The study is based on the analysis of the design and operational path conducted by the architect Gio Ponti on ceramic materials between the late 1920s and the early 1970s,with particular attention to applications in t...The study is based on the analysis of the design and operational path conducted by the architect Gio Ponti on ceramic materials between the late 1920s and the early 1970s,with particular attention to applications in the Milanese context.Milan represents the main laboratory for experimenting with the figurative,plastic and chromatic potential of modern ceramic surfaces.The analysis of archival documentation preserved at the CSAC Archive in Parma,the Gio Ponti Archives in Milan and the Archivio Progetti at the Iuav University of Venice allows for a deeper understanding of the design path at different scales,from the design of specific lines of ceramics for industry,to their application in buildings.The second part of the analysis is aimed at tracing the conservation problems of ceramic surfaces,with the aim of highlighting both the cultural and technical aspects that are affecting the conservation of this heritage.Connected to the latter aspect is a focus on the principal deterioration phenomena of modern ceramic surfaces related to different types of substrates,providing in-depth knowledge that opens up new strategies for their conservation.展开更多
The Neue Nationalgalerie(1968)is considered an icon of the 20th century and part of the legacy of Mies van der Rohe.Almost 50 years after its construction the building showed some physiological decay;however,it has be...The Neue Nationalgalerie(1968)is considered an icon of the 20th century and part of the legacy of Mies van der Rohe.Almost 50 years after its construction the building showed some physiological decay;however,it has been considered obsolete due to the changing standards of use and comfort of an international art gallery affected also by a growing flux of visitors.The paper investigates the future of such an icon of modern architecture moving from some open issues of the intervention carried out by David Chipperfield started up in 2015 and now in an advanced stage.The refurbishment is pursuing the modernization of the building,but trying to match the historical values with the requirements of climate control and safety.The binomials memories/requirements and authenticity/form are at the base of the investigation.Although the intervention confirms the continuity of original use and it is aimed at keeping the image of the icon,it imposes transformations that belong to very different strategies,sometimes incompatible with the preservation of material meanings and values.The restoration work on modern heritage outlines how new cultural and socio-economic needs confront themselves with respecting/reproducing the appearance of the monument.展开更多
文摘The study is based on the analysis of the design and operational path conducted by the architect Gio Ponti on ceramic materials between the late 1920s and the early 1970s,with particular attention to applications in the Milanese context.Milan represents the main laboratory for experimenting with the figurative,plastic and chromatic potential of modern ceramic surfaces.The analysis of archival documentation preserved at the CSAC Archive in Parma,the Gio Ponti Archives in Milan and the Archivio Progetti at the Iuav University of Venice allows for a deeper understanding of the design path at different scales,from the design of specific lines of ceramics for industry,to their application in buildings.The second part of the analysis is aimed at tracing the conservation problems of ceramic surfaces,with the aim of highlighting both the cultural and technical aspects that are affecting the conservation of this heritage.Connected to the latter aspect is a focus on the principal deterioration phenomena of modern ceramic surfaces related to different types of substrates,providing in-depth knowledge that opens up new strategies for their conservation.
文摘The Neue Nationalgalerie(1968)is considered an icon of the 20th century and part of the legacy of Mies van der Rohe.Almost 50 years after its construction the building showed some physiological decay;however,it has been considered obsolete due to the changing standards of use and comfort of an international art gallery affected also by a growing flux of visitors.The paper investigates the future of such an icon of modern architecture moving from some open issues of the intervention carried out by David Chipperfield started up in 2015 and now in an advanced stage.The refurbishment is pursuing the modernization of the building,but trying to match the historical values with the requirements of climate control and safety.The binomials memories/requirements and authenticity/form are at the base of the investigation.Although the intervention confirms the continuity of original use and it is aimed at keeping the image of the icon,it imposes transformations that belong to very different strategies,sometimes incompatible with the preservation of material meanings and values.The restoration work on modern heritage outlines how new cultural and socio-economic needs confront themselves with respecting/reproducing the appearance of the monument.
