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L'arte Del Murare a Secco Dove Le Pietre Non Dormono DORSO 7 GEN - FEB 2010 FONDAZIONE Poste Italiane art. 2 comma 20/b aut. n. DCB/CZ/17/2004 anno II GEOMETRI ITALIANI Spedizione in a.p. -45% L. 662/96 valida dal 19/01/04 GENNAIO - FEBBRAIO 2010 numero 7 In caso di mancato recapito restituire al CMP di Lamezia Terme. Il mittente si impegna a pagare la relativa tariffa. SOCIETÀ E COSTUME COSTRUIRE A Viabizzuno “Progettare è voce del verbo amare” L’ar te Intervista a Mario Nanni del murare a secco PROGETTI Costruire Dove le pietre in pietra di Alfonso Acocella non dormono mai FORMAZIONE di Franco Laner Gli impianti termici nell’edilizia Sei lezioni per saperne di più di Mario Cappello DOSSIER Dall’immagine al modello Note sulla cartografi a geometrica in Italia dal Rinascimento alla Rivoluzione Geodetica “Mi sembra che tutti noi Parte seconda: da Raffello Sanzio guardiamo troppo alla Natura a Giambattista Nolli e viviamo troppo poco con essa”. di Andrea Cantile Oscar Wilde cover07_opt.indd 1 21-01-2010 8:21:56 DORSO GEOCENTRO/magazine GENNAIO - FEBBRAIO 2010 7 Periodico bimestrale Anno II N. 7 Gennaio - Febbraio 2010 DIRETTORE RESPONSABILE Franco Mazzoccoli email: [email protected] COMITATO 6 INTERVENTI Fausto Amadasi Auguri Carmelo Garofalo Geocentro Magazine Bruno Razza Mauro Cappello Saluto del Ministro Gianfranco Dioguardi Stefania Prestigiacomo Stig Enemark Franco Laner La qualità Norbert Lantschner per costruire Pier Luigi Maffei Franco Minucci il mondo Elisabetta Savoldi in armonia Marco Simonotti di Franco Mazzoccoli COORDINAMENTO REDAZIONE “Fenomeno geometri” GMPRgroup - Claudio Giannasi Professionisti in declino? Tel. 051 2913901 Non se ne parla nemmeno! 10 [email protected] di Fausto Savoldi A.D. e IMPAGINAZIONE Filippo Stecconi Francesca Bossini 10 PREVIDENZA www.spaziolandau.it Previdenza Con la collaborazione di: integrativa Fabrizio Alvisi Si può fare EDITORE di Fausto Amadasi Fondazione Geometri Italiani Via Barberini, 68 00187 Roma 12 AVVENIMENTI Tel. 06 42744180 06 485463 MADE expo 2010 Fax: 06 42005441 Protagonisti www.fondazionegeometri.it alla Fiera di Milano Segreteria: Adriana Meco il progetto e la tecnica PER QUESTO NUMERO delle costruzioni 12 SI RINGRAZIA Alfonso Acocella Audis Andrea Cantile Luca Caprara Maurizio d’Amato Alberto Ferraresi 16 CITTÀ Elisa Massano Le Aziende STAMPA per la casa Rubbettino e l’Housing sociale Industrie grafi che ed editoriali Finito di stampare di AUDIS nel mese di novembre 2009 Carta interni: AMBIENTE riciclata Cyclus Print gr. 115 22 www.polyedra.com ‘Ecosistema urbano’ Il nuovo rapporto RESPONSABILE TRATTAMENTO DATI sulla qualità ambientale Franco Mazzoccoli 16 22 delle città italiane incorona Verbania PUBBLICITA’ Plusservice Srl Tel. 051 2913911 26 PROGETTI [email protected] Costruire VARIAZIONE INDIRIZZO in pietra DI SPEDIZIONE di Alfonso Acocella Per richiedere la modifi ca del proprio indirizzo di spedizione della rivista telefonare al 34 COSTRUIRE numero: 06 42744180 L’arte COPYRIGHT del murare a secco E’ vietata la riproduzione, anche Dove le pietre parziale, di articoli, fotografi e e disegni senza la preventiva autorizzazione non dormono mai Autorizzazione del Tribunale di 26 34 di Franco Laner Roma n. 250 del 29 maggio 2003 39 OSSERVATORIO Shanghai 2010 L’Expo raccoglie la sfi da energetica Nei padiglioni nazionali visioni, idee e soluzioni per la città del terzo millennio 42 SOCIETÀ E COSTUME A Viabizzuno “Progettare è voce del verbo amare” Intervista a Mario Nanni 48 TECNOLOGIE E MATERIALI 39 42 Il valore delle tecnologie innovative per l’architettura Nanotecnologie domotica ed energia di Elisa Massano 53 DOSSIER Dall’immagine al modello Note sulla cartografi a geometrica in Italia dal Rinascimento alla Rivoluzione Geodetica Parte seconda: da Raffaello Sanzio a Giambattista Nolli di Andrea Cantile 48 53 72 IL PUNTO DI VISTA 94 REDAZIONALI Il contributo Catasto dell’Analisi del valore La rivoluzione telematica nella valutazione globale del processo Sicurezza degli interventi e schermatura solare 72 sul territorio delle vetrate Terminologia e defi nizioni per un linguaggio unitario condiviso Ecogy® di Pier Luigi Maff ei Innovativo sistema di ventilazione naturale 80 FORMAZIONE fotovoltaico Gli impianti termici nell’edilizia 80 Sei lezioni per saperne di più di Mauro Cappello 85 APPROFONDIMENTI Le stime immobiliari 90 NEWS “I miti ricorrenti” 85 di Maurizio d’Amato 92 MEDIATECA INTERVENTI Auguri Geocentro Magazine Stefania Prestigiacomo, Ministro dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare 6 INTERVENTI La qualità per costruire il mondo in armonia L’anno 2009 è trascorso. La Commissione Europea lo aveva dei luoghi, delle forme, dei colori necessarie per visualizzare proclamato anno della “creatività”. Quale elemento propulsore l’intervento ed il suo inserimento. che con la conoscenza, con la fantasia, con la cooperazione Nel 2010 per la ripresa occorrerà operare, non come si è ed una diversa apertura mentale serve a demolire le vecchie sempre fatto, ma facendo cose veramente diverse. Questa logiche professionali. qualità deve provenire dal basso e non solo imposta dall’alto. Qualcuno ha detto: “che la creatività è la brillante soluzione di Qualità che possiamo ottenere se basata sull’ “armonia”. qualsiasi problema quotidiano”. Charles Handy scrive: “armonia intesa come capacità photo©shutterstock.com/Neale Cousland photo©shutterstock.com/Neale Cousland Nel dizionario si legge il significato della parola di integrare in un team più individualità, riconoscendo e “creatività”come: capacità, facoltà, attitudine a creare; attività valorizzando talenti diversi che si affermano nell’impegno di operosità, dinamica, forza costruttiva. un progetto comune”. Capacità che non può mancare nelle professioni che Dobbiamo ripartire proprio da qui. La scommessa sta oggi progettano, costruiscono e realizzano, di unire elementi nella capacità di cogliere soggettivamente questa chance e esistenti con nuove e utili connessioni. di prestare attenzione alla “sostenibilità culturale” a ricercare L’anno 2009 è stato anche l’anno della crisi, non solo economica e sviluppare strategie che possano garantire un equilibrio tra ma climatica ed ecologica. Verso la fine dell’anno si è arrivati passato e futuro. Non cancellando edifici e paesaggi con molta alla riforma dell’ “Autorizzazione paesaggistica”, rispettosi facilità, ma sviluppando azioni di protezione per le culture della Costituzione della Repubblica italiana che nei principi locali e le loro eredità per trasmetterle alle generazioni future. fondamentali, all’art. 9, recita: “la Repubblica promuove lo Questa ricerca nell’attività delle costruzioni ha portato a sviluppo della cultura e la ricerca scientifica e tecnica. Tutela il riscoprire processi e materiali per ridurre l’inquinamento ed paesaggio e il patrimonio storico e artistico della nazione”. i costi di manutenzione: pietra, legno, argilla, vetro, metallo Tutela del paesaggio basata essenzialmente sulla sono materiali che provengono dalla terra e che garantiscono individuazione, pianificazione, gestione e controllo. Attività condizioni più sane, rispetto ai materiali artificiali non eco queste che devono essere svolte con la partecipazione di tutte compatibili. le Istituzioni, Governo, Regioni, Province, Comuni, per La copertina di questo numero è dedicata alla pietra, materiale governare in modo intelligente il territorio dal quale dipende naturale da millenni usato nelle costruzioni raccontato negli il nostro futuro. articoli scritti da Franco Laner ed Alfonso Acocella. Tutti i cittadini ed i tecnici devono convincersi che il territorio Gli auguri di buona lettura, uniti a quelli di un buon 2010 ed usato in maniera non corretta produce povertà. Dobbiamo una riflessione di George Bernard Shaw. tutti aver capito che per tutelare il paesaggio dobbiamo “La vera gioia della vita si raggiunge quando si è al servizio di puntare sulla qualità degli interventi edilizi che devono uno scopo che noi stessi riconosciamo come superiore, diventando conciliarsi con il territorio. così una forza della natura, anziché un grumo di recriminazioni Tutelare il paesaggio significa anche tutelare il patrimonio egoistiche, impegnato solo a lamentarsi perché il mondo non si culturale che è la storia da conoscere per dare forza alla nostra dedica a renderlo felice”. identità. La “qualità del paesaggio” è solo il risultato della “qualità del progetto” che deve comprendere dettagliate indagini, Franco Mazzoccoli precise documentazioni, risultato di una attenta rilevazione (Direttore di GEOCENTRO/magazine) 7 INTERVENTI “Fenomeno geometri” Professionisti in declino? Non se ne parla nemmeno! di Fausto Savoldi (Presidente del Consiglio Nazionale Geometri e Geometri Laureati e della Fondazione dei Geometri Italiani) Frequentemente mi viene chiesto quale sia il ruolo della particolare è cresciuta la capacità e la volontà di trasferire tale professione di ‘Geometra’ nella società di oggi. La domanda è cultura ai committenti ed alle maestranze. Il “coordinamento di chi ritiene, senza avere il coraggio di affermarlo, che questa della sicurezza”, considerato solo pochi anni addietro attività attività volga ad un rapido declino, dissolvendosi nei mille rivoli marginale, è divenuto un vero e proprio settore professionale di altre attività professionali nate in tempi recenti che vengono grazie all’impegno formativo costante promosso dai Collegi ritenute più idonee alle esigenze della contemporanea società. provinciali in accordo con le ASL e con le Università. La Alla domanda rispondo con dati alla mano, dati raccolti da Sicurezza ha i
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