rural dwellings sondrio

RURAL DWELLINGS - TRAINING SESSIONS - Enhancement and Conservation
Scientific Project and Objectives of the Initiative
The intact remnants of traditional rural dwellings are becoming increasingly scarce. The upheavals in rural economies, settlement patterns, and lifestyles brought about by the 20th century seem to have closed off any possible future for traditional Alpine settlements, which now find themselves caught between controversial reuse interventions and a state of total abandonment and decay.

The preservation and restoration of these last remnants are important not only for the historical and documentary value they embody but also for the inspiration they can provide to architecture. Their evocative power and ability to mediate and inspire new forms make them a bridge between past and future, between imagined and designed things, providing material for the development of new thinking and a new destiny for mountain landscapes.