On the 31st of March and on the 1st of April 2022 was held in Florence the DeepCities Curbatheri workshop that saw the participation of different categories of stakeholders, both in presence and online, in addition to an audience of project members and affiliates of the various Curbatheri research groups. The stakeholders were representatives of […]
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Reflections on Heritage and Urban Planning – Exhibition in Florence
From March 31 until April 21 citizens and visitors to Florence can experience the Deep Cities exhibition at Biblioteca delle Oblate e Archivio Storico Comunale. It is well known that cities are constantly changing. As such, cities arecomposed of added historic layers that, over time, transform into heritage whichmerits conservation. Within the conservation process, heritage […]
Heritage as architectonic concept
By Andreas Heier, Senior Landscape Architect, Snøhetta In Snøhetta we always strive to let the projects interact and adapt to its specific context, being the natural or build landscape. The surroundings always come with its own inherited values and history. No projects are the same, other than that they in some way or the other […]
The Historical Archive of the Municipality of Florence: excellence and memory of a public service
By Andrea Biondi (University of Florence), Doc. Francesca Gaggini (Responsible for the Archives and SDIAF Professional Organizer of the Municipality of Florence) and Doc. Giuseppe Cuscito (retired Archives Professional Organizer of the Municipality of Florence). The Historical Archive of the Municipality of Florence is an Associate Partner for the Deep Cities project in Florence, Italy. […]
WHEN ART ‘DEEPENS’ URBAN HERITAGE @ WOOLWICH, LONDON
Kalliopi Fouseki, UCL Institute of Sustainable Heritage No matter how many times I visit this area either for teaching or for the CURBATHERI project or just simply for a river run, there is always a new aspect to consider in relation to the ‘deep heritage’ of the place. During my last visit, I was reflecting […]