Il Degrado del calcestruzzo nell'architettura del Novecento

The various sections of the book look at closely-related issues: the characteristic differences and peculiarities of various types of hydraulic binders; the different production procedures and uses of cements; the identification of phenomena of deterioration (essential to the initiation of a programme of diagnostic research); factual research as applied in a specific case study (from bibliographical/archive research to on-site tests and laboratory analyses, and the interpretation of the results achieved). The itinerary is completed with the discussion of work on a building of recognised architectural distinction – a project that saw university faculties and conservation agencies collaborate on the identification and assessment of the procedures best suited to the goal of conservation. Finally, comes a brief reflection upon current cultural attitudes to such issues and to the juridical and institutional instruments that exist for the protection of modern and contemporary architecture in Italy. This is completed by a bibliography that lists all the publications and texts most pertinent to the subjects dealt with in the various contributions.