Architectural and Landscape Cultural Heritage

12/12/2020 h. 9:30 – 17:00
Piattaforma Teams

Knowledge, Research, Preservation and Reuse in the fragile vernacular territories

The daily abandonment of ancient settlements and their progressive disappearance, because considered no longer so advantageous from the modern life style and economic point of view, creates problems not only to the historical buildings and to landscape, but also to the hydrogeological systems of vast territories that for centuries have been modified and specially structured for the eco-sustainable exploitation of the resources and of cultivated areas. Thus, even the historical and traditional buildings made of stone, clay and local wood, whose beauty and historical relevance and their many connections are unfortunately in diffuse deterioration condition and abandonment and so under risks to be lost forever. This research started within the Erasmus promoted Polimi and Biskra University: the main goals of the collaboration are to recognize the value of that kind of landscapes and settlements and to develop a sharing of professional perspectives in the field of protection of vernacular architecture, including material, immaterial and environmental heritage preservation.