Beyond Restoration, Towards Renovation and Requalification

  
SATURDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2011 9.30 a.m.
CORINTHIA HOTEL ST. GEORGE’S BAY
ST. GEORGE’S BAY, ST. JULIANS, MALTA
             
Architectural restoration is often at the frontier of scientific research. Restoration
addresses complexities, through innovative techniques, new technology and
construction processes, whilst respecting tradition, particularly the European
tradition in restoration. From Restoration it is therefore possible to extract design
methodologies of high quality in order to tackle effectively renovation and requalification.
Through an integrated design approach, professionals and technical
experts must coordinate with the stakeholders, authorities and production companies,
throughout the design process in order to achieve the best solutions
through innovative technologies. Focus R is the forum intended to widen the
fields of application to different architectural typologies, materials and contexts,
whilst providing for suitable design possibilities in Restoration, Renovation and
Requalification.
        

Speakers:

    
Vincent Cassar
President Kamra Tal-Periti (Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers, Malta)
          
Alex Torpiano
Head of Department of Civil & Structural Engineering and Dean at Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta
              
Ruben Paul Borg
Civil Engineering Encounters Kamra Tal-Periti (Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers, Malta), Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta
       
Hermann Bonnici
Assistant Lecturer International Institute for Baroque Studies, University of Malta, Chief Architect Restoration Directorate
                        
Claude Busuttil
Assistant Lecturer Department of the Built Heritage, Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta
                      
Marcello Balzani
Responsabile Scientifico del TekneHub, Tecnopolo Università di Ferrara, Director and Scientific Coordinator of TekneHub,Tecnopolo of the University of Ferrara, European Platform Construction of the High Tecnology Network of the Emilia-Romagna Region
                           
Nicola Ravagli
Fassa Bortolo Technical Staff
                  
Roberto Di Giulio
Ipostudio Architects, Florence,
Professor of Architecture Technology at Architecture Faculty, University of Ferrara
          
Jo Ann Cassar
Head of the Department of the Built Heritage, Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta