Event
UP+IT Design Workshop "Upcycling Architecture in Italy"
Program
The workshop is part of the activities scheduled by the PRIN – PNRR 2022 research project "Upcycling Architecture in Italy. Forging and Promoting a Renewed Building Culture," funded by the European Union NextGenerationEU.
The objective of the workshop is to identify and investigate operational strategies that consider disassembly and demolition as inherent processes within design, aiming for a more rational organization and utilization of available resources, and to envision future scenarios of upcycling with these strategies.
The working group has been formed by selecting graduates and doctoral students in architecture or engineering from the four universities involved in the PRIN. The team will focus on identifying best practices related to disassembly and upcycling, prevalent in Italy and Europe, and understanding the regulations and guidelines related to these topics.
For this research activity (research by design), a school complex designed in 1965 by architect Pietro Barucci in collaboration with the construction company Tecnosider S.p.a. has been chosen as a case study. This building, the I.T.I.S. "Alessandro Volta" in Tivoli, is of particular interest due to its construction technology and the use of prefabricated components.
Working Group
General Coordination:
Alberto Bologna (Sapienza Università di Roma);
Josep Maria Garcia-Fuentes (Politecnico di Milano);
Ilaria Giannetti (Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata);
Gabriele Neri (Politecnico di Torino)
Technical-Scientific Coordination:
Roberto Germanò (Sapienza Università di Roma)
Workshop Tutors:
Viola Bertini, Alberto Bologna, Roberto Germanò – Sapienza Università di Roma;
Antonella Falzetti, Ilaria Giannetti – Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata;
Alessandro Benetti, Gabriele Neri, Lorenzo Savio – Politecnico di Torino;
Josep Maria Garcia-Fuentes – Politecnico di Milano;
Claudia Bernardini – Comune di Tivoli
Scientific Contributions:
Paola Altamura – Sapienza Università di Roma;
Serena Baiani – Sapienza Università di Roma;
Alfonso Giancotti – Sapienza Università di Roma;
Margherita Manfra – Orizzontale;
Laura Milan – ComunicArch;
Spartaco Paris – Sapienza Università di Roma;
Francesco Tajani – Sapienza Università di Roma
Participants:
Sapienza Università di Roma:
Michele Anelli-Monti;
Giuseppe Cerullo;
Giulia Famiglietti;
Carlo Vannini
Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata:
Giulio Minuto;
Giulia Sergi;
Cristian Tolù
Politecnico di Torino:
Carlotta Fasano;
Jacopo Gasparotto;
Frank Alexander Ramirez Gaitan
Politecnico di Milano:
Gino Baldi;
Wen Quan Zhang
Università degli Studi dell’Aquila:
Giulio Basileo
And with the support of: Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale -Dipartimento I - Politiche educative, edilizia scolastica. Servizio I - Progettazione, direzione lavori, manutenzione e ristrutturazione edilizia scolastica. Zona Est
Director: Giuseppe Cataldi