Conservation of Historic Gardens and of Vegetal Architectures
Research concerns the methodological and operational aspects of a preliminary knowledge of the conservation practices of historic gardens as well of other “vegetal architectures” (tree-flanked squares and paths to cemetery, vegetal commemoration monuments, small parks etc…) with a focus on both the sites’ specific characters and on the relations they established with their context: geometrical, material, botanic, historical and physical survey; conservation and management project to be carried out over time; definition of protection guidelines and upgrading of its reference physical context both past and current.
Academic works
Degree theses
- Michela C.C. Brenna, Alessandro Ferrario, Paolo Maderna, Progetto di conservazione dei Giardini Reali di Monza, 2002-03 (A Design for the Preservation of the Royal Gardens of Monza, 2002-03)
- Beba Bordogna, Valeria Ripa, Progetto di conservazione di Villa Borromeo Visconti Litta a Lainate, 2003-04 (A design for the preservation of Villa Borromeo Visconti Litta at Lainate, 2003-04)
- Liliana Antonacci, Laura Valli, Giardini storici e contesto paesaggistico: caratteri delle relazioni e indirizzi di tutela e valorizzazione, 2005-06 (Historic Gardens and landscape context: characters of the relations and protection and enhancement guidelines, 2005-06)
- Elena Battellino, Villa Eremo – un ben-essere di verde, di pietra e di acqua, 2005-06 (Villa Eremo- a well-being made up of green, stone and water, 2005-06)
- Marta Garlati, Elisabetta Pigozzi, Barbara Zeziola I giardini di Pietro Porcinai in Lombardia: linee guida per la tutela e la conservazione, 2004-05 (Pietro Porcinai’s gardens in Lombardy: guidelines for their protection and preservation, 2004-05)
- Carolina Meloni, Stefania Nari, I giardini di Pietro Porcinai a Milano: linee guida per la tutela e la conservazione,2004-05 (Pietro Porcinai’s gardens in Milan: guidelines for their protection and preservation, 2004-05)
- Lara Calissi, I sistemi idraulici all'interno di giardini e orti botanici storici e il caso dell'orto botanico di Brera, 2001-02 (in costruzione) (Water systems within historic gardens and botanical kitchen-gardens and the case-study of Brera botanical kitchen-garden, 2001-02 (under construction)