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TECHNE n.31/2025
Published Maggio 15, 2026
Exploring Design Methods for Digital Cultural Heritage Communities. The case of the IMPULSE Project
Margherita Ascari1, Elena Formia1, Valentina Gianfrate1, Lorela Mehmeti1,
1 Department of Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Italia
Abstract
The article presents the process of creating a Community of Practice within the Horizon Europe project IMPULSE, which explores how immersive technologies enhance access to digital cultural heritage (CH). The IMPULSE Community of Practice (IMCo) connects academics, students, CCI professionals, and artists with diverse expertise in CH. Rooted in Heritage Communities and Plural Design Communities literature, the study aligns with the Faro Convention and debates on democratic heritage management, framing heritage as a common good. It emphasizes technology’s role in heritage narration and valorization, while outlining the IMCo’s activation and results over three years. The article proposes a replicable model for hybrid community interaction, aiming to overcome fragmentation and foster integrated, collaborative ecosystems for cultural heritage.
Primary Contact: Margherita Ascari, margherita.ascari2@unibo.it
DOI: 10.36253/techne-20014
Public Space as Dynamic Heritage. Urban Regeneration, Urban Safety and Spatial Justice
Roberto Bolici1
1Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract
The paper proposes a reinterpretation of public space as dynamic heritage and a strategic infrastructure of the contemporary city. In response to environmental crises, socio-spatial inequalities and the growing demand for safety, a theoretical-operational model is developed that integrates vulnerability analysis, design strategies and multidimensional evaluation tools. The model is based on four key principles: ecological integration, universal accessibility, integrated urban safety and community activation. The analysis of recent European experiences in Barcelona, Rotterdam and Paris shows how public space regeneration can contribute to urban resilience, social cohesion and the promotion of spatial justice
Primary Contact: Roberto Bolici, roberto.bolici@polimi.it
DOI: 10.36253/techne-20158
Towards the Recovery Plan of Monte Testaccio: a systemic and multidisciplinary approach
Michele Conteduca1, Eliana Cangelli1, Fabrizio Finucci2 , Valerio Fonti1, Antonella Giulia Masanotti2, Daniele Mazzoni2
1 Department of Architecture and Design, Sapienza University di Rome, Italy
2 Department of Architecture, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy
Abstract
The paper presents the results of research aimed at activating a regenerative process for Monte Testaccio in Rome, through the development of guidelines for the Recovery Plan, set within the Testaccio District Masterplan. Conducted for Roma Capitale by an interdisciplinary team from various universities, the research proposes a systemic and multidisciplinary methodology that integrates heritage conservation, public space enhancement, and climate adaptation. The Plan's guidelines aim to integrate technological innovation and design culture within recovery processes, outlining a strategic vision supported by an evaluative framework designed to guide the regeneration of complex heritage contexts using performance-based impact indicators.
Primary Contact: Michele Conteduca, michele.conteduca@uniroma1.it
DOI: 10.36253/techne-20161
Production margins: from industrial heritage to socio-ecological regeneration
Marco Delli Paoli1, Maria Beatrice Andreucci2
1 Department of Planning, Design, Technology of Architecture, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
2 Department of History, Representation, Restoration of Architecture, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
Abstract
The contribution sets out a nexus-based framework for the adaptive reuse of industrial heritage, integrating Water, Energy, and Carbon (WEC) with "Degree of Conservation," Governance Intensity, and Multiscalarity. The model was applied to 15 international case studies, and an "Integrated Index" (0–9) was introduced to assess the degree of metabolic integration in relation to protection, scale of intervention, and institutional capacity. The findings indicate that the most robust configurations emerge at the district level, characterised by significant structural conservation and structured governance. The proposed framework offers a replicable systemic metric with the potential to guide post-industrial regeneration in the ecological transition in a comparable and transparent manner
Primary Contact: Marco Delli Paoli, marco.dellipaoli@uniroma1.it
DOI: 10.36253/techne-20010
Beyond the Nature–Heritage Divide: A Biocultural Perspective on Historic Urban Landscapes
Maria Stella Lux1
1Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italia
Abstract
Although contemporary policies promote renaturing approaches to address emerging urban challenges, the nature–heritage divide continues to influence management practices in historic urban centers, where vegetation is perceived as a threat rather than a structural component. Drawing on the Historic Urban Landscape approach and the concept of biocultural heritage, the paper interprets the historic city as the outcome of co-evolution between ecological systems, cultural practices, and the built fabric. Through the case of Milan, compared with recent strategies implemented in Paris, it proposes a dynamic understanding of urban heritage that integrates transformation and recognizes vegetation as living heritage capable of shaping more resilient urban futures
Primary Contact: Maria Stella Lux, mariastella.lux@polimi.it
DOI: 10.36253/techne-12584
Caring for the Modern: knowledge, design and community in Matera's neighbourhoods
Spartaco Paris1, Carlo Vannini1, Francesco Maggiore2, Carlo Picerno3, Georg Josef Frisch4
1 DISG - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale e Geotecnica, Sapienza – Università di Roma, Italia
2 DIUSS - Dipartimento per l’Innovazione Umanistica, Scientifica e Sociale, Università degli studi della Basilicata, Matera, Italia
3 DiAP - Dipartimento di Architettura e Progetto, Sapienza – Università di Roma, Italia
4 DeAssociati srl, Roma, Italia
Abstract
The present essay proposes a theoretical–operative framework for caring for ordinary modern heritage. This is understood as a proximity-based heritage exposed to transformation and conflicts of use. Utilising Matera's contemporary residential districts as a case study, the text delves into the formulation of a neighbourhood-scale governance apparatus grounded in schede norma: instruments that translate social listening, morpho-spatial analysis and technological compatibility into quantifiable criteria and conditions for intervention. Care is defined as a measured, reversible and relational action, capable of avoiding both prescriptive rigidity and genericity. The paper under discussion highlights implications for public space and everyday management, as well as limits and prospects for updating and transferability.
Primary Contact: Spartaco Paris, spartaco.paris@uniroma1.it
DOI: 10.36253/techne-20006
Marginal heritages and food systems: an urban living lab between care and creativity
Beatrice Turillazzi1, Michele D’Ostuni2, Rossella Roversi1, Lorenzo Brunello1
1 Department of Architecture, University of Bologna, Italy
2 Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
Abstract
This contribution investigates how food-system Living Labs can function as enabling infrastructures for the reactivation of tangible and intangible heritage in marginal contexts undergoing intertwined climate-environmental and socio-economic transitions. Building on the European project REDESIGN (GA 101182261), it examines the integrated role of cultural and creative industries (CCIs), craft practices, and circular-economy networks in transforming underused spaces into sites of cultural production, biodiversity enhancement, and social cohesion. The empirical basis comprises three European Living Labs: a social-housing neighbourhood (Teviot, London), a peri-urban system of cultural orchards (Salt, Girona), and a city-wide network for the right to food (Dortmund). Through participatory action research, co-design, and methodological evaluation, the paper proposes an interpretive model that distinguishes three modes of relationship between marginal heritage and food systems - heritage-as-space, heritage-as-landscape, and heritage-as-governance - and analyses their spatial-functional outcomes, conditions of transferability, and the role of CCIs as agents of activation, translation, and cultural maintenance.
Primary Contact: Beatrice Turillazzi, beatrice.turillazzi@unibo.it
DOI: 10.36253/techne-20004
Data-driven management of usability. A platform for the national museum system
Teresa Villani1, Gianmauro Romagna2, Angelo Oddi2,Federica Romagnoli1
1 Department of Urban Planning, Design, Architectural Technology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
2 CNR ISTC - National Research Council, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Rome, Italy
Abstract
Framing digitalisation as an opportunity for heritage governance, this contribution introduces predictive usability as a paradigm for rethinking museums as dynamic and inclusive ecosystems. To this end, it presents an open-source platform that integrates spatial, behavioural, and accessibility data to support the management of sites within the National Museum System. The validation process, conducted with the Regional Directorate for Museums of Lazio and the Archaeological Museum of the Italic Peoples “Amedeo Maiuri” in Veroli, verified the platform’s operational robustness with respect to the contents of the PEBA and, through simulated datasets, to patterns of spatial and content use. The results confirm its reliability as a decision-support tool and highlight its potential scalability in more complex museum contexts.
Primary Contact: Teresa Villani, teresa.villani@uniroma1.it
DOI: 10.36253/techne-19992