During the years between the Unification of Italy (1861) and Fascism (1922-1943) there was a great development of military buildings. The designer’s technical skills combined competence in the disciplines of fortification and military and civil architecture, and took place under the teacher’s guidance – officials of the Engineer Corps themselves – whose notoriety and cultural influence often extended to the civil field. At the same time the construction field followed a gradual but radical evolution process, thanks to the progressive change of traditional buildings techniques and materials – masonry elevation structures, vaulted or wooden floors and roofs – with ones: cast iron, steel, and reinforced concrete. In accordance with technological evolution there was a progressive shift from projects based on empiricism and the well-established ‘rules of art’, to scientific analysis of structures, which had become essential to optimize the use of these new materials.
The evolution of construction techniques in Italian barracks after national unification / Turri F; Zamperini E; Cappelletti V,. - STAMPA. - 3:(2009), pp. 1435-1442. (Intervento presentato al convegno Third International congress on Construction history tenutosi a Cottbus nel 20 - 24 maggio 2009).
The evolution of construction techniques in Italian barracks after national unification
Zamperini E;
2009
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During the years between the Unification of Italy (1861) and Fascism (1922-1943) there was a great development of military buildings. The designer’s technical skills combined competence in the disciplines of fortification and military and civil architecture, and took place under the teacher’s guidance – officials of the Engineer Corps themselves – whose notoriety and cultural influence often extended to the civil field. At the same time the construction field followed a gradual but radical evolution process, thanks to the progressive change of traditional buildings techniques and materials – masonry elevation structures, vaulted or wooden floors and roofs – with ones: cast iron, steel, and reinforced concrete. In accordance with technological evolution there was a progressive shift from projects based on empiricism and the well-established ‘rules of art’, to scientific analysis of structures, which had become essential to optimize the use of these new materials.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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