3rd Estates General of Industrial Heritage
PROGRAM (PDF download)
The Third Estates General of Industrial Heritage continues the process begun in 2018 and aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the technical, economic, cultural and social heritage linked to production and labour throughout Italy. In promoting this four-year initiative, a sort of “Olympics of industrial archaeology”, AIPAI intends to take stock of the studies and experiences gained and to outline strategies and visions for the future, encouraging dialogue between scholars, operators, institutions and local communities.
Industrial heritage includes the tangible and intangible evidence of the labour and responds to cognitive demands and design tensions that involve not only academic research but also communities and the world of production, in relation to contemporary cultural, socio-economic and environmental challenges. Its recognition is the result of complex processes that are relevant to the evolution of industrial and postindustrial cities and landscapes. In this perspective, periodic discussion allows for a deeper understanding of the meanings and values of industrial heritage according to established approaches to industrial archaeology. The conference is divided into ten thematic areas listed alongside and included the presentation of individual contributions, thematic sessions and doctoral training activities. We would like to express our gratitude to the Polytechnic University of Bari, the University of Basilicata and the CNR IPSC in Lecce, together with our partners and sponsors, for hosting and supporting the organisation of the initiative. The location in the prestigious research centres of “Eastern Italy” is all the more important, as it also allows for the creation of a special panel dedicated to the construction of an industrial heritage network in the Mediterranean area, promoted by AIPAI in collaboration with TICCIH.
1) Machinery, patents and historical production cycles of industrial heritage
edited by Renato Covino, Antonio Monte, Laura Severi, Marco Venanzi
2) Cities and landscapes of industry and labor
edited by David Celetti, Giovanni Luigi Fontana, Elena Paudice, Massimo Preite, Silvia Tardella
3) Territorial and urban infrastructures
edited by Massimo Bottini, Franco Mancuso, Stefania Mornati, Palmina Trabocchi
4) Design and construction for industry
edited by Edoardo Currà, Ilaria Giannetti, Antonella Guida, Cesira Paolini, Martina Russo, Augusto Vitale
5) History, culture and memory of industry and labor: research, archives, museums and practices of valorization edited by Marco Bertilorenzi, David Celetti, Amedeo Lepore, Carolina Lussana, Massimo Negri, Roberto Lorenzetti, Luca Zan
6) Digitization and AI of industrial heritage: knowledge, design, management and fruition edited by Elena Cantatore, Cassia De Lian Cui, Edoardo Currà, Mariella De Fino, Fabio Fatiguso, Silvana Bruno
7) Restoration and conservation of industrial heritage
edited by Marina Docci, Claudio Menichelli, Cristina Natoli, Rita Vecchiattini, Graziella Bernardo, Alessandro Mattioli
8) Reuse and practices of urban and environmental regeneration
edited by Sara De Maestri, Antonella Guida, Rossella Maspoli, Cristina Natoli, Vito Domenico Porcari, Marina Pugnaletto, Manuel Ramello
9) Industrial tourism, cultural routes, experiences of fruition
edited by Francesco Antoniol, Massimo Bottini, Maria Elena Castore, Rossella Maspoli, Massimo Preite, Manuel Ramello, Giorgio Ravasio
10) Image, cinematography, digital media and industry communication
edited by Luca Borghini, René Capovin, Palmina Trabocchi, Fabrizio Trisoglio