This thesis is the result of a fruitful international experience held at the State University of ... more This thesis is the result of a fruitful international experience held at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, to achieve a degree in architecture and urbanism. The choice of the topic gets into the debate and research work related to the industrial heritage, and gave rise from the recognition of the economic and social importance historically played by the ancient “Spinning and Weaving Company São Pedro” in the city of Itu in Brazil. The goal is the study to investigate the role of place of memory of the factory, through historical research, understanding of local customs and the urban context, following a path that goes from a detailed survey up to define the lines of action and the project proposal. The “Spinning and Weaving Company São Pedro” officially began its activities with textile production in 1911. The textile factory brought to Brazil technologically advanced machinery and Europeans technicians to adjust the production and train the local labor force to become the next generation of engineers. The factory was the largest weaving company settled in Itu and contributed to the projection of the city on the industrial scenario of São Paulo’s State and even demonstrating its importance all over the country. The “Spinning and Weaving Company São Pedro” undoubtedly belongs to the memory of the city and is deeply rooted in the socio-cultural and architectural heritage. Today the Factory re-emerge in a new urban landscape with the ability to play a major role, offering himself as a potential haven for new uses and equipment to improve population’s life quality, while the city is devoid of public spaces and urban centers in line with the territorial expansion undergone in the last years.
This contribution is part of a wider study involving an international research group that is stud... more This contribution is part of a wider study involving an international research group that is studying a common phenomenon in Europe: the creation of reservoirs - to generate electricity – by means of the submersion of settlements and small towns. This method has caused at least three phenomena: the disappearance of small towns and their more recent “rediscovery” for tourism purposes; the construction of new inhabited areas for populations deprived of their homes with the consequent problem linked to displacement and the construction of new identities; the transfer into the new settlements of parts of or of entire original buildings that were disassembled before submersion and that were reassembled or whose fragments were located in new buildings realized for the new settlements. All these events are related to the theme of memory and therefore also represent an opportunity to reflect on the more general problems that our country is still sadly facing, such as villages in areas at gr...
La reconstruccion es una practica arquitectonica que no solo afecta al edificio aislado sino que ... more La reconstruccion es una practica arquitectonica que no solo afecta al edificio aislado sino que en muchas ocasiones involucra al entero espacio urbano. No se trata de buscar la mimesis material, sino la restitucion de los valores y las relaciones espaciales entre diferentes elementos que componen un conjunto habitado. En esta investigacion presentamos un caso excepcional, la reconstruccion de un pueblo sumergido por la construccion de un lago artificial en el Valle Varaita en los Alpes italianos. De una parte, la reconstruccion de la iglesia nos muestra un moderno caso de reimpiego donde la reutilizacion de un portal romanico en la construccion del nuevo templo de factura moderna tiene tanto un sentido simbolico, que podriamos considerar casi fundacional y por otro un sentido pragmatico, a partir de una parte, se intenta evocar el todo. Por otro lado, en este caso se reconstruye ademas el tejido urbano, adaptado a la singular topografia alpina, y replicando la disposicion del caser...
La reconstrucción es una práctica arquitectónica que no sólo afecta al edificio aislado sino que ... more La reconstrucción es una práctica arquitectónica que no sólo afecta al edificio aislado sino que en muchas ocasiones involucra al entero espacio urbano. No se trata de buscar la mímesis material, sino la restitución de los valores y las relaciones espaciales entre diferentes elementos que componen un conjunto habitado. En esta investigación presentamos un caso excepcional, la reconstrucción de un pueblo sumergido por la construcción de un lago artificial en el Valle Varaita en los Alpes italianos. De una parte, la reconstrucción de la iglesia nos muestra un moderno caso de <em>reimpiego </em>donde la reutilización de un portal románico en la construcción del nuevo templo de factura moderna tiene tanto un sentido simbólico, que podríamos considerar casi fundacional y por otro un sentido pragmático, a partir de una parte, se intenta evocar el todo. Por otro lado, en este caso se reconstruye además el tejido urbano, adaptado a la singular topografía alpina, y replicando la ...
Le costruzioni hanno una loro vita e questo dipende dalla sanita e robustezza costituzionale dei ... more Le costruzioni hanno una loro vita e questo dipende dalla sanita e robustezza costituzionale dei componenti e io aggiungerei come diceva Palladio che la forma e piu importante della materia nel senso che la forma trae la sua bellezza dalla statica e dalla concezione costruttiva. Aldo Rossi Il tempo di vita del cemento armato puo essere valutato sotto molteplici aspetti, chimico, tecnologico, tecnico, ma non e di questo che qui si intende trattare, poiche ogni volta che ci si occupa di restauro, inevitabilmente e dell'architettura che ci si deve occupare, del senso complesso di questa disciplina: le ragioni del restauro risiedono, quindi, nelle ragioni dell'architettura, indipendentemente dal materiale, dalla tecnologia o dalla tecnica che essa impiega. Prendendo avvio da questa considerazione, lo scritto tenta di affrontare il doppio percorso che l'uso del cemento armato consente ai costruttori della fine dell'Ottocento e dell'inizio del secolo scorso a partire d...
This thesis is the result of a fruitful international experience held at the State University of ... more This thesis is the result of a fruitful international experience held at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, to achieve a degree in architecture and urbanism. The choice of the topic gets into the debate and research work related to the industrial heritage, and gave rise from the recognition of the economic and social importance historically played by the ancient “Spinning and Weaving Company São Pedro” in the city of Itu in Brazil. The goal is the study to investigate the role of place of memory of the factory, through historical research, understanding of local customs and the urban context, following a path that goes from a detailed survey up to define the lines of action and the project proposal. The “Spinning and Weaving Company São Pedro” officially began its activities with textile production in 1911. The textile factory brought to Brazil technologically advanced machinery and Europeans technicians to adjust the production and train the local labor force to become the next generation of engineers. The factory was the largest weaving company settled in Itu and contributed to the projection of the city on the industrial scenario of São Paulo’s State and even demonstrating its importance all over the country. The “Spinning and Weaving Company São Pedro” undoubtedly belongs to the memory of the city and is deeply rooted in the socio-cultural and architectural heritage. Today the Factory re-emerge in a new urban landscape with the ability to play a major role, offering himself as a potential haven for new uses and equipment to improve population’s life quality, while the city is devoid of public spaces and urban centers in line with the territorial expansion undergone in the last years.
This contribution is part of a wider study involving an international research group that is stud... more This contribution is part of a wider study involving an international research group that is studying a common phenomenon in Europe: the creation of reservoirs - to generate electricity – by means of the submersion of settlements and small towns. This method has caused at least three phenomena: the disappearance of small towns and their more recent “rediscovery” for tourism purposes; the construction of new inhabited areas for populations deprived of their homes with the consequent problem linked to displacement and the construction of new identities; the transfer into the new settlements of parts of or of entire original buildings that were disassembled before submersion and that were reassembled or whose fragments were located in new buildings realized for the new settlements. All these events are related to the theme of memory and therefore also represent an opportunity to reflect on the more general problems that our country is still sadly facing, such as villages in areas at gr...
La reconstruccion es una practica arquitectonica que no solo afecta al edificio aislado sino que ... more La reconstruccion es una practica arquitectonica que no solo afecta al edificio aislado sino que en muchas ocasiones involucra al entero espacio urbano. No se trata de buscar la mimesis material, sino la restitucion de los valores y las relaciones espaciales entre diferentes elementos que componen un conjunto habitado. En esta investigacion presentamos un caso excepcional, la reconstruccion de un pueblo sumergido por la construccion de un lago artificial en el Valle Varaita en los Alpes italianos. De una parte, la reconstruccion de la iglesia nos muestra un moderno caso de reimpiego donde la reutilizacion de un portal romanico en la construccion del nuevo templo de factura moderna tiene tanto un sentido simbolico, que podriamos considerar casi fundacional y por otro un sentido pragmatico, a partir de una parte, se intenta evocar el todo. Por otro lado, en este caso se reconstruye ademas el tejido urbano, adaptado a la singular topografia alpina, y replicando la disposicion del caser...
La reconstrucción es una práctica arquitectónica que no sólo afecta al edificio aislado sino que ... more La reconstrucción es una práctica arquitectónica que no sólo afecta al edificio aislado sino que en muchas ocasiones involucra al entero espacio urbano. No se trata de buscar la mímesis material, sino la restitución de los valores y las relaciones espaciales entre diferentes elementos que componen un conjunto habitado. En esta investigación presentamos un caso excepcional, la reconstrucción de un pueblo sumergido por la construcción de un lago artificial en el Valle Varaita en los Alpes italianos. De una parte, la reconstrucción de la iglesia nos muestra un moderno caso de <em>reimpiego </em>donde la reutilización de un portal románico en la construcción del nuevo templo de factura moderna tiene tanto un sentido simbólico, que podríamos considerar casi fundacional y por otro un sentido pragmático, a partir de una parte, se intenta evocar el todo. Por otro lado, en este caso se reconstruye además el tejido urbano, adaptado a la singular topografía alpina, y replicando la ...
Le costruzioni hanno una loro vita e questo dipende dalla sanita e robustezza costituzionale dei ... more Le costruzioni hanno una loro vita e questo dipende dalla sanita e robustezza costituzionale dei componenti e io aggiungerei come diceva Palladio che la forma e piu importante della materia nel senso che la forma trae la sua bellezza dalla statica e dalla concezione costruttiva. Aldo Rossi Il tempo di vita del cemento armato puo essere valutato sotto molteplici aspetti, chimico, tecnologico, tecnico, ma non e di questo che qui si intende trattare, poiche ogni volta che ci si occupa di restauro, inevitabilmente e dell'architettura che ci si deve occupare, del senso complesso di questa disciplina: le ragioni del restauro risiedono, quindi, nelle ragioni dell'architettura, indipendentemente dal materiale, dalla tecnologia o dalla tecnica che essa impiega. Prendendo avvio da questa considerazione, lo scritto tenta di affrontare il doppio percorso che l'uso del cemento armato consente ai costruttori della fine dell'Ottocento e dell'inizio del secolo scorso a partire d...
Seminario del Proyecto de Investigación Nuevos paisajes olvidados.
Agua, patrimonio y territorio ... more Seminario del Proyecto de Investigación Nuevos paisajes olvidados. Agua, patrimonio y territorio cultural, Ref. PID2019-108932GB-I. Financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Gobierno de España
Resúmenes de las ponencias y comunicaciones presentadas en el XXIII Congreso Nacional de Historia... more Resúmenes de las ponencias y comunicaciones presentadas en el XXIII Congreso Nacional de Historia del Arte, que se celebrará de modo virtual en Salamanca, del 17 al 20 de mayo del 2021.
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