La materia del moderno: dentro l’Ala Scarpa della Gypsotheca di Possagno. Metodi e analisi di lettura tra dati analitici e conoscenza storica / The materiality in the field of Modern Architecture. Investigating Scarpa’s Wing of the Gypsotheca at Possagno. Methodologies and Critical Frameworks between Empirical Data and Historical Epistemology

Abstract

The research outlines the knowledge process to assess the conservation strategy of the ‘Ala Scarpa’ of the Museum Gypsotheca Antonio Canova in Possagno (Italy). The study, commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and conducted by Università Iuav di Venezia, is based on unpublished data obtained through non-destructive investigations. A multi-scalar approach, grounded in geomatic surveys, thermographic diagnostics, sonic and ground-penetrating radar tests, and complemented by accelerometric dynamic analyses, enabled the development of a semantic model for evaluating the structural conservation condition. The methodology, applied in a diachronic perspective, made it possible to interpret the relationship between Carlo Scarpa’s design, the original construction phases and subsequent interventions. Thus, the contribution suggests a possible evaluation process through an open and transdisciplinary dialogue.