Final Program of Biennial BRAU4 in Catania
April 19-20, 2018
1st Day – Thursday, April 19, 2018
Venue: Palazzo della Cultura, Via Vittorio Emanuele 121, Catania
09.00 – Participants Registration
09.15 – Welcome and Opening Speech
avv. Enzo Bianco – Sindaco del Comune di Catania
prof. Orazio Licandro – Assessore alla Cultura del Comune di Catania
prof. Francesco Basile – Rettore dell’Università degli Studi di Catania
prof. Enrico Foti – Direttore del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Architettura
ing. Giuseppe Platania – Presidente dell’Ordine Ingegneri della Provincia di Catania
ing. Mauro Scaccianoce – Presidente della Fondazione dell’Ordine Ingegneri della Provincia di Catania
arch. Alessandro Amaro – Presidente dell’Ordine Architetti Pianificatori Paesaggisti Conservatori della Provincia di Catania
arch. Veronica Leone – Presidente della Fondazione dell’Ordine Architetti Pianificatori Paesaggisti Conservatori della Provincia di Catania
10.00 – Presentation of Biennial BRAU
Prof. Arch. Nina Avramidou, President of CICOP Italy and CICOP Net Confederation, founder of the Biennial BRAU
10.30 – Targa D’Argento Award Prof. Arch. Giuseppe Pagnano
prof. Edoardo Dotto, ing. Carmelo Russo
La figura accademica e professionale del prof. Giuseppe Pagnano
10.50 – INARCASSA Foundation / CICOP Italia ONLUS Architecture Award
11.00 – BRAU4 Learners Competition Award
11.10 – University of Catania Thesis Award
11.20 – Coffee break
11.40 – Masterly Conferences
Prof. Marius Voica, “Ion Mincu” University Bucarest
The tradition of fishermen’s shelters in Danube Delta
Arch. Ahmed M.A. Mihy, Arch. Mariam Walid, Arch. Nesma Ashraf, Int.D. Dahlia Badawy, Dr. Ayat Almihy, ANPIEMED, Egypt
The Hidden-Heritage – St. Catherine Cathedral – Rediscovering the Old City
presented by Arch. Benedetta Maio
Prof. Renata Prescia, University of Palermo, Italy
Heritage and communication: restoration and society
Lucio Fontana
The future of the historic city. The redevelopment of the San Paolo Subfund, formerly the Convent of the Augustinian nuns of Santa Maria della Misericordia, in Modena.
13.30 – Lunch
15.00 – Guest Session
Arch. Chiara Toscani – Cino Zucchi architect
Archeologia industriale e il progetto contemporaneo: Venezia, Milano e Torino, tre progetti di riqualificazione urbana
Ing. Giuseppe Perrica
Umidità e soluzione in multifrequenza, una tecnologia non invasiva per i beni culturali
Ing. Giuseppe Guglielmino
Intonaci tradizionali in cocciopesto
Ing. Federico Tedeschi
Sistemi per il recupero conservativo degli edifici storici e moderni
Ing. Roberto Mancini – Architecture for All
Archeologia industriale a Torino: riqualificazione delle Officine Grandi Riparazioni – OGR
17.00 – Coffee break
17.30 – Masterly Conferences
Prof. Luca Finocchiaro, NTNU Trondheim
The revitalization of the HouJi village: an analysis of historical, social and environmental issues
Prof. Arch. Nina Avramidou, president of CICOP Italy
Ways of discovering historic buildings remains embedded in existing buildings
20.00 – String Quartet Concert, Dinner (Mura – Dicar)
2nd Day – Friday, April 20, 2018
Venue: Aula Magna Palazzo delle Scienze, Corso Italia 55, Catania
09.00 – Masterly Conferences
Prof. Arch. Ezio Godoli, University of Florence
From vernacular to premodern. The transformation of the peasant dwelling into merchant house in As-Salt, Jordan
Prof. Carmela Crescenzi, University of Florence
Representation for knowledge, preservation and improvement of the Mediterranean rupestrian habitat
Prof. Eng. Theodosios Tassios, NTU of Athens, Greece
The submerged Ancient Greek Technology: From the ship-sheds of Piraeus to the shipwreck of Antikythera
11.00 – Coffee break
11.30 – Technical Visit to Asilo S. Agata Building
Guided by Arch. Adriano Sozza, Inarco, Turin
Venue: Aula Oliveri Dicar, Via Santa Sofia 64, Catania
14.30 – Poster Session
The authors will be available for clarifications.
15.00 – Conference Participant Report
Vincenzo Sapienza, Giuseppe Margani, Chiara Bertolin, Ivo Caliò, Luca Finocchiaro, Antonio Gagliano, Mihaela Harmanescu, Elena Cristina Mândrescu, Marina Mihaila, Andra Panait, Gianluca Rodonò, Marius Voica
VVITA Project – Sustainable and Inclusive Development of Strategies to Vitalize Villages Through Innovative Architecture Technologies
Omneya A.Samir Messallam
Rescuing the Identity of a City and Architect: Alexandria and Perret
Dimitra Prapa
Social Space Villa Levidi – An Adaptive Reuse Proposal for an Abandoned House Estate in Pallini Attica
Santi Maria Cascone, Giuseppe Antonio Longhitano, Nicoletta Tomasello, Giuseppe Russo
Sustainable Recycling in Architectural Restoration: the Use of Natural Mortars
Filippo Gravagno, Elisa Privitera, Giusy Pappalardo
Experimental Self-Recovery Practices in the District of San Berillo in Catania
Giulia Sanfilippo, Alessandro Lo Faro, Attilio Mondello, Angela Moschella, Angelo Salemi
Cognitive Processes and Project Strategies for the Conservation of Historical Surfaces. An Application to the Historical Center of Catania
16.30 – Coffee break
17.00 – Conference Participant Report
Laura Floriano, Mariangela Liuzzo, Giuseppe Margani
Geometry and Construction Tecniques of Late-Baroque Domes in Central-Eastern Sicily
Sayed Ahmed
Learning from the Past: the Early Islamic Architectural Tradition of Arabian World, a Simple Case Study over Qusayr Amra’s Construction Technique and Structural System
Dimitra Prapa
The Circular Building at Levidis Hill in Pallini, Attica
Sebastiano Durso, Rosa Caponetto, Rosario Rosso, Maria Seminara
Poggioreale: Urban Monument to Negligence. Restoration Strategies
Stefano Cascone, Nicoletta Tomasello, Giuseppe Russo, Massimo Caporlingua
Use of the BIM Methodology for the Maintenance and Valorisation of Historical and Architectural Heritage: the Case Study of the College of the Jesuits in Catania
Paola Fornasa, Marco Ardielli
Dealing with Climate Change along the New Coast of the Mediterranean: a Design Manual for Adaptation of Small Villages (Phase 1: Mapping of Small Villages)
Gianluca Rodonò, Angelo Monteleone, Andrea Reina, Vincenzo Sapienza
Industrial Archaeology in Catania: The Case Study of the Ancient Federation of Agricultural Consortium
19.00 – Closing Speech