- Docente: Luca Guardigli
- Credits: 6
- SSD: CEAR-08/A
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Blended Learning
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Engineering for Historic Building Rehabilitation (cod. 6710)
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from Sep 15, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the student will have knowledge of the technologies that constitute the existing built heritage, being able to distinguish them and recognize the related problems. The student will therefore have knowledge of transformation, construction, maintenance, recovery and management techniques, with particular attention to performance design and social, economic and environmental sustainability.
Course contents
Section 1: Definition and Regulatory Framework
Definition of built heritage. Types of intervention on built heritage. Regulatory framework / Statutory references.
Section 2: Monumental Stone Buildings
Monumental natural stone buildings. Restoration, routine maintenance, and extraordinary maintenance.
Section 3: Historic Masonry Buildings
Historic load-bearing masonry buildings. Functional recovery, refurbishment, and structural improvement.
Section 4: Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings
Existing reinforced concrete buildings. Performance enhancement, environmental-energy retrofitting, structural strengthening, and structural upgrading.
Readings/Bibliography
Learning materials provided by the professors. Materials available online.
Teaching methods
The course is based on the analysis of case studies related to intervention practices on built heritage in Italy. The case studies are selected based on their construction technology and period of construction.
The first case study concerns an ancient historical monument, its evolutionary history, and the restoration and maintenance activities carried out.
The second case study involves a 19th-20th century masonry building, subject to heritage protection regulations, currently undergoing recovery.
The third case study focuses on a reinforced concrete structure building from the late 20th century.
Assessment methods
Presentation and discussion of the personally developed material on each of the three proposed case studies.
Teaching tools
Case study materials provided by the instructor
Office hours
See the website of Luca Guardigli