Architectural Conservation and Cultural Inclusion - The Applicative Case of Motta San Giovanni (Reggio Calabria-Italy) and its Romanian Community

Abstract:

The paper describes a proposal for restoration and reuse of the Praci neighborhood in Motta San Giovanni, an inland town of the Reggio Calabria Province, aimed to accommodate and facilitate the integration of its migrant Romanian community. The project proposes a plan of self-constructive restoration, to be used as the residence of Romanian migrants, that for the Municipality could be a tool to make the whole community responsible for management and conservation of now abandoned a vernacular building heritage and for the migrant community could constitute not only an opportunity for improving its living, as well as social, condition, but also for taking advantage of a educative experience, considering that a significant part of Romanian migrants in Motta San Giovanni is employed in construction.

• Periodical: Advanced Engineering Forum (Volume 11)
• Pages: 447-451
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AEF.11.447
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Alessia Bianco*, Vincenza Triolo
• Keywords: Emigration, Italy, Motta San Giovanni, Preservation

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DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/aef.11.447

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