The Conservation and Sustainable Development of Architectural and Urban Heritage Acknowledgement, Protection and New Uses for Military, Modern and Industrial Landscapes

Dr. Donatella Rita Fiorino is an associate professor of Restoration at the Department of Civil-Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Cagliari. She is an engineer, Ph.D. in Conservation of Architectural Heritage, and a specialist in the Restoration of Monuments at the Milan Polytechnic, ICOMOS and ICOFORT expert member, a member of the Italian Society for Architectural Conservation/ Restoration (SIRA), a member of the Organizing Committee of the School of Specialization in Architectural Heritage and Landscape, and involved in national PhD boards. Her research focuses on the recognition and analysis of cultural heritage with special attention to vast urban complexes, fortified systems, city walls, industrial areas, and military sites. She is responsible of a collaboration agreement with the Italian Ministry of Defence and is the founder of the “Military Landscapes” international scientific networks. She collaborates with several universities and national and international research Institutions. 

Dr. Tarek Teba is an associate professor in Architectural Heritage in School of Architecture, University of Portsmouth and the Chair for ICOMOS UK Digital Technology National Committee. Tarek is the course leader of MA Architecture: Building and Heritage Conservation and the co-chair of the University of Portsmouth Heritage Research Hub. Tarek’s research concerns the conservation of tangible and intangible heritage through creating the balance between contemporary values via community engagement and historic, aesthetic and cultural values. Tarek explores methodological approaches to preserve the cultural and contemporary social values embedded in heritage assets and cities. He uses community engagement and cultural mapping as an informing tool and a virtual modelling and digital heritage approaches as a vehicle to deliver adaptation and development strategies.

Dr. Elisa Pilia is an assistant professor in the field of Restauration at the Department of Civil-Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Cagliari. She is a conservator of Architectural and Environmental Heritage, Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Architecture (in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh—Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies) and a specialist in Architectural and Landscape Heritage (University of Naples Federico II). Also, she is the author of publications on the protection, conservation and enhancement of the historical-architectural heritage, with particular attention to heritage in the state of ruination, the restoration of archaeological monuments and the reuse of military complexes, both nationally and internationally.