Professionisti in prestito alla docenza

In more than 10 years of professional activity as translator I have tried to continually challenge the skills that define my professional profile. This includes taking advantage of my experience as trainer for companies and professionals, and as teacher for university students. My experience has given me an advantageous perspective on the evolution of the translation sector and the professional profiles involved. I see three fundamental aspects to the development of the professional translator: specific competences, ability in using tools and methodology. Tools are no longer limited to dictionaries, corpora, glossaries and technological supports. Language itself is now an instrument, and education has to take this into account. My courses are focused on methodology, not only on functionalities of translation technologies. I advise students to be flexible and proactive in using such tools, in order to be prepared to embrace the constant evolution of this profession. Academic institutions should also be more dynamic. In addition to responding to market demands, efforts should be made to trace flexible profiles in order to produce adaptable professionals. A didactic strategy toward building a bridge between university and job market might include tracking the professional activity of post-degree students assisting them with professional placement while collecting information that is useful toward the development of strategic teaching curricula

The Art of Heritage and Mortality

Through my art I explore the formation of cultural and personal identity addressing the importance of heritage, ancestors, and religion in Latin-American culture, while I develop my unique deities and spiritual space, creating my own iconography. The pieces are strongly autobiographical, using my family members, and frequently lived experience as a subject. Furthermore, I am drawn to the circle of life and productive failures - beginnings, deaths, and transitions. - My work integrates two-dimensional and three-dimensional mediums, ranging from photography and printmaking to assemblage and textiles, video and digital

Survey and restoration

[EN] In addition to the technological evolution over the last two centuries, survey has experienced two main conceptual leaps: the introduction of photography as a tool for an indiscriminate register for reality, and the shift from autographic to allographic survey, phenomena which can generate a distancing effect within the restoration process. Besides, this text presents the relationship between survey in its numerous forms and technologies (manual and semi-manual to more complex ones like scanner-laser) and the restoration of the building, either for establishing a diagnosis, operating or valorizating, illustrating it with examples developed by the authors, as well as the criteria to be applied when documenting a building to be restored, irrespective of the means and technology available in each case.Mileto, C.; Vegas López-Manzanares, F. (2017). Survey and restoration. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (Online). XLII(5):3-7. doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-5-W1-3-2017S37XLII

The Protection of the Historic City: The Case of the Surroundings of the Lonja de la Seda in Valencia (Spain), UNESCO World Heritage

[EN] In geographical terms, historic cities possess an inertia in regard to the modification of urban function. This explains why buildings may change over time, but the location of the functions remains. For over a thousand years, the city of Valencia has concentrated the commercial activity of its historic centre around the building of the Lonja de la Seda, its surrounding buildings, and its adjacent spaces, streets and squares. Recent constructions coexist with centuries-old buildings, witnesses to the transformations of this urban enclave, which has retained its commercial function. Although the Lonja de la Seda was declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1996, its surroundings, despite being of interest and closely linked to the protected building, were not. This article analyses the history and evolution of the built fabric and urban spaces of this complex, which represents the nerve centre for commerce in the city of Valencia. This text presents research based on studies carried out directly on the buildings in this context by the authors, as well as indirect examinations of documentation from the archives and the existing bibliography. The aim of this study is to showcase how combining material and documentary studies can lead to a broader definition of the tangible and intangible values of cultural heritage. This, in turn, could lead to the comprehensive enhancement of the historic city, where historic residential fabric and notable buildings are merely manifestations of the process for the construction of the city.Mileto, C.; Vegas López-Manzanares, F. (2023). The Protection of the Historic City: The Case of the Surroundings of the Lonja de la Seda in Valencia (Spain), UNESCO World Heritage. Architect. 3(4):596-626. https://doi.org/10.3390/architecture30400335966263

Fragments for the History of Architecture: A Villa between Humanism and the Renaissance

[EN] This article presents a detailed study of the stately palace of the Villa Giusti-Puttini, a building that, over the centuries, has undergone repeated transformations since its construction in the first half of the 15th century. For the study of this palace, owned between the 15th and 17th centuries by one of the most important families in the city of Verona (Italy), the authors have followed a methodology covering indirect sources (documentary and bibliographical) as well as direct ones (the building and constructive techniques, architectural and decorative elements, murals, etc.). This study expands the information available on the building as well as expanding knowledge on the history of architecture of the Veneto villa as a defining architectural phenomenon in 16th- and 17th-century architecture whose extensive influence was still felt in the 19th century. The history compiled through this research also contributes to a renewed interpretation of the phenomenon, which is viewed as a process for the transformation and adaptation of a pre-existing building to fit the needs of any given period. This methodology, which could potentially facilitate the interpretation of similar buildings, and its combination of documentary, material, constructive, decorative, and cultural elements could constitute an example for the historical and architectural reading of buildings and are not merely limited to Renaissance buildings.Mileto, C.; Vegas López-Manzanares, F. (2023). Fragments for the History of Architecture: A Villa between Humanism and the Renaissance. Architect. (3):358-392. https://doi.org/10.3390/architecture3030020358392

Cardiac magnetic resonance characterization of atrial pseudo-mass in Erdheim-Chester disease

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Spain under the Venice Charter

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of scholarly citation, none of this work may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. For information address the University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112[EN] This article examines the Venice Charter's lnfluence on the evolution of restoration in Spain in the interesting perlod that bridges the gap between Francoism and the dawn of democracy. Under the organizational structure that prevailed during Francoism, the restoration of monuments in the whole state was assigned to seven specialized architects who engaged in a stylistic approach. With the subsequent dawn of demoaac:y, the field of monument restoration opened to a large range of non-specialized architects who applied Ideas of critica! restoration theory. This blatant dlchotomy led to a dlverse interpretatlon of the Venice Charter that this text strlves to analyze from the vantage point of its actors, starting with the work of the participants In the Second lnternatlonai Congress of Archltects and Technicians of Historie Monuments and continuiog with the protagonists of the discipline of restoration in this country who followed after them.Mileto ., C.; Vegas López-Manzanares, F. (2014). Spain under the Venice Charter. Change Over Time. 4(2):264-285. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/99945S2642854

Earthen architectural heritage in the international context: values, threats, conservation principles and strategies

[EN] Purpose This research aims to highlight the values, principles and recommendations for conservation in order to establish valid strategies for the conservation of earthen built heritage. This is done following a methodology which uses indirect (bibliography) and direct (case study) sources systematically analysed from different perspectives: the values of Earth as a material and of architectural and vernacular heritage; the heritage conservation principles found in international documents; and the analysis of over 3,000 case studies from which good practices in earthen architecture conservation are extracted. Design/methodology/approach Earthen built architectural heritage is found widely in all parts of the world, in archaeological sites and monumental and vernacular architecture, which research centres and researchers are increasingly studying and cataloguing. However, despite its richness and historic and cultural values, as well as its many merits in environmental sustainability, sociocultural and socio-economic terms, the value of this heritage has not been fully recognized in fields with major repercussions in conservation. Findings Finally, these data are cross-referenced to establish the broadest possible strategies to guarantee all aspects to be taken into account in the conservation of earthen built architectural heritage. Originality/value The text provides an overview of the different methodologies in order to extract specific strategies applicable to the conservation of this heritage, both locally and globally.This text is part of the framework of the RISK-TERRA Project "Earthen architecture in the Iberian Peninsula: study of natural, social and anthropic risks and strategies to improve resilience" (main researchers. C. Mileto-F. Vegas) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, ref. RTI2018-095302-B-I00.Mileto, C.; Vegas López-Manzanares, F. (2022). Earthen architectural heritage in the international context: values, threats, conservation principles and strategies. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development. 12(2):192-205. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCHMSD-06-2021-011519220512

An integrated archaeological, molecular and isotopic approach.

The late Eneolithic and early Bronze Age period (4500 to 2300 BC) of the Dnieper region of Ukraine is considered a key period for the understanding of the prehistoric Pontic steppe (Rassamakin, 1999). For this reason, it has been subject of considerable research over the past decades. Unfortunately, a number of issues, such as the isolation of Eastern Europe and Central Asia during the twentieth century and a lack of evidence with much literature unpublished, means Eurasian prehistory is poorly understood. In particular, problems with the reconstruction of Eurasian prehistory relate to the subsistence economy, the extent of the exploitation of domesticates and, overall, the lifestyle of prehistoric Eurasian people associated with this region. It is known that domesticated ruminants appeared in the North-Pontic region at around the 6th millennium BC (Bunyatyan, 2003; Kotova, 2003), and other evidence, such as faunal remains and previous isotopic analysis, suggested that animal exploitation was driven by local environmental conditions (e.g. Bunyatyan, 2003; Rassamakin, 1999; Kuzmina, 2003). Furthermore, archaeological and archaeobotanical evidences from sites across the North Black Sea suggested that the gathering and processing of wild and domesticated plants was a significant component of local subsistence strategies (e.g. Bibikova, 1969; Levine, 1999a; Pashkevich, 2003; Velichko et al., 2009; Bendrey, 2011). This thesis aimed to resolve these difficulties by using an interdisciplinary approach to determine the subsistence economy of the populations living along the Dnieper River. Significantly, it comprises the first study of diet and subsistence practices in the North-Pontic region during the Eneolithic and early Bronze Age, through the application of a combined archaeological, molecular and isotopic approach. Lipid extracts of >200 potsherds from 5 Ukrainian settlements were analysed by gas chromatography (GC), GC-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and GC-combustion isotope ratio-MS, revealing excellent preservation of animal fats. The carbon isotope results confirmed that the North-Pontic communities practised a various economy especially in relation to regional needs, developing a flexible system (Bunyatyan, 2003). Interestingly, the exploitation of secondary products, e.g. dairy fats, played a significant role only in the subsistence strategies of the steppe populations, reinforcing the idea of a full pastoral economy, as sheep, goats and cattle were intensively exploited for their secondary products. In contrast, the forest-steppe sites showed a high exploitation of wild animals, horses and aquatic products. These results also revealed that the animals raised in the steppe environment subsisted on a range of different forages composed mainly by a predominant C3 environment with some C4 plant input. In conclusion, this research has clarified some of the aspects related to both the extent of the exploitation of domesticates and the subsistence economic strategies of prehistoric people living in the area of the North-Pontic region. The information obtained from molecular and compound- specific stable carbon analysis, generally reflects both existing botanical and zooarchaeological records confirming (i) the archaeological theory of a subsistence economy mainly driven by environmental regional differences and (ii) the predominance of ruminant husbandry in the steppe sites and hunting and fishing in forest-steppe settlements