{"title":"Technology and architectural expression in France and Slovenia","authors":"Cristian Dallere","doi":"10.30682/aa2412n","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/aa2412n","url":null,"abstract":"The selected projects in French and Slovenian territory represent the high degree of experimentation that manifests in these regions in the field of wooden construction. Starting with a redevelopment operation of a public space in Isère, the review moves on to two school buildings that are very different in terms of composition and scale of intervention; additionally, an interesting office building was selected, followed by a residence that explicitly expresses the design and construction potential of cross-laminated timber. The review concludes with a school building in Slovenian territory that features an interesting wooden structure, which determines one of the compositional principles of the entire project.","PeriodicalId":34564,"journal":{"name":"ArchAlp","volume":"32 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141816910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"I boschi in Italia e le politiche forestali nazionali","authors":"Alessandra Stefani","doi":"10.30682/aa2412b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/aa2412b","url":null,"abstract":"In Italy, forests cover 12 million hectares, equivalent to 40% of the national territory, with a significant increase compared to previous decades. Italian forests are mainly located in hilly and mountainous areas, characterised by considerable fragmentation. The MASAF (Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovreignty and Forests) has divided Italian wooded areas into 19 ecoregions to facilitate reforestation with native species. The composition of Italian forests is highly diversified, with 117 tree species. However, these ecosystems are threatened by fires, pathogens, and climate change.\u0000Italian forest policies, historically conservationist, aim to protect and sustainably manage the country’s forests. The Serpieri Law of 1923 and other regulations ensure the protection of forests, which are among the most protected in Europe. However, the Italian wood industry largely depends on foreign imports due to fragmented ownership and strict regulations. The essay, starting with a description of Italian forests, provides a comprehensive overview of national forest policies up to the publication of the National Forestry Strategy in 2022, which outlines a long-term vision for the sustainable development of the sector and the enhancement of ecosystem services. It involves various stakeholders, from institutions to citizens, and promotes professional training and the responsible use of forest resources, integrating energy policies and a circular bioeconomy.","PeriodicalId":34564,"journal":{"name":"ArchAlp","volume":"21 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141817210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wood Architecture Prize: gli approcci progettuali e i modelli di sviluppo territoriale analizzati attraverso i premi sulle costruzioni in legno","authors":"Guido Callegari","doi":"10.30682/aa2412h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/aa2412h","url":null,"abstract":"The increasing international proliferation of wooden constructions is a recent phenomenon that originated and was nurtured in Alpine regions, thanks to a gradual process of technological innovation developed over the last two decades through experimental architecture using new, engineered components. The result of this upsurge has been an unprecedented positive development trajectory for this sector in constant growth thanks to strategies of decarbonisation and the spread of bio-based construction materials as key drivers for Net Zero Carbon Buildings (NZCB), Climate-Neutral Buildings.\u0000Today this change in the “status” of wooden constructions is most clearly represented outside of Alpine regions, in urban landscapes where wooden superstructures, like multifunctional walls for energy retrofitting, new schools, university residential halls, hotels, and commercial buildings abound.\u0000In recent years, this evolution has been accompanied by a debate on the available approaches and models, which are reflected in the numerous European competitions and awards dedicated to wooden architecture, with the aim of promoting an understanding of the strategies and practices implemented in public and private projects. The Wood Architecture Prize, the first Italian award in the industry, promoted by Fiera Bolzano, Politecnico di Torino and IUAV Venezia, is a prime example of this advance. Around 150 architectural projects were submitted for consideration, prevalently by the new generation of professionals who are increasingly aware of the environmental and local sensibilities of architectural methods.","PeriodicalId":34564,"journal":{"name":"ArchAlp","volume":"68 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141817710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Edifici in legno e digitalizzazione. Un dialogo costruttivo","authors":"Davide Maria Giachino, F. Piva","doi":"10.30682/aa2412i","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/aa2412i","url":null,"abstract":"The architect Davide Maria Giachino, head of STUDIO ELEMENT, and engineer Franco Piva, head of Ergodomus, work in low environmental impact architecture and structural wood engineering respectively, exporting their projects to various parts of the world. A recent joint experience at a construction site involving the renovation of structures built with engineered wood led the two professionals to discuss how approaches to design have changed today due to digitalization. The global network that connects the planet allows them to work from a country at the foot of the Alps, where Pergine Valsugana, the headquarters of Ergodomus, is located, and operate around the world, with time zones being the only remaining obstacle. This creates a dichotomy between ultra-specialised micro-studios located in sensitive contexts like Alpine valleys that are locally competitive, engaging with short supply chains in a regional context, and medium to large firms that operate on a global scale. Additionally, new realities emerge from specialised studios aimed at rendering design and construction processes entirely digital and oriented towards off-site, delocalised architecture. However, there are still various obstacles to overcome before this local-to-global approach can be considered mature because, paradoxically, the less technologically advanced approach currently sets the pace, forcing others to slow down and adapt.","PeriodicalId":34564,"journal":{"name":"ArchAlp","volume":"11 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141815688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Valorisation and regeneration in the western Italian Alps","authors":"Cristian Dallere","doi":"10.30682/aa2412l","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/aa2412l","url":null,"abstract":"This review of projects, selected from the provinces of Turin and Cuneo, represents some interesting examples of wooden buildings that often interact with pre-existing structures. In this sense, the use of wooden construction systems demonstrates the remarkable flexibility of this material in relating to existing buildings. Different approaches emerge: in the case of the former Casermette of Moncenisio, there are new buildings inserted within the pre-existing structure, while in the subsequent examples, the new intervention operates through an adjacency to the existing buildings. These projects are part of operations aimed at enhancing local wood, virtuously integrating into regenerative processes of the territory.","PeriodicalId":34564,"journal":{"name":"ArchAlp","volume":"15 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141816936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mito, tipo e destino della casa mista nelle Alpi centrali","authors":"N. Braghieri","doi":"10.30682/aa2412p","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/aa2412p","url":null,"abstract":"Tacitus’ La Germania is a crucial foundation for any literary analysis of the origins of the domestic constructions in the Alps, where two cultures converge: that of the German log builders and the Latin stone masons. These narrative gains strength from the observation that two distinct settlement typologies are linked to these construction traditions: the former do not live in villages but occupy the territory in a scattered manner with rough constructions, while the latter form urban centres built more civilly with worked stones and bricks. The Alps represent a geographical border, an indefinite, permeable, and absorbent watershed that has facilitated a continuous exchange between these cultures since ancient times. The coexistence of stone and wood is, in fact, the defining characteristic of the Alpine house, particularly in the central Alps. The relationship between the wooden and stone parts of the se buildings assumes the value of a collective ritual. This ritual, celebrated in architecture, expresses the social life, economy, and nature of its territory.\u0000The “mixed type” house remained a subject of incessant exploration throughout the twentieth century and the focal point of a heated and fruitful cultural debate, just as the Mediterranean house represented the model of eternal modernity for the rationalist architects of the twentieth century. The essay explores the potential of the Alpine “mixed” house as representative of a model of enduring environmental sustainability.","PeriodicalId":34564,"journal":{"name":"ArchAlp","volume":"26 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141814751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technology and figuration in the central and eastern Italian Alps","authors":"Cristian Dallere","doi":"10.30682/aa2412t","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/aa2412t","url":null,"abstract":"The projects featured in this review were selected from the Central and Eastern Italian Alps. Starting with the redevelopment of a rural building in the Aurina Valley, moving on to a trade fair complex in the Belluno area characterized by a significant wooden reticular structure, then the “House of the Mountains” in South Tyrol, and finally a barn designed in the province of Sondrio. The exceptional construction quality of these projects, which are very diverse from one another, indicates a profound knowledge of the material and its design potential.","PeriodicalId":34564,"journal":{"name":"ArchAlp","volume":"28 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141815460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Renaissance der Kapelle: neue Bauformen eines alten Bautyps im alpinen Raum","authors":"V. Müller","doi":"10.30682/aa2311p","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/aa2311p","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000This article reflects on the revival of the architectural class of the chapel, highlighting its growing popularity not only in urban areas but also in mountain contexts. Using the Theodul-Kapelle on Alpe Niedere designed by Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten as an example, the uniqueness of this type of building and its impact on contemporary society is emphasised in the discussion. Delving into the architectural reinterpretation and the significance of private financing for such endeavours, this article ponders the contemporary yearning for sacred and reflective spaces, transcending religious boundaries. The debate on Christian-Catholic sacred architecture and the role of chapels as interfaith places of devotion is also explored. Through further examples like Bernardo Bader’s Salgenreuthe Chapel, which retains traditional elements in an abstract context, architectural inclinations and inventive approaches in chapel construction are analysed. In conclusion, the article suggests that chapels embody the contemporary search for spirituality, offering emotional and sensory experiences through their concentrated and reduced architecture, acting as places of (self) exploration in an ever-evolving world.","PeriodicalId":34564,"journal":{"name":"ArchAlp","volume":"20 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140228742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"La sacralità della montagna e la crocifissione del pensiero","authors":"Gianluca Popolla","doi":"10.30682/aa2311b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30682/aa2311b","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34564,"journal":{"name":"ArchAlp","volume":"19 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140228749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}