Contemporary Heritage Lexicon: Volume 1 (Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering)

Editorial Committee
Preface
Contents
1 The Use of Steel Frames in Heterogeneous Construction Equipment. The Experimentation of Enrico Mandolesi in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century
	1.1 Structural Realism and Experimentations with Steel
		1.1.1 Single Family House in Fregene (Rome)
		1.1.2 The Elementary School in the CEP District in Campobasso
		1.1.3 The ECSC District in Piombino
		1.1.4 The ORUR-CUS in Rome
	1.2 Conclusion
	References
2 The Soul of the Mental Image and Its Reflection in the Streets of the Contemporary City
	2.1 Introduction
		2.1.1 In Search of Street Developments in Contemporary Cities
		2.1.2 The Mental Image and Its Representation in the Visualization of the Contemporary Street
	2.2 Spiritual Creation of a Mental Image in Contemporary Streets
		2.2.1 The Consequence of Contemporary Street Design on a Mental Image
		2.2.2 Persistence of Mental Image in Contemporary Street (Imageability of Contemporary Urban Streets)
	2.3 Conclusion
	References
3 Contemporary Art in Reality versus Images, an Analysis of the Work of Shirin Abedinirad
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 The Multicultural Genesis of Shirin Abedinirad
	3.3 The Substance of the Work and the Relationship with Design
	3.4 The Ambivalence Between Physical and Photographic Space
	3.5 The Scale of Representation and Illusions
	3.6 Models for Knowledge, Reverse Perspective Through Photography
	3.7 Conclusions
	References
4 Tactical Urbanism: Description and Analysis of Its Associated Lexicons
	4.1 Historicity of the Term Tactical Urbanism (TU)
	4.2 Description and Analysis of the Lexicons
		4.2.1 Tactics Versus Strategy
		4.2.2 Tactical Interventions and Their Lexicons
	4.3 Considerations of the Lexicons and Practices
	References
5 Metaverse and Architecture. A Review on Representation and Fruition of Virtual Worlds
	5.1 Introduction
		5.1.1 Contemporary Heritage and the Emergence of the Metaverse
		5.1.2 Spatial Sense of Reality
	5.2 Methodology
	5.3 Results and Discussion
		5.3.1 Overview
		5.3.2 Descriptive Metrics
		5.3.3 Knowledge Structure
		5.3.4 Limitations
	5.4 Conclusions
		5.4.1 Five Points for a Research Agenda on Metaverse Architecture and Its Heritage Implications
		5.4.2 Final Remarks
	References
6 Valuing and Sharing Contemporary Architectural Heritage: Exploring the Scan-to-HBIM-to-XR Process with Veneza Farm Chapel
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Materials and Methods
		6.2.1 Data Acquisition
		6.2.2 Development of the Veneza Farm Chapel Model
		6.2.3 Virtual Tour
		6.2.4 Augmented Reality
		6.2.5 360-Degree Video Interview
		6.2.6 Web Interface
	6.3 Discussion
	References
7 Digital Freehand, Creativity and Neuroscience
	7.1 Introduction
		7.1.1 Hand Drawing in Architecture: A Treasured Heritage
		7.1.2 Advantages and Pitfalls of Digitalization
		7.1.3 Experimental Clues in Support of Creativity and Movement
		7.1.4 EEG Studies on Movements Performed During Hand Movements While Playing Music, Writing and Drawing
		7.1.5 Aims: A Novel Investigation on Hand Movements and Creativity During the First Steps of an Architectural Project
	7.2 Material and Methods
		7.2.1 Subjects
		7.2.2 Setup and Equipment
		7.2.3 Off Line Signal Processing
		7.2.4 The Tasks
	7.3 Results
	7.4 Conclusions
		7.4.1 The Need for Doodle Sketches
		7.4.2 The Experiment and the Two Tasks
		7.4.3 Traditional and Contemporary Drawing Tools a Winning Combination
	References
8 The Vision of Artificial Intelligence. The Text-to-Image Algorithm for Contemporary Architecture
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Experience and Case Studies
	8.3 Cesare Battelli: Imagery/Imagination AD a Revived Memory of AI
	8.4 Carlos Campos: If the Designer Misses, the Products Elaborated by AI Are of Low Quality
	8.5 Matias Del Campo: AI and the Post-human Aesthetic
	8.6 Conclusion
	References
9 Contemporary-Temporary Lexicon: Lifeguard Towers of Miami
	9.1 Lifeguard Tower in the Beginning
	9.2 Lifeguard Tower and Art
	9.3 Lifeguard Tower in Miami
	9.4 William Lane Architect
	9.5 The Seventeen Lifeguard Towers of South Beach
	9.6 The Survey
	9.7 Modeling
	9.8 Conclusions and Future Developments
	References
10 Bus Stations in Spain in the Middle of the 20th Century: The Case of the Alicante Central Bus Station, 1943–1947
	10.1 Initial Projects for Bus Stations in Spain: The 1930s
	10.2 The First Bus Stations in Spain: The 1940s
	10.3 The Central Bus Station of Alicante: The Preliminary Project of 1943
	10.4 The Social Housing Blocks Project, 1943
	10.5 The Project and Work of the Central Bus Station, 1943–1947
	10.6 Conclusions
	References
11 Architectural Skin. Geometric Shapes and Patterns in Contemporary Architecture
	11.1 Introduction
	11.2 Pattern: Between Design and Art
	11.3 An Interlingual Comparison Between Art and Architecture
		11.3.1 Square Patterns
		11.3.2 Circle Patterns
		11.3.3 Triangle Patterns
	11.4 Conclusions
	References
12 The Dynamic Labyrinth of Rem Koolhaas. Revisiting Le Corbusier’s Promenade Architecturale
	12.1 Introduction
	12.2 Notes on Le Corbusier’s Promenade Architecturale
	12.3 A Multisensory Experience. Movement Through Spaces Designed by Rem Koolhaas
		12.3.1 Analysis. The Buildings Selected for the Study
	12.4 Discussion. The Architectural Promenade Revisited. Rem Koolhaas’ Dynamic Labyrinth
	12.5 Final Remarks
	References
13 Digital Twins for Contemporary Restoration of the Solimene Factory
	13.1 Introduction
	13.2 Hypothesis and Thesis
	13.3 Methods and First Results
	13.4 Applications to the Shared Model
	13.5 Analysis and Discussion of Data
	13.6 Conclusions
	References
14 Contemporary Ruins: Form and Nature in Eduardo Souto De Moura’s Houses
	14.1 Introduction
	14.2 “Porto School”: The Place as Resistance
		14.2.1 “Português Suave”
		14.2.2 Way of Doing, Way of Thinking
	14.3 Eduardo Souto De Moura and the Poetic of Ruins
		14.3.1 The Past that is Present
		14.3.2 Contemporary Ruins
		14.3.3 Gerês House (1980–1982)—Restoration
		14.3.4 Baião House (1990–1993)—Operationalization
		14.3.5 Moledo House (1991–1998)—Demarcation
	14.4 Final Considerations
	References
15 The Dialectic Between Ancient and Contemporary in the Restoration of the Tower of the SS. Quattro Coronati Monastery in Rome
	15.1 Introduction
	15.2 The Southwest Tower
	15.3 Project Choices
	15.4 Works
	15.5 Conclusions
	References
16 In Search of Lost Architecture: The Indoor Swimming Pool of Marbella, Spain, by Paolo Portoghesi and Vittorio Gigliotti
	16.1 The Management of Immovable Assets
		16.1.1 The Disappearance of Architectural Heritage
	16.2 The Indoor Swimming Pool of Marbella
		16.2.1 Lack of Information and Forgetfulness as a Risk Factor
		16.2.2 Literature Review
	16.3 A Post-Modern Architecture Resulting from Multiculturalism
		16.3.1 Visual Elements of Graphic Poetics
	16.4 An Irreparable Loss
	References
17 Design, Research, and Education. Contemporary Ways of Fashion
	17.1 Introduction
	17.2 Hacking the Archive. Drawing, Image, and Fashion Design
	17.3 Designing Fashion at the University: Practices and Poetics of Fashion Design
	17.4 Conclusions
	References
18 Algorithm-Aided Design Process: Different Types of Collective Housing for New Ways of Living
	18.1 Theory and Practice in Contemporary Lexicon
	18.2 Research: Results and Analysis
		18.2.1 Definition of the Parti Based on Preestablished Parameters
		18.2.2 Algorithm Definition of Modules
		18.2.3 3D Generation of Module Type a to Z
		18.2.4 Combination Between Modules and Types
	18.3 Discussion
	References
19 Forms of the Modernity. Digital Studies on Luciana Natoli
	19.1 Introduction
	19.2 Luciana Natoli Architect in Palermo (1962–1978)
	19.3 Suspended Drawings
		19.3.1 Villa Project with Aviary and Japanese Garden
		19.3.2 Project for a Semi-Detached House
	19.4 Conclusions
	19.5 Credits
	References
20 The Architectural Language of Contemporary Bell Towers for the Knowledge and Enhancement with Extensible Structures: The Case Study of the Loggetta
	20.1 Introduction
	20.2 The Reasons for a Choice
	20.3 Architectural Survey of the Loggetta Bell Tower
	20.4 Conclusion
	References
21 From Modernism to Contemporary Design: The Italian Case. A Multimedia Representation of the Flow of Ideas and Relationships Among 152 Designer Chairs
	21.1 The Basics of Research
		21.1.1 The Chair as an Object of Research, Multimedia as a Representation Tool
		21.1.2 The Multilinear Reading of Design History
	21.2 From Arts & Crafts to 3rd millennium Postmodernism: an orderly reinterpretation of transversal and coherent relationships
		21.2.1 Less is More
		21.2.2 More is More and Less is Bore
		21.2.3 Less + more
	21.3 The Methodology Applied in the Design Courses
		21.3.1 The Proposed Topic
		21.3.2 The Puzzle as a Prototype for a Multimedia and Interactive Device
		21.3.3 Design, Comics and Mechanisms of Representation
	21.4 The Proposed Methodology
		21.4.1 The Areas of Focus
		21.4.2 An Example of Transversal and Coherent Relationships
	21.5 Final Considerations
		21.5.1 Transversal and Coherent Relationships
		21.5.2 Multimedia
		21.5.3 Graphic Grid
		21.5.4 Puzzle and Prototype
	Sitography
	References
22 The Visuality of the Rubik’s Cube
	22.1 Introduction
	22.2 Birth of the Cube: The Prototypes
	22.3 The Production: Patent Drawings
	22.4 The Craze, the Decline and the Return: Representations in the Media
	22.5 A Visual Appeal: Color, Materiality and Time
		22.5.1 Geometry
		22.5.2 Color
		22.5.3 Movement and Time
		22.5.4 Visuality
	22.6 The Cube Today: Ernő Rubik Speaks…
	22.7 Conclusions
	References
23 The Palazzo Cassa di Risparmi di Livorno by Luigi Vagnetti: An Iconic Melting Pot of Architectural Languages
	23.1 Introduction
	23.2 The New Urban Image of Livorno: the Renovation of the via and the Piazza Grande
	23.3 The Story of the Palazzo Cassa di Risparmi di Livorno
	23.4 The Palazzo Cassa di Risparmi and the Dialogue with Tradition
	23.5 The Design of the Façades of the Cassa di Risparmi: Mediation of Languages and Proportions
	23.6 Conclusions
	References
24 Regenerative Architecture. The Architectural Lexicon of Sustainable Buildings in Barcelona
	24.1 Introduction: Sustainability Milestones
	24.2 Evolution of the Sustainability Lexicon in Architecture
		24.2.1 Ecological Balance: From the Bioclimatic to the Energy-Conscious Architecture
		24.2.2 Conservation: Green Architecture Versus Liquid Architecture
		24.2.3 Efficiency: Performative Architecture
		24.2.4 Positive Impact: Regenerative Architecture
	24.3 Regenerative Architecture in Barcelona
		24.3.1 Ceramic: Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute, PichArchitects (2018)
		24.3.2 Wood: Casal Porta Trinitat, Haz Arquitectura (2018)
		24.3.3 Plastic: ICTA-ICP Research Institute, HArquitectes + DataAE (2014)
		24.3.4 Vegetation: 57 Student Dwelling, HArquitectes + DataAE (2011)
		24.3.5 Metal: Gonsi Socrates Office Building, PichArchitects (2020)
	24.4 Conclusions
	References