing wave tube one. Laboratory and in situ measurement results are shown and analyzed. This work was funded by the Region of
Piedmont, which has set up a research project on the study of non-invasive techniques for the preservation of regional heritage. The adopted method is based on the evaluation of a
transfer function between the two microphones inserted in the tube, as stated in the Standard ISO 10534-2 [2]. The tube lays on the fresco by way of a special head with a layer of synthetic material, 5 mm thick, whose deformability allows adaptation to the the wall surface without damaging it. In order to lighten the instrument and ease measuring, loudspeaker and tube have been decoupled, and connected through a exible tube. It was demonstrated that this modied set up does not introduce any problem in the measurement process.
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Beyond crisis |Biella focuses on crisis implications on space and planning. The case study is the... more Beyond crisis |Biella focuses on crisis implications on space and planning. The case study is the Wool Industrial District of Biella, which is best known for its high quality wool production as well as it is the cradle of Italian Industrial Revolution. Biella is also actually the cell of the Economic Model based on Industrial Districts which was the most relevant development model in ‘80s and ‘90s in Italy.
These are the reasons why Biella could be the chance of studying contemporary Italian situation. The working hypothesis is that crisis would have changed the relations between society, economy and territory, which used to constitute a real paradigm since a decade ago. We suppose that this change is visible and could be described from the point of view of space, which is the one pertaining architecture and urbanism.
Adopting an ab-ductive/pragmatist approach we describe Biella looking for change symptoms and we suppose that the most relevant transformation of space lies in a radical new territorial complexity (actors, relations, hierarchies, overlapping, dynamics). Hereafter we reflect on planning and design practice as it is supposed to be the main architects tool for coping with issues and we hypothesize flexibility as answer to complexity since flexibility is defined as enabling the future. The Hippodamus horizontality grid seems to grant flexibility more in terms of metaphor than of morphology and we try to adopt it as a guide for planning dealing with the main Biella issues. The ambition is not yet a full plan but a metanarrative survey which reflects on planning horizontal territories.
Conclusions describe the new territorial complexity focusing on changing conditions, growth of multiplicity and emerging effervescences. After giving some answers to main Biella “vexatae questions” conclusions focus on further steps and open issues: (1) Because of the changed background conditions and inadequacy of the past one, architecture and urbanism require a renewed reflection on their specific research method, boundaries, goals and tools. (2) Contemporary world seems to face a kind of “new urban middle age” where surplus of culture, buildings, inequality, rust, dross, ruins… constitute a new reality whom we are not able anymore to give meaning to. What we used to name as “dismissed”, “recycled”, “reused” represents our cities permanent contemporary condition. (3) Nowadays trends radically change the meaning of “well-being” regarding living, privacy, public space. Planning is supposed to take it into consideration exploring new paradigms as well as dealing with the emerging role of social effervescences.
The Introduction is about the main representations of Biella, an historical survey, a sociological analysis of contemporary way of living, a description of trends.
Readings describe Biella through four territorial sections. Each of them is presented through a geographical description, an analysis of crisis implications, an interpretation of the main issues. Tools of the inquiry are: photography, mapping, data collecting, drawing, writing.
Writings describe Biella from the planning point of view. If crisis generates a more complex and dense territory, planning theory needs to get deepened. The “Horizontal city” metaphor is frequently given as the answer to XX Century main issues. We re-discuss here this metaphor through the four sections for proving its relevance, failure, re-tooling.
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RiskSociety is the most impressive description of contemporary society by Ulrich Beck (1944-2015)... more RiskSociety is the most impressive description of contemporary society by Ulrich Beck (1944-2015). His intense concepts have been adopted by Urbanism for understanding reality, writing Urban Planning Theories, drawing cities. After his death, Beck’s thought still focuses on the need for us to find new languages and words for describing the world.
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For many time participation in architecture seems to be one of the keys to the project after the ... more For many time participation in architecture seems to be one of the keys to the project after the crisis. If this is known as one of the most articulate and popular in the late twentieth century, it seems that the crisis has set in motion a non-trivial recovery of those speeches, those utopias and of those references. We publish books, turn on web forums, buildings and neighborhoods are celebrated so that, if nothing else, they stop being niche. Almost, at the same time, have recently published two volumes, written by engineers, that are not intended to remain on the shelves of architects and urban planners but turn to a much wider audience.
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What we call as irretrievable is actually part of a wider group of built elements and landscapes ... more What we call as irretrievable is actually part of a wider group of built elements and landscapes which we define as “urban surplus”. Which is what hopelessly lost its usage value. The definition is probably not clear enough and constraining while asking for sharpening the concept of building usage value. It anyhow fosters the reflection on reuse/recycle issues.
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Worldwide urban planning policies are today struggling for creating Smart Cities. Smartness is al... more Worldwide urban planning policies are today struggling for creating Smart Cities. Smartness is also the contemporary issue everybody desires to deal with. Although literature highlight several fields of activity and a number of main dimensions in relation to Smart City, there is a lack of appropriate metrics which enable to evaluate smart city performances and to support urban policy makers. This paper illustrates a methodology for evaluating the smartness level of a city and presents first relevant results. The evaluation model is based on quantitative performance indicators and it is tested on four case studies: Torino, Milano, Genova and Firenze. Some relevant implications of the obtained results are provided in the conclusion together with research’s future steps.
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a colmare vuoti e garantire protezioni (piccoli artigiani, imprese innovative, nuove reti associative e religiose di protezione sociale), Biella mostra come il disfarsi e riarticolarsi del welfare offra opportunità di programmazioni che agiscano alla radice.
Territories in crisis è una ricerca collettiva condotta da un gruppo ampio di ricercatori del Politecnico di Torino e dell’École Polytechnique de Lausanne. I materiali di questa ricerca, le ipotesi, le esplorazioni e i primi risultati sono sul blog: www.territoridellacondivisione.wordpress.com
The measurement edge contacts the wall painting with a particular soft material that minimizes the damage possibility. The device and technique has been validated in laboratory conditions, on wall samples that simulate the detachment of portion of fresco painting pellicle from the supporting plaster. On the same samples, other laser vibrometer based diagnostic techniques have been tested and compared with the standing wave tube one. Laboratory and in situ measurement results are shown and analyzed. This work was funded by the Region of
Piedmont, which has set up a research project on the study of non-invasive techniques for the preservation of regional heritage. The adopted method is based on the evaluation of a
transfer function between the two microphones inserted in the tube, as stated in the Standard ISO 10534-2 [2]. The tube lays on the fresco by way of a special head with a layer of synthetic material, 5 mm thick, whose deformability allows adaptation to the the wall surface without damaging it. In order to lighten the instrument and ease measuring, loudspeaker and tube have been decoupled, and connected through a exible tube. It was demonstrated that this modied set up does not introduce any problem in the measurement process.
Thesis by Michele Cerruti But
These are the reasons why Biella could be the chance of studying contemporary Italian situation. The working hypothesis is that crisis would have changed the relations between society, economy and territory, which used to constitute a real paradigm since a decade ago. We suppose that this change is visible and could be described from the point of view of space, which is the one pertaining architecture and urbanism.
Adopting an ab-ductive/pragmatist approach we describe Biella looking for change symptoms and we suppose that the most relevant transformation of space lies in a radical new territorial complexity (actors, relations, hierarchies, overlapping, dynamics). Hereafter we reflect on planning and design practice as it is supposed to be the main architects tool for coping with issues and we hypothesize flexibility as answer to complexity since flexibility is defined as enabling the future. The Hippodamus horizontality grid seems to grant flexibility more in terms of metaphor than of morphology and we try to adopt it as a guide for planning dealing with the main Biella issues. The ambition is not yet a full plan but a metanarrative survey which reflects on planning horizontal territories.
Conclusions describe the new territorial complexity focusing on changing conditions, growth of multiplicity and emerging effervescences. After giving some answers to main Biella “vexatae questions” conclusions focus on further steps and open issues: (1) Because of the changed background conditions and inadequacy of the past one, architecture and urbanism require a renewed reflection on their specific research method, boundaries, goals and tools. (2) Contemporary world seems to face a kind of “new urban middle age” where surplus of culture, buildings, inequality, rust, dross, ruins… constitute a new reality whom we are not able anymore to give meaning to. What we used to name as “dismissed”, “recycled”, “reused” represents our cities permanent contemporary condition. (3) Nowadays trends radically change the meaning of “well-being” regarding living, privacy, public space. Planning is supposed to take it into consideration exploring new paradigms as well as dealing with the emerging role of social effervescences.
The Introduction is about the main representations of Biella, an historical survey, a sociological analysis of contemporary way of living, a description of trends.
Readings describe Biella through four territorial sections. Each of them is presented through a geographical description, an analysis of crisis implications, an interpretation of the main issues. Tools of the inquiry are: photography, mapping, data collecting, drawing, writing.
Writings describe Biella from the planning point of view. If crisis generates a more complex and dense territory, planning theory needs to get deepened. The “Horizontal city” metaphor is frequently given as the answer to XX Century main issues. We re-discuss here this metaphor through the four sections for proving its relevance, failure, re-tooling.
Book chapters by Michele Cerruti But
3.1 Elementi caratterizzanti gli edifici rurali tradizionali
3.2 Recenti interventi edilizi
(relevant) Blog posts by Michele Cerruti But
Drafts by Michele Cerruti But
Translations by Michele Cerruti But
Books by Michele Cerruti But
a colmare vuoti e garantire protezioni (piccoli artigiani, imprese innovative, nuove reti associative e religiose di protezione sociale), Biella mostra come il disfarsi e riarticolarsi del welfare offra opportunità di programmazioni che agiscano alla radice.
Territories in crisis è una ricerca collettiva condotta da un gruppo ampio di ricercatori del Politecnico di Torino e dell’École Polytechnique de Lausanne. I materiali di questa ricerca, le ipotesi, le esplorazioni e i primi risultati sono sul blog: www.territoridellacondivisione.wordpress.com
The measurement edge contacts the wall painting with a particular soft material that minimizes the damage possibility. The device and technique has been validated in laboratory conditions, on wall samples that simulate the detachment of portion of fresco painting pellicle from the supporting plaster. On the same samples, other laser vibrometer based diagnostic techniques have been tested and compared with the standing wave tube one. Laboratory and in situ measurement results are shown and analyzed. This work was funded by the Region of
Piedmont, which has set up a research project on the study of non-invasive techniques for the preservation of regional heritage. The adopted method is based on the evaluation of a
transfer function between the two microphones inserted in the tube, as stated in the Standard ISO 10534-2 [2]. The tube lays on the fresco by way of a special head with a layer of synthetic material, 5 mm thick, whose deformability allows adaptation to the the wall surface without damaging it. In order to lighten the instrument and ease measuring, loudspeaker and tube have been decoupled, and connected through a exible tube. It was demonstrated that this modied set up does not introduce any problem in the measurement process.
These are the reasons why Biella could be the chance of studying contemporary Italian situation. The working hypothesis is that crisis would have changed the relations between society, economy and territory, which used to constitute a real paradigm since a decade ago. We suppose that this change is visible and could be described from the point of view of space, which is the one pertaining architecture and urbanism.
Adopting an ab-ductive/pragmatist approach we describe Biella looking for change symptoms and we suppose that the most relevant transformation of space lies in a radical new territorial complexity (actors, relations, hierarchies, overlapping, dynamics). Hereafter we reflect on planning and design practice as it is supposed to be the main architects tool for coping with issues and we hypothesize flexibility as answer to complexity since flexibility is defined as enabling the future. The Hippodamus horizontality grid seems to grant flexibility more in terms of metaphor than of morphology and we try to adopt it as a guide for planning dealing with the main Biella issues. The ambition is not yet a full plan but a metanarrative survey which reflects on planning horizontal territories.
Conclusions describe the new territorial complexity focusing on changing conditions, growth of multiplicity and emerging effervescences. After giving some answers to main Biella “vexatae questions” conclusions focus on further steps and open issues: (1) Because of the changed background conditions and inadequacy of the past one, architecture and urbanism require a renewed reflection on their specific research method, boundaries, goals and tools. (2) Contemporary world seems to face a kind of “new urban middle age” where surplus of culture, buildings, inequality, rust, dross, ruins… constitute a new reality whom we are not able anymore to give meaning to. What we used to name as “dismissed”, “recycled”, “reused” represents our cities permanent contemporary condition. (3) Nowadays trends radically change the meaning of “well-being” regarding living, privacy, public space. Planning is supposed to take it into consideration exploring new paradigms as well as dealing with the emerging role of social effervescences.
The Introduction is about the main representations of Biella, an historical survey, a sociological analysis of contemporary way of living, a description of trends.
Readings describe Biella through four territorial sections. Each of them is presented through a geographical description, an analysis of crisis implications, an interpretation of the main issues. Tools of the inquiry are: photography, mapping, data collecting, drawing, writing.
Writings describe Biella from the planning point of view. If crisis generates a more complex and dense territory, planning theory needs to get deepened. The “Horizontal city” metaphor is frequently given as the answer to XX Century main issues. We re-discuss here this metaphor through the four sections for proving its relevance, failure, re-tooling.
3.1 Elementi caratterizzanti gli edifici rurali tradizionali
3.2 Recenti interventi edilizi