The PhD thesis “L’utopia” di vivere in una bolla in Italia. Per la conservazione di nuove forme dell’abitare aims to investigate how demands and expectations related to utopian ways of living coming from other contexts and research fields were received in Italy, identifying the presence of these topics and their consequences in the built architectures, and paying particular attention to their current state of conservation in order to focus on the themes and aspects related to the conservation project, reuse and valorisation of this heritage. The appearance of bubble houses – a term used in the thesis to refer to circular plans covered by dome-shaped shell structures – was one of the solutions for living pursued and experimented after the Second World War and especially during the 60s and 70s in Italy. Starting from a changed relationship between man, nature and the built environment, and thanks to the achievement of new construction possibilities, as the interests toward this design theme rose – which involved architectural, spatial, productive and constructive aspects – theoretical and practical experimentations on new residential typologies and settlements outlined. The thesis’ main field of interest is the conservation of the built heritage, with particular attention to the architectural production of the second half of the twentieth century, characterized by experimental and innovative research from the point of view of construction techniques, building materials, demands and design topics pursued. Within this framework, an attempt was made to inquire and highlight the specific key aspects of an architectural and construction research characterized by the intimate relationship between space, form and structure.
La tesi dal titolo “L’utopia” di vivere in una bolla in Italia. Per la conservazione di nuove forme dell’abitare intende indagare come vennero recepite in Italia istanze e sollecitazioni legate a visioni utopiche dell’abitare provenienti da altri contesti e ambiti di ricerca, individuando la presenza di tali temi e le ricadute nelle opere realizzate in Italia e approfondendo con particolare attenzione lo stato di conservazione al fine di mettere a fuoco i temi e gli aspetti legati al progetto di conservazione, riuso e valorizzazione di questo patrimonio. La comparsa di case a bolla – termine con il quale nella tesi si intendono ambienti a pianta circolare coperti da strutture a guscio di forma cupolare – si configurò come una delle soluzioni per l’abitare che trovarono seguito e realizzazione a partire dal secondo dopoguerra e soprattutto nel corso degli anni ’60 e ’70 in Italia. Questo tema, che interessò numerose sperimentazioni riguardanti gli aspetti compositivi, spaziali, produttivi e costruttivi, si affermò contestualmente alla formulazione di una riflessione teorica e operativa in merito a nuove tipologie residenziali e modelli insediativi delineati a partire da una mutata relazione dell’uomo con la natura e l’ambiente costruito, ma anche grazie al raggiungimento di nuove possibilità costruttive. La tesi si inserisce nell’ambito degli studi sulla conservazione del patrimonio costruito, con particolare attenzione alla produzione architettonica della seconda metà del XX secolo, contraddistinta da istanze sperimentali e ricerche innovative dal punto di vista delle tecniche costruttive, dei materiali adoperati, dei temi progettuali perseguiti. Con queste premesse, si è cercato di interrogare ed evidenziare le specificità e gli aspetti cardine di una ricerca architettonica e costruttiva contraddistinta dall’intimo rapporto tra spazio, forma e struttura.
L'utopia di vivere in una bolla in Italia. Per la conservazione di nuove forme dell'abitare
Cavallo, Alessandro
2026
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The PhD thesis “L’utopia” di vivere in una bolla in Italia. Per la conservazione di nuove forme dell’abitare aims to investigate how demands and expectations related to utopian ways of living coming from other contexts and research fields were received in Italy, identifying the presence of these topics and their consequences in the built architectures, and paying particular attention to their current state of conservation in order to focus on the themes and aspects related to the conservation project, reuse and valorisation of this heritage. The appearance of bubble houses – a term used in the thesis to refer to circular plans covered by dome-shaped shell structures – was one of the solutions for living pursued and experimented after the Second World War and especially during the 60s and 70s in Italy. Starting from a changed relationship between man, nature and the built environment, and thanks to the achievement of new construction possibilities, as the interests toward this design theme rose – which involved architectural, spatial, productive and constructive aspects – theoretical and practical experimentations on new residential typologies and settlements outlined. The thesis’ main field of interest is the conservation of the built heritage, with particular attention to the architectural production of the second half of the twentieth century, characterized by experimental and innovative research from the point of view of construction techniques, building materials, demands and design topics pursued. Within this framework, an attempt was made to inquire and highlight the specific key aspects of an architectural and construction research characterized by the intimate relationship between space, form and structure.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14242/384809
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