italian version

Aims :

To provide students with a cultural basis of architectural restoration with particular reference to restoration planning

Topics :

The evolution of the idea of restoration. Professional guidelines for restoration. The evolution of building skeletons in masonry. Problems connected with the restoration of modern architecture. The mechanics of masonry. Masonry instabilities. Technical evolution in the construction of roofing and wooden flooring. The instabilities of wooden structures. Analysis of the range of intervention techniques for masonry and wooden structures. Analysis of some types of finish in historical architecture with particular reference to traditional plaster and to cane ceilings. Seismic vulnerability of buildings in masonry and assessment of the efficacy of some intervention techniques.

Textbooks :

Dispense
Munafò P. “Le capriate lignee antiche per i tetti a bassa pendenza – evoluzione, dissesti e tecniche di intervento”, Alinea Ed., Firenze 2002
Munafò P., “Recupero dei solai in legno” Flaccovio Ed., Palermo 1990
Domenici G., “le tecniche per il recupero edilizio”, NIS, Roma 1994
Giuffrè A., “Letture sulla meccanica delle murature storiche”, Edizioni Kappa, Roma 1991
Torsello P.B., “La materia del restauro”, Marsilio Ed., Venezia 1988
Marconi P., “Il restauro e l’architetto”, Marsilio Ed., Venezia 1993

Exam :

The assessment criteria of this course relies on the outcomes of an oral exam which mainly focuses on the evaluation of the student understanding of the theoretical and design aspects.

Tutorial Session :

Monday 10,00-12,00