I COLLEGI UNIVERSITARI DI GIANCARLO DE CARLO AD URBINO: DALLA PROGRAMMAZIONE DEGLI INTERVENTI ALLA COSTRUZIONE DI UNA STRATEGIA DI GESTIONE

The Dormitories of Urbino University is one of the masterpieces widely published and recognized worldwide in the panorama of modern architecture of Team X generation. Designed by Giancarlo De Carlo, between 1962 and 1963 and then from 1973 to 1983, the complex consists of 5 buildings integrated with each other, perfectly fitting into the landscape. De Carlo conceives the Collegi as an “or- ganism in the form of the city”, that use the matrix of the historic old town centre. The complex draws on the changes that occurred in the Italian society be- tween the 60s and 70s (participatory architecture, the university for everyone, the student riots, the community and assembly life...) and has a strong archi- tectural character, since very different and multiple details coexists with the use of a limited number of materials (fair face concrete, bricks, wood, linoleum, plaster). The social needs that generated the Collegi and their architectural features are nowadays the contemporary weakness of this architecture. The Collegi present many problem of preservation and do not meet the current needs in terms of use, management, energy consumption and regulations. A significant refurbishment is expected to start in the next years, addressing the main critical issues, dealing with use, access, levels of comfort, energy con- sumption. The results of a research program for a conservation and re-use policy pre- sented here highlight the importance of planned conservation, of management guidelines based on heritage value assessment, of owners and users’ awareness and involvement programs.