Experts in many disciplines—some working in L'Aquila since 2009’s catastrophic earthquake, and some involved with other post-disaster scenarios—will discuss the current state of L'Aquila: the damaged and restored cultural heritage, the gradual revival of urban life, and the city's new association with post-disaster aesthetics and construction sites.
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PROGRAM
Opening Remarks:
Barbara Faedda, Executive Director, Italian Academy, Columbia University
Organizers:
Barbara Faedda, Executive Director, Italian Academy, Columbia University
Gianmarco de Felice, Roma Tre University; Weinberg Fellow in 2020 at Columbia's Italian Academy
Elisabetta Scirocco, Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History
Moderator:
Tanja Michalsky, Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History; Fellow in 2018 at Columbia's Italian Academy
Invited Speakers:
Elena Aprile, Physics, Columbia University; Director, Italian Academy
Eugenio Coccia, Physics, Gran Sasso Science Institute
Eva Coïsson, Engineering, University of Parma
Gianmarco de Felice, Engineering, Roma Tre University; former Weinberg Fellow, Italian Academy
Antonio Di Cecco, Photography, Academy of Fine Arts of L’Aquila
Alper Ilki, Engineering, Istanbul Technical University
Tanja Michalsky, Art History, Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History: former Fellow, Italian Academy
Monica Musolino, Sociology, University of Messina
John Ochsendorf, Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Elisabetta Scirocco, Art History, Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History
Alessandra Vittorini, Architecture and Conservation, formerly Superintendency for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for L’Aquila
Co-sponsor: Sidney J. Weinberg Jr. Foundation
Under the aegis of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) / Consiglio Nazionale Italiano dei Monumenti e dei Siti
This event is part of the Italian Academy’s International Observatory for Cultural Heritage.
Registration does not guarantee a seat; registrants are seated first-come, first served.
This event is in-person only.