TAKE Model. The case study of the Botanical Garden in Pavia

It aims to experiment methods of acquiring knowledge on Cultural Heritage in order to its enhancement and public use. It will focus on a case study of the University of Pavia’s heritage, such as the Scopoli greenhouses within the Pavia Botanical Garden as evidence of important historical architectural and constructive value.

The works for the construction of the Botanical Garden and the annexed Chemistry Laboratory began in 1773 and ended in 1775. In this period, Valentino Brusati was called to fill the chair of Botany and promoted, in 1776, the construction of the large wooden greenhouses began on a project by Giuseppe Piermarini, later modified by Leopoldo Pollack.

KEY TOPIC LESSONS

For each of them will be interventions by a UNIPV teacher and one or more partner universities, followed by moments of collegial discussion by members of the school’s faculty and participants.

• Historical-archival analysis of Botanical Gardens and in particular greenhouses
• Survey and morphological analysis using virtual models
• Construction analysis through technological models of components and elements;
• Analysis of degradation;
• Energetic and sustainable greenhouse’s behaviour.

TYPES OF ACTIVITIES

Different types of activities will be proposed:

• on-site inspections and surveys
• classroom activities with frontal teaching lessons about some key-topics and other comparative case studies
• laboratory classroom activities for the construction of physical and virtual models and design strategies project.
• final conference, exposition and roundtable

These activities let to obtain an advancement of knowledge, its transmission and dissemination distinct for different classes of users and the definition of models for the conservation and enhancement of the Cultural Heritage, in particular greenhouses.