Re-school. Ripensare la scuola a partire dagli spazi.

Attraverso l’elaborazione di materiale istruttorio, il progetto Re-school si propone di supportare gli enti territoriali nell’individuazione di priorità di intervento sul patrimonio di edilizia scolastica; nella pianificazione strategica a scala regionale e nella definizione di linee guida regionali di intervento sugli edifici scolastici. In questa pubblicazione vengono riassunti i primi passi del gruppo di ricerca e si propone un metodo di lavoro per esplorare il potenziale di trasformazione del patrimonio dell’edilizia scolastica in Italia

A biostimulant based on seaweed (Ascophyllum Nodosum and Laminaria digitata) and yeast extracts mitigateswater stress effects on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum l.)

Water deficit is one of the most problematic stressors worldwide. In this context, the use of biostimulants represents an increasingly ecological practice aimed to improve crop tolerance and mitigate the negative effects on the productivity. Here, the effect derived from the foliar application of ERANTHIS®®, a biostimulant based on seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum and Laminaria digitata) and yeast extracts, was tested on tomato plants grown under mild water-stress conditions. The potential stress mitigation action was evaluated by monitoring morphometric (fresh weight and dry matter content), physiological (stem water potential) and biochemical (ROS scavenger enzymes activity, proline, abscisic acid, hydrogen peroxide and photosynthetic pigment content) parameters closely related to the occurrence and response to stress at both flowering and fruit-set timing. In general, we observed that plants grown under drought conditions and treated with the biostimulant had a lower amount of ABA, and MDA and proline correlated to a lower activity of ROS scavenger enzymes compared to untreated plants. These data, together with the higher stem water potential and photosynthetic pigment levels recorded for the treated plants, suggest that ERANTHIS®® may mitigate water stress effects on tomato

Europe is Not a Tree - L'Europa non è un albero

Redazionale del #7 della rivista ARDET

The temples and the city. Models of religious coexistence in contemporary urban space. The case of Turin

il caso studio di Torino costituisce l’oggetto di una ricerca empirica che – effettuata facendo interagire gli approcci della storia delle religioni e dell’architettura – presenta materiali per una riflessione sulla gestione della diversità religiosa in epoca contemporanea : anche in contesti che storicamente hanno visto un monopolio da parte di una tradizione religiosa, si assiste oggi a cambiamenti non solo culturali, ma anche architettonici, di pianificazione e di organizzazione urbana dovuti alla diffusione di nuove religioni

Innovation in Practice in Theory: Positioning Architectural Design and its Agency.

The book is the result of a tripartite academic trajectory dedicated to the issue of innovation in practice. It gathers material produced for and during an interna-tional Ph.D. course, an international Summer School for Master students, and an international Ph.D. seminar, all held at Politecnico di Torino with the participation of students and faculty from TU Berlin, University of Belgrade, Architectural As-sociation, KTH Stockholm, Sciences Po, Centre Jean Pépin, CNRS Paris, Ecole National d’Architecture Paris Val de Seine. These three events also coincided, in temporal terms and in the general hypothesis being tested, with the fifth issue of the journal Ardeth (Architectural Design Theory) guest-curated by Andrés Jaque and dedicated to the theme of “Innovation as it happens.” These academic ex-periences are part of a wider thrust towards the consolidation of a growing net-work of schools and research groups working on the issue of innovation in the project of architecture: what does it mean to innovate the practice of architec-ture? Can we understand the project of architecture as a socio-technical object that, as much as other socio-technical objects, is susceptible to processes of innovation? Which paradigms of innovation can we refer to as architects? What is the role of critical theory in the research for innovation in the project? And, on the other hand, what is the contribution that pragmatist approaches can make when looking at day-to-day practice

The application of a biostimulant based on tannins afects root architecture and improves tolerance to salinity in tomato plants

Roots have important roles for plants to withstand adverse environmental conditions, including salt stress. Biostimulant application was shown to enhance plant resilience towards abiotic stresses. Here, we studied the effect of a tannin-based biostimulant on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under salt stress conditions. We investigated the related changes at both root architecture (via imaging and biometric analysis) and gene expression (RNA-Seq/qPCR) levels. Moreover, in order to identify the main compounds potentially involved in the observed effects, the chemical composition of the biostimulant was evaluated by UV/Vis and HPLC-ESI-Orbitrap analysis. Sixteen compounds, known to be involved in root development and having a potential antioxidant properties were identified. Significant increase of root weight (+ 24%) and length (+ 23%) was observed when the plants were grown under salt stress and treated with the biostimulant. Moreover, transcriptome analysis revealed that the application of the biostimulant upregulated 285 genes, most of which correlated to root development and salt stress tolerance. The 171 downregulated genes were mainly involved in nutrient uptake. These data demonstrated that the biostimulant is able not only to restore root growth in salty soils, but also to provide the adequate plant nourishment by regulating the expression of essential transcription factors and stress responsive genes

Il quartiere residenziale del "Pilastro" e l'area "Pioppe"

progetto elaborato nel quadro del workkshop internazionale After Urban Sprawl-Provincia di Bologna (2011