ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION AND INSTALLATIONS
(Restauro architettonico e impianti)

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The publication maintains the same layout as the Trattato di Restauro Architettonico (UTET), of which it constitutes the continuation and further analysis of one of its themes: the integration of installations in historic buildings, a topic of undoubted interest in Italy. Even so the volume can also be considered an accomplished work in its own right, independent of or complementary to the Trattato.
This work does not aim to offer preconceived and ready-to-use solutions, neither is it an indication of a particular doctrinal school of thought; it is rather an aid to helping the reader create him/herself a solid methodology, offering tools, information, competence and materials for a personal education on the subject.
The work contains a general part (with reference to the specifics of restoration and the related problems of recovery, rehabilitation, cultural heritage, construction patrimony, etc.) on historical as well as physical and technical research. There is a part on standards, technology and application (which covers various installations including bio-climatic). Another section examines how to integrate pre-existing installations (a recurrent theme throughout the publication), as well as planning stages and work, taking the reader through to the work site (including assessments and costs).
The is completed by a section dedicated to installations in the archaeological field and a wide range of inserts illustrating in detail some recent work worth noting in installation and restoration profiles (work carried out on complex and monumental buildings from the Renaissance to the present). A final chapter illustrates and comments Italian and European standards.
As in the Trattato, this publication contains a vast range of quality illustrations which accompany the text and provide a more complete treatment of the subject, on the one hand analytical and systematic, on the other concise and rapid.
No text exists to compete directly with this one, since the topic has so far been treated in a distinct manner, without no overview of architectural restoration in connection with construction installations.
The 's strong points are its broad, systematic treatment of the subject, the wealth of illustrations, appendices and indices, its link to the Trattato di Restauro Architettonico, and the lack of comparable works. The publication also fills a publishing gap in an innovative way and responds to the contemporary needs of professionals.

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