Imparare dalla tradizione. Tecniche costruttive e pratiche di riparazione dell'edilizia storica nel territorio bresciano: alcuni esempi

In the field of conservation, the issue of protection of
traditional architecture – which includes historical rural
buildings – is still neglected, even though, since the 1970s,
a great number of studies on construction techniques and
functions of rural architecture have been published. These
studies show how the wisdom of traditional construction
techniques (the use of local building materials, techniques
characterized by minimum intervention, compatibility,
reversibility), in many case could guide present practices of
conservation.
The essay focuses on the area of Brescia where, in spite
of significant transformations over time of buildings and
territory, many examples of traditional architecture still exist.
The aim of the paper is also to suggest, by presenting some
case studies, a strategy for conservation which proposes
a dialogue between traditional methods, technological
innovations and economic sustainability of interventions.