The Role of Heritage Communities in Local Development Processes through the reuse of Architectural Heritage. Some Examples in Italian Rural Areas

[EN] Over the last three decades, various initiatives promoted by the European Union concerning the involvement and empowerment of communities in recognising and creating cultural values have flourished. They include, for instance, the Faro Convention, programs for ecomuseums and community mapping, and have contributed to giving voice to bottom-up initiatives for enhancing not only so-called monumental architecture but also "ordinary" architecture and built and vernacular cultural heritage. In general, this approach has also contributed to focusing attention on the importance of local communities in local development processes. In Italy, the so-called inner areas are often characterised by ordinary and vernacular heritage related to rural or manufacturing activities. In these small villages, some local communities, also thanks to the Italian National Strategy for Inner Areas, recognised reuse of part of the vernacular local built heritage as a strength for the community itself and the broader context. Some cases have demonstrated that valorisation of architectural heritage is possible without creating  tourism-related facilities only (hotels, museums, etc.) but also creating services needed by "local" users that facilitate the everyday life of the place. In this perspective, attention should also be focused on heritage education and the intergenerational transmission of knowledge, which should involve the entire community at different levels, starting from experiences already in place in similar contexts. In this sense, a community can be intended as a broad concept, a constantly evolving process that includes the resident citizens and a broader network related to a specific territory. Through analyses of case studies, this contribution aims to propose reflections on the role of heritage community experiences in empowering vernacular architectural heritage and its wider context.Valiante, C.; Oteri, A. (2022). The Role of Heritage Communities in Local Development Processes through the reuse of Architectural Heritage. Some Examples in Italian Rural Areas. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 687-695. https://doi.org/10.4995/HERITAGE2022.2022.1430468769

Periferie d’autore. Studi e proposte per il Quartiere Feltre a Milano

The Municipality of Milan has recently focused resources, and attention on some areas considered strategic and fragile at the same time, defined as "peripheries". From the intersection between the geography of these areas and the evidence of 20th-century, architecture resulted in the "auteur peripheries” map, that the research here presented recomposed, choosing to investigate, in the wide range of complexes designed by architects notable at Italian and international level, Quartiere Ina-Casa "Feltre" (1957-1961), which involved the cooperation of 47 architects led by Gino Pollini, indeed an auteur neighbourhood. The peculiarity of the design process that originated the urban structure and the compositive features of the buildings, highlighted by various bibliographic references, has more clearly revealed by the analysis of the sources, partly unpublished, collected in different archives, and is reflected in recognition of this complex as cultural heritage[1]. Several on-site surveys allowed to document the current conditions, the transformation occurred in public spaces, property, use and layout of the buildings, and the actual inhabitants' perception of the neighbourhood. In this knowledge path, the use of a multidisciplinary and, as far as possible, a multi-scale methodology revealed to be essential, favoured by the IT tools features, that allowed to include and manage different information and levels of knowledge, concerning parts of the city, single buildings, up to construction details, partly modified during the last decades. This contribution aims to outline how only an interdisciplinary approach could investigate complex environments such as the fragile urban areas, with the purpose of preserving the recent architectural heritage, essential resource in relation to which is necessary to define the ways of regeneration.[1] DGR 8/8311 of the 29.10.2008, Municipality of Milan – Statement of Notable Public Interest of Quartiere Feltre.La città di Milano ha recentemente concentrato risorse ed attenzioni in alcuni ambiti considerati strategici e al contempo fragili, definiti “periferie”. Dall’intersezione tra la geografia di queste aree e le testimonianze dell’architettura del XX secolo è risultata la mappa delle “periferie d’autore” che la ricerca qui presentata ha ricomposto, scegliendo poi di indagare, nel mosaico di complessi progettati da figure di spicco del panorama italiano ed internazionale, il Quartiere Ina-Casa “Feltre” (1957-1961), che ha visto la cooperazione di 47 architetti coordinati da Gino Pollini, indubbiamente un quartiere d’autore. La singolarità del processo progettuale che ha originato il suo impianto urbanistico, i caratteri compositivi degli edifici, evidenziata da numerose referenze bibliografiche, è emersa con maggior chiarezza dall’analisi delle fonti esplorate, in parte inedite, raccolte in archivi diversi, e si riflette nel riconoscimento del quartiere quale bene culturale[1]. Numerose ricognizioni in sito hanno consentito di documentarne le condizioni attuali, i mutamenti intervenuti negli spazi collettivi, nella proprietà, nell’uso e nell’assetto degli edifici, la percezione che gli abitanti hanno oggi del quartiere. È risultata fondamentale, in tal senso, l’adozione di una metodologia multidisciplinare e per quanto possibile multiscalare, favorita dall’utilizzo di strumenti informatici che hanno permesso di includere e gestire informazioni e livelli di conoscenza diversi, relativi a parti di città, a singoli edifici, fino ai dettagli costruttivi, in parte modificati nel corso degli ultimi decenni. Questo contributo intende mostrare come soltanto un approccio interdisciplinare possa indagare ambiti complessi quali le aree urbane fragili, con l’obiettivo di conservarne il patrimonio recente, risorsa imprescindibile rispetto alla quale misurare i modi della rigenerazione.[1] DGR 8/8311 del 29.10.2008, Comune Di Milano - Dichiarazione Di Notevole Interesse Pubblico Del Quartiere Feltre

IAU Office of Astronomy for Education, OAE Center Italy - Annual Report 2023

Annual report 2023 of the the IAU OAE Center Italy, an international office addressed to education and hosted and financed by Inaf. OAE Center Italy was established on the 3rd of March 2021, thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding signed by three parties: IAU, the Office of Astronomy for Education and INAF. OAE Center Italy is a joint project of a consortium of Italian partners, led and represented by INAF and of the IAU OAE, and is operated by INAF. The Italian partners are INAF, the Italian Astronomical Society (SAIt) and the University of Rome Tor Vergata (ToV)

IAU Office of Astronomy for Education, OAE Center Italy - Annual Report 2022

Annual report 2023 of the the IAU OAE Center Italy, an international office addressed to education and hosted and financed by Inaf. OAE Center Italy was established on the 3rd of March 2021, thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding signed by three parties: IAU, the Office of Astronomy for Education and INAF. OAE Center Italy is a joint project of a consortium of Italian partners, led and represented by INAF and of the IAU OAE, and is operated by INAF. The Italian partners are INAF, the Italian Astronomical Society (SAIt) and the University of Rome Tor Vergata (ToV). Index of contents 1. Professionalize astronomy education 11 1.1 The 4th Shaw-IAU workshop of Astronomy for Education 12 1.2 “Officina degli Errori” Pilot Programme 14 1.3 Educational path for transversal skills and professional orientation through Game-Based Learning 16 2. Provide access to good resources 18 2.1 astroEDU 19 2.2 Shared astronomical Glossary 21 2.3 Astrophotography contest 23 3. Promote astronomy in curricula 24 3.1 MIRTO - Mediterranean Informal Round Table – online 25 3.2 STEAM-MED - Lampedusa workshop on Astronomy Education 2022 27 3.3 Teacher Training Pilot Program (TTPP) 35 3.4 Organisation and delivery of the 16 hour-course for PhD students "Designing innovative public-engagement activities", at the University of Padova. 36 3.5 Castellaro Lagusello Astronomy Festival 37 4. OAE Networking 38 4.1 Participation in Expo 2020, Dubai, Italian Pavilion 39 4.2 Under the same Moon: building bridges through sky and astronomy 40 5. Spread the news 41 5.1 Under the same sky: an exhibition in Rome 42 5.2 Il Cielo itinerante – Italy shines 42 5.3 Universe World / EduINAF column 43 5.4 Time machines, an astronomy exhibition 43 5.5 Workshops 43 5.6 Press release, announcements and new

IAU Office of Astronomy for Education, OAE Center Italy - Annual Report 2021

First annual report of the the IAU OAE Center Italy, an international office addressed to education and hosted and financed by Inaf. OAE Center Italy was established on the 3rd of March 2021, thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding signed by three parties: IAU, the Office of Astronomy for Education and INAF. OAE Center Italy is a joint project of a consortium of Italian partners, led and represented by INAF and of the IAU OAE, and is operated by INAF. The Italian partners are INAF, the Italian Astronomical Society (SAIt) and the University of Rome Tor Vergata (ToV)

IAU Office of Astronomy for Education OAE Center Italy - Quarterly Report 1 January-March 2022

The IAU O!ce of Astronomy for Education Center Italy (I-OAE) is a joint project of a consortium of Italian partners led and represented by Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF, National Institute for Astrophysics), the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the IAU O!ce of Astronomy for Education. The Italian consortium is constituted by: INAF, the Italian Astronomical Society (SAIt) and the University of Rome Tor Vergata (ToV). I-OAE HQ are hosted by the INAF - Rome Astronomical Observatory, in Monteporzio. Personnel is selected on voluntary bases according to their interests and competence, in agreement with the Institutes they work for. Brochure of the 2021 activities: https://www.flipsnack.com/eduinaf/oaei-brochure.htmlQuarterly Report 1 January-March 2022 is the report of the activities from January to March 2022 of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education OAE Center Italy Attachment: brochure of the activities and project 202

Il campus Bocconi in Milano. Architetture, materiali e tecniche in un secolo di trasformazioni

Il campus Bocconi, nel quartiere Porta Lodovica a Milano, costituisce oggi il risultato di quasi un secolo di addizioni e modifiche che hanno coinvolto alcuni tra i più affermati progettisti della scena internazionale. Uno degli aspetti maggiormente rilevanti di questo complesso universitario è la sua dimensione urbana, che è andata definendosi contestualmente all’espansione edilizia della zona. Sorto, con la prima sede di via Sarfatti, in un’area ancora rurale, costituisce oggi uno dei quartieri più centrali della città, che ha vissuto una transizione da contesto agricolo, a industriale, a residenziale. Ogni progettista chiamato a definire un nuovo elemento del sistema si è infatti dovuto confrontare con significative preesistenze e con un contesto in evoluzione. Lo studio delle diverse stratificazioni di questo campus risulta interessante altresì perché ogni ampliamento ha costituito l’occasione per sperimentazioni nell’ambito dei materiali e delle tecniche. Il complesso, molto indagato dal punto di vista storico e compositivo, viene trattato in riferimento allo stato di conservazione delle sue architetture, con l’obiettivo di verificare come gli edifici abbiano reagito alla prova del tempo, ma anche come i rapporti tra architettura e città si siano modificati, come si siano evolute le modalità d’uso degli spazi e quali trasformazioni esse abbiano determinato