community engagement activity
Heritage walk in Priocca (CN)
May 2026
Priocca (AT), Piedmont
Outreach activity, open to everybody, aimed at discovering and understanding the relevant earthen heritage of Priocca, a fundamental part of the village history.
Coordinators: Manuela Mattone, Corrado Scudellaro (POLITO)
In collaboration with: Cecilia Congiu, Mauro Madeddu, Roberto Villalobos
community engagement activity
Orienteering activity in Pozzolo Formigaro (AL)
March 2026
Pozzolo Formigaro (AL), Piedmont
Outreach activity to teach and inform about the values of earthen heritage in Pozzolo Formigaro, sensibilising childrens and parents about a relevant part of the history of their village.
Coordinators: Manuela Mattone, Corrado Scudellaro (POLITO)
In collaboration with: Giulia Misseri, Letizia Dipasquale (UNIFI), Silvia Rescic, Loredana Luvidi, Barbara Sacchi (CNR – ISPC)
on-site workshop
Conservare e valorizzare il patrimonio
costruito in terra
March-April 2026
Turin and Pozzolo Formigaro (AL), Piedmont
The workshop promotes knowledge of earthen architecture and its conservation issues, focusing on the evaluation of the performance of earth-based plasters.
Coordinators: Manuela Mattone, Corrado Scudellaro (POLITO)
Guest lectures: Giulia Misseri (UNIFI), Silvia Rescic, Loredana Luvidi, Barbara Sacchi (CNR – ISPC)
on-site workshop
Thematic seminar
Architecture, Materials and Environment. Knowledge, safeguarde and security of built environment
5-7 may 2025
Pozzolo Formigaro (AL), Piedmont
Theoretical-practical laboratory to learn about andvexplore the architectural heritage of Piedmont in raw earth through visits aimed at analyzing the building. The activities carried out will range from the study of the construction technique and materials used to the analysis of the state of conservation and seismic, anthropic and environmental weakness of the earth buildings.
Coordinators: Letizia Dipasquale, Giulia Misseri, Luisa Rovero, Laura Mannucci, Chiara Casini (UNIFI), Manuela Mattone, Corrado Scudellaro (POLITO), Silvia Rescic (CNR – ISPC)
lecture
Earthen architecture, fragile heritage
2 april 2025
Florence, Tuscany
Earthen architecture represents a fragile cultural heritage, yet full of potential for a sustainable transition. The Ever Earth project aims to explore this heritage in its tangible and intangible values, through a case study of earth architecture in Piedmont. It addresses risks related to seismic hazards, climate change, abandonment, and the loss of traditional building knowledge..
Lecture by Manuela Mattone
Discussant: Letizia Dipasquale, Giulia Misseri, Luisa Rovero
theoretical workshop and seminar
Terra Cruda
conoscere ed esplorare caratteristiche e potenzialità del materiale
16 aprile 2025 | ore 12:00
Santa Teresa, Via della Mattonaia 8, Florence | aula 203
The seminar, aimed at students and PhD students of the School of Architecture of the University of Florence, will address the knowledge of the raw material “earth” both from the point of view of its compositional nature and its peculiar characteristics, indicating the basic techniques to study it in view of its use as building materials and the consolidating and protective products that, designed to be applied on stone, are currently used for earth without specific in-depth experimentation, especially with regard to long-term effects. In conclusion, it will address the issue of the legislation relating to raw earth, as, to date, there is no specific legislation in Italy for the use of this type of material in construction.