Vol. 33 No. 1 Special Issue, vol. II (2025): Oltre il Novecento. Teoria e prassi per il "Restauro del Moderno"
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Intervenire su un’architettura d’autore degli anni Settanta: l’ex Scuola Pietro Lana a Ferrara / Reframing 1970s Architectural Heritage: The Adaptive Reuse of the Former Pietro La-na School in Ferrara

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  • Luca Rocchi,
  • Manlio Montuori,
  • Marco Zuppiroli,
  • Sergio Fortini,
  • Elisa Uccellatori,
  • Ilde Iacampo,
  • Massimo Cavallin
Luca Rocchi
Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Manlio Montuori
Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Marco Zuppiroli
Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Sergio Fortini
Città della Cultura/Cultura della Città
Elisa Uccellatori
Città della Cultura/Cultura della Città
Ilde Iacampo
Città della Cultura/Cultura della Città
Massimo Cavallin
Settore OO. PP. del Comune di Ferrara
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/rar-19084

Published 2025-12-12

Keywords

  • Adaptive reuse,
  • Fair-faced concrete,
  • Carbonation-induced corrosion,
  • PNRR funds,
  • Scan-to-BIM

How to Cite

Rocchi, L., Montuori, M., Zuppiroli, M., Fortini, S., Uccellatori, E., Iacampo, I., & Cavallin, M. (2025). Intervenire su un’architettura d’autore degli anni Settanta: l’ex Scuola Pietro Lana a Ferrara / Reframing 1970s Architectural Heritage: The Adaptive Reuse of the Former Pietro La-na School in Ferrara. Restauro Archeologico, 33(1 Special Issue, vol. II), 238–243. https://doi.org/10.36253/rar-19084

Copyright (c) 2025 Luca Rocchi, Manlio Montuori, Marco Zuppiroli, Sergio Fortini, Elisa Uccellatori, Ilde Iacampo, Massimo Cavallin

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Abstract

The Pietro Lana Primary School, designed by Vieri Quilici and built in 1970-72, represents the focal point of the Foro Boario district, the first PEEP, designed by the same architect, in Ferrara. After years of abandonment, resulting in both conservation and structural issues, the Municipality of Ferrara initiated its adaptive reuse with PNRR funding, transforming the complex into a multifunctional family centre, designed by the consortium led by Città della Cultura/Cultura della Città. Although not subject to formal heritage protection, the project pursued careful preservation of its material, spatial and compositional qualities, while integrating the requirements for reuse and compliance. The construction site activities are revealing evident criticalities, highlighting the site as a valuable case study for defining a proper and aware approach of intervention on buildings, which, despite their recent construction chronology, display valuable material and architectural features.

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