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Il progetto SMART ENVIRONMENTS, svoltosi negli anni dal 2015 al 2017 presso l’Ateneo Roma Tre, è stato finanziato dalla Regione Lazio con lo scopo di sostenere l’attività di ricerca orientata all’accrescimento della competitività tecnologica del tessuto imprenditoriale della regione e di promuovere il sistema della ricerca e innovazione mediante la valorizzazione delle infrastrutture di ricerca presenti sul territorio. Un indirizzo che aveva, fin da subito, individuato nel trasferimento tecnologico una delle chiavi in grado di sostenere lo sviluppo industriale della Regione Lazio in un periodo difficile dove però la possibile ripresa economica garantiva disponibilità di investimenti. SMART ENVIRONMENTS, con la sua dichiarata progettualità a forte vocazione imprenditoriale, è andato a esplorare, quindi, il nuovo terreno della Terza Missione delle Università, dove il rapporto con il territorio finisce al centro dell’operare accademico non più in una ottica di diffusione del sapere che procede dall’alto verso il basso ma con la pretesa di lavorare insieme al tessuto produttivo

The present paper illustrates major maintenance works and architectural and decorative renovations carried out on the Tempietto. The analysis starts from the late Sixteenth-early Seventeenth century that saw the early transformations of the courtyard and the restoration of the crypt below, as well as changes to the dome and the lantern and, finally, cleaning and plastering interventions. Through an accurate examination of documentary and iconographic source material ­ plentiful in the Nineteenth century ­ the author gives an account of these works shedding light on the interventions brought about by prominent architects like Camporese, Valadier, Canina, and Francesco Fontana, to cope with recurrent issues that would cause damage to Bramante¹s architectural work. The text also analyses the various replacements of the dome¹s outer surface ­ constantly damaged by water leakage ­, which have altered its original look. Finally, the author addresses the restorers¹ enduring effort to simulate stone ­ which is illustrated in the above-mentioned maintenance works ­ and investigates the definition of the Tempietto as a magnum marmoreumque ciborium.

This research is focused on tulou, collective dwellings of Fujian (China), built with rammed earth and wood. Except for the evident variation in size and in shape between different tulou, all of them apparently share a similar design and layout features and also the scientific literature on this topic does not highlight substantial differences among them. Despite the generic uniformity, it is however possible to clearly distinguish two groups of tulou, built by different populations and reflecting different life styles and dwelling ideas: the Minnan and Hakka tulou. Starting from this new assumption and through a systematic analysis of eight significant case studies, in this paper it is proved for the first time that the functional differences, already partly recognized by previous studies, can be clearly linked to the typological and construction ones as well as. Thanks to this new methodological approach, in the future it will be possible to set up the analysis of this vast heritage in a more orderly manner, allow a greater integration of various disciplinary research and plan a “Manual on tulou restoration”, intended as a guide for restoration and dissemination of the knowledge regarding the original materials and techniques of tulou.

In the 70s, Superintendent Tusa promoted the creation of the Selinunte Park and entrusted the assign- ment to Porcinai, Minissi and Arena. A sophisticated access system was designed, through a combination of landscape and architectural elements, to gradually introduce the archeological tour experience and to manage the delicate relationship with the unauthorized buildings in the surrounding area. The approved project underwent significant changes some of which were in response to the controversy with the local community. In the following years what had survived of the original project was betrayed by further transformations. Forty years on from the start of the construction works and after new attempts to alter the Park, the cur- rent Management has decided to promote the enhancement of the project and to look for ways to pre- serve this contemporary garden. Our research aims to provide a guideline for the planned restorations and the partial rehabilitation of the original project.

A partir de la cuarta década del siglo XIX la élite intelectual chilena comenzó a referirse a la necesidad de renovar el espacio y la imagen sagrada. La construcción de la nueva nación requería una iglesia moderna que cultivara en los fieles una piedad ilustrada, propósito que requería la supresión del espacio y la imagen barroca, cuyas formas promovían una religiosidad que se consideraba inapropiada. Esta misma élite instaló el prestigio de Roma, de sus iglesias, altares e imágenes, como un faro al cual debían remitirse los arquitectos, escultores y pintores que colaborarían en esta regeneración del espacio y la imagen sagrada. La actividad en Chile de arquitectos y escultores formados en Roma, así como la llegada de obras ejecutadas en los talleres de la Ciudad Eterna, fueron factores decisivos para hacer realidad este proyecto de renovación. Sin embargo, la documentación local registra una resistencia pasiva de la población a estos cambios concebidos por la élite. Los casos de las iglesias de la Recoleta Dominica, del archipiélago de Chiloé, de San Ignacio, de Andacollo y de la capilla del Seminario de Santiago, que se revisarán en el presente texto, permiten conocer las diversas formas de transferencia y apropiación de estos nuevos modelos.

Nel 2015 l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura a Parigi ha promosso un concorso di proget-tazione per l’ampliamento e la valorizzazione dell’edificio neoclassico dell’Hôtel de Galliffet, sede dell’Istituto e proprietà dello Stato italiano da oltre un secolo. Il bando prevedeva la ricostruzione delle dueali ‘perdute’ del complesso: l’ala sud, demolita negli anni sessanta perché a rischio di crolli, da destinare a produttori e promotori dell’eccellenze industriali, artigianali e culturali in visita a Parigi, e l’ala est, incom-piuta dagli anni cinquanta, per ospitare uffici e nuove aule per corsi di lingua. Il co-mitato scientifico ha invitato al concorso nove studi emergenti di architetti italiani, mentre l’Istituto ha affidato alla Scuola di restauro del Dipartimento di Architettu-ra di Roma Tre un progetto di ricostruzione filologica che privilegiasse, laddove possibile, la restituzione dei caratteri formali e materiali dell’architettura perduta. Il progetto della Scuola di restauro è stato esposto, insieme con gli altri nove, alla mostraLe Ali ritrovate dell’Hôtel de Galliffet (Parigi, 13 giugno-30 dicembre 2016), ed è stato presentato alla Biennale di Architettura di Venezia del 2016. In 2015, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris promoted a design competition for the expansion and enhancement of its own headquarters, the Hôtel de Galliffet, a neoclassical building owned by the Italian government for over a century. The competition centered on the reconstruction of the two ‘lost’ wings of the building: the south wing, demolished in the sixties due to risk of collapse, intended to house producers and promoters of industrial, artisanal, and cultural excellence visiting Par-is; and the east wing, unfinished since the fifties, meant to host offices and language classrooms. The scientific committee invited nine emerging architecture firms in Italy to participate, while the Institute asked the Restoration School of Roma Tre University’s Department of Architecture to submit a philological design that would foster, wherever possible, the reconstruction of the style and features of the original architecture. The Restoration School’s work was shown, along with the other firms’, in the exhibition titled Le Ali ritrovate dell’Hôtel de Galliffet (Paris, June 13 - December 30, 2016) and subsequently at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennial.

The wooden model was constructed in 2017 by the Department of Architecture of Roma Tre University and is now on display in the permanent exhibition at the Museum of Rome (Palazzo Braschi). It represents the diversified landscape of a part of the city at the end of the Papal State control. The new Institutions of the Italian State, in the following years, promoted many actions of strong urban discontinuity. At this moment, the Roman Forum was in a transitional phase. It had been excavated almost exclu¬sively near the Capitoline Hill, and there were fences around the monuments which had already been restored; the complexity of the ancient level would only come to light a few years later. The Alessan¬drino district, around via Alessandrina and via Bonella, was still intact. The preparatory research for the construction of the model has philologically reconstructed the urban fabric of the Alessandrino district and the archeological landscape as it was before the radical changes undertaken during the Fascist period. The model aims to virtually restore the demolished urban settlement and to make intelligible the obliterated meanings of the original Alessandrino district. The model is therefore conceived as a contribution to the knowledge of the urban history of Rome and also as a tool to inform both future enhancement programs and concrete design proposals for the Central Archeological Area.

This research is focused on different aspects concerning two types of Tulou: Minnan and Hakka Tulou. Through the analysis of eight case studies, we managed to highlight the relation between typological-functional features and constructive ones aiming to offer a more orderly analysis of distinct models, divided into two substantially different families. Future studies will further analyse the knowledge of these rammed earth buildings by studying the phases of the construction site, conducting architectural surveys on the most important details and investigating the mechanical behaviour of both types. The future goal is the creation of a “Manuale del recupero dei Tulou” (Manual on Tulou restoration) in order to provide a guide for restoration and spread the knowledge about original materials and techniques applied in the construction of these unique rammed earth architectures. The research, which is currently ongoing, has been carried out by the Architecture Department of Roma Tre University in cooperation with Fuzhou University.