L’architetto restauratore e l’esperto dei materiali. Esperienze didattiche come occasione di riflessione su interazioni, competenze e ruoli

The joint teaching experience in the Architecture MSc courses, focusing on the reuse and functionalization of built heritage in historic context, constitute an important occasion to reflect about the relationship between architect restorers and material experts. The topic of interdisciplinary teaching and proposed contents is currently under discussion on the international scene. The integration of the disciplines related to the project with STEM disciplines, is a rather new argument. The Italian academic scientific sector “Material Science and technology” looks at the materials’ behav- iour under different stresses and the interaction with the environment. Interdisciplinary knowledge should find a syn- thesis in the questions of the conservation and reuse project. The experience of a MSc level course at Politecnico di Milano, is described and discussed as a paradigm of a fruitful and innovative collaboration able to train good and aware professionals for the intervention in historical contexts.