Papers by Paola La Scala
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 2016
P. Fiore, E. D’Andria (dir.), I centri minori … da problema a risorsa., Milano: Ed. Franco Angeli, 2019, pp. 897-907, 2019
The protection of natural and cultural resources in small towns is a topic of growing interest wi... more The protection of natural and cultural resources in small towns is a topic of growing interest within the European context and aims to enhance the local heritage toward an interaction consciously balanced between human activities.
The project Tindari 2030: Natural emotion led by the research group LabCity Architecture aims to indicate and enhance the territory of Tindari with regard to its natural, cultural and religious resources, such as the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna, an archaeological site (396 BC), the sandy naturalistic system of the 'Laghetti di Marinello', the 'Coda di Volpe' trail, which is the remaining part of the 'Via Francigena Palermo-Messina per la marina'.
This project introduces a few considerations of action research carried out in scientific support of the 'project of excellence' I.ti.n.da.ri, funded over the two-year period 2015-2017 by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage MiBAC, for the design and creation of itineraries geared towards the
enhancement of naturalistic tourism.
AGATHÓN - International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, Palermo: University Press, n. 07/2020, pp. 82-91, 2020
Migration has always been a major driver of urban transformation stimulating opportunities and ch... more Migration has always been a major driver of urban transformation stimulating opportunities and challenges for cities and encouraging architectural and urban designers for taking a proactive and dynamic role in responding to crisis. Enhancing these changes and designing intercultural spaces for local communities is a complex and urgent spatial challenge, that should be addressed by a multi-scalar approach aiming to integrate urban, architectural and public spaces.
This paper illustrates a research-action resulting from a collective work developed on key urban spaces of the Albergheria neighbourhood of Palermo, where a design-led research based on a multi-scalar regeneration approach (urban, architectural and public space) can reframe the role of architecture and spatial practices as agents of social, intercultural inclusion and spatial reactivation at different scales.
Interventions and Adaptive Reuse, 2017
For three decades, numerous urban renewal projects have involved European cities located on river... more For three decades, numerous urban renewal projects have involved European cities located on rivers, demonstrating how an interpretation of the urban and peri-urban areas is related to questions about high-quality ecological development and environmental sustainability.
This report places the majority of large projects involving river cities among new environmental practices, usually adhered to for large events which are seen as tools for transforming the land and the image of the host city. In this context, cities near rivers are increasingly aware of the natural environment which shapes the identity of a place and which requires ordinary and extraordinary renewal projects.
This is the framework for the various elements of the ambitious project taken on by Zaragoza, the Spanish city which hosted the International Expo in 2008 with the theme “Water and Sustainable Development”. It is entirely appropriate then, that it was integrated into a strategy aimed at the transformation and regeneration of the territory surrounding the river.
The urban-environmental project along the shores of the Ebro River, joining green areas with leisure activities, has not only created a space for enjoyment, but it has also become a place for activity within a wide urban park.
The aim of this article is to demonstrate how the project for the Zaragoza Expo (and the policies created for a new metropolitan vision before 2020) encapsulates the reciprocal relationship between the event, which sought to transform the river’s surrounding region, and the resources which this very region has placed front and center in order to relaunch its identity.
(2016) "Bridging Heritage and Tourist UX: A Socially-driven Perspective" in Pietro, G.D., Gallo, L., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds.), ‘Intelligent Interactive Multimedia System and Services 2016’, Springer, pp. 515-523. ISBN 978-3-319-39344-5 The paper illustrates the potential of smart-phones as a medium of exchange of memories and exper... more The paper illustrates the potential of smart-phones as a medium of exchange of memories and experiences. Our application aims at providing diverse types of cultural user experience: to enable tourists to explore new places from a social-driven perceptive; to support new forms of connection and interaction between users and information (data exchange, contents sharing, feedback); to compose interactive narrative conveying the richness of information of interest to the user; to allow users to experience the narrative and underlying physical environment as a mixed-reality experience while allowing for deeper, context-specific exploration at any time through AR system.
The archaeological heritage can represent an important resource for the development of a territor... more The archaeological heritage can represent an important resource for the development of a territory if effectively enhanced through interpretive and innovative exhibitions.
The author proposes some potential communication strategies, both indoor and outdoor, for the valorisation of the Solunto archaeological site.
Abstract: Over last few years the city of Palermo has undertaken diverse conservative interventio... more Abstract: Over last few years the city of Palermo has undertaken diverse conservative interventions on the main cultural containers of the historical centre to enhance culture and tourism. According to this approach, in 2007 the private Fondazione Sicilia started the recovery of the significant building Palazzo Branciforte. This palace throughout its life played an important role in the city history, having been first a princely house and then a pawnshop. The intervention on the building, which covers almost 5,650 square meters, was projected by the architect Gae Aulenti. The restoration, concluded in 2012, converted this building into a great cultural centre. It hosts the archaeological and artistic collections of the Foundation, a library, an auditorium, a bookshop, an Italian culinary school and a restaurant. The article aims to describe the restoration and interior design project, which allowed to reuse the building in a sustainable way and enhance the heritage, through new compatible functions and respecting its cultural and architectural identity.
Book by Paola La Scala
Liverpool has been activating, from beginning 2000’s, diverse interventions for urban development... more Liverpool has been activating, from beginning 2000’s, diverse interventions for urban development of the city. The Museum of Liverpool is rightly integrated in this transformation plan. Opened in 2012, it has been designed with the aim of regenerate the city waterfront and to narrate the history of Liverpool and its inhabitants. The whole design process has consisted in creation of a museum as physical and symbolic expression of Liverpool heritage. Thus the museum connects the city on urban, architectural, social and cultural levels.
L@bCity_Academic studio work by Paola La Scala
Demonstration by Paola La Scala
Over the last few decades, the archaeological museum has been changed from a collecting place to ... more Over the last few decades, the archaeological museum has been changed from a collecting place to a narrative environment. Considering the recent developments in museum and exhibition design, adapting them to the contemporary digital age, museum professionals have increasingly employed multimedia in their exhibitions.
A museum unique in Italy, which makes technology the one and only communication tool with the subordinate function of being a place of knowledge, learning, and entertainment, is the MAV (Museo Archeologico Virtuale) in Herculaneum.The exhibition makes exclusive use of multimedia and interactive technologies
In a different manner, a good example of well-balanced design of multimedia tools inserted within the exhibition is the recent exhibition inside the Site-Museum of Pont du Gard, an archeological site in the south of France.
The paper, through a comparison between the cases-study, aims to provide a presentation of the museums and their exhibitions and to reflect on the use of digital technologies for archaeological communication.
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The project Tindari 2030: Natural emotion led by the research group LabCity Architecture aims to indicate and enhance the territory of Tindari with regard to its natural, cultural and religious resources, such as the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna, an archaeological site (396 BC), the sandy naturalistic system of the 'Laghetti di Marinello', the 'Coda di Volpe' trail, which is the remaining part of the 'Via Francigena Palermo-Messina per la marina'.
This project introduces a few considerations of action research carried out in scientific support of the 'project of excellence' I.ti.n.da.ri, funded over the two-year period 2015-2017 by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage MiBAC, for the design and creation of itineraries geared towards the
enhancement of naturalistic tourism.
This paper illustrates a research-action resulting from a collective work developed on key urban spaces of the Albergheria neighbourhood of Palermo, where a design-led research based on a multi-scalar regeneration approach (urban, architectural and public space) can reframe the role of architecture and spatial practices as agents of social, intercultural inclusion and spatial reactivation at different scales.
This report places the majority of large projects involving river cities among new environmental practices, usually adhered to for large events which are seen as tools for transforming the land and the image of the host city. In this context, cities near rivers are increasingly aware of the natural environment which shapes the identity of a place and which requires ordinary and extraordinary renewal projects.
This is the framework for the various elements of the ambitious project taken on by Zaragoza, the Spanish city which hosted the International Expo in 2008 with the theme “Water and Sustainable Development”. It is entirely appropriate then, that it was integrated into a strategy aimed at the transformation and regeneration of the territory surrounding the river.
The urban-environmental project along the shores of the Ebro River, joining green areas with leisure activities, has not only created a space for enjoyment, but it has also become a place for activity within a wide urban park.
The aim of this article is to demonstrate how the project for the Zaragoza Expo (and the policies created for a new metropolitan vision before 2020) encapsulates the reciprocal relationship between the event, which sought to transform the river’s surrounding region, and the resources which this very region has placed front and center in order to relaunch its identity.
The author proposes some potential communication strategies, both indoor and outdoor, for the valorisation of the Solunto archaeological site.
Book by Paola La Scala
L@bCity_Academic studio work by Paola La Scala
Demonstration by Paola La Scala
A museum unique in Italy, which makes technology the one and only communication tool with the subordinate function of being a place of knowledge, learning, and entertainment, is the MAV (Museo Archeologico Virtuale) in Herculaneum.The exhibition makes exclusive use of multimedia and interactive technologies
In a different manner, a good example of well-balanced design of multimedia tools inserted within the exhibition is the recent exhibition inside the Site-Museum of Pont du Gard, an archeological site in the south of France.
The paper, through a comparison between the cases-study, aims to provide a presentation of the museums and their exhibitions and to reflect on the use of digital technologies for archaeological communication.
Lectures/Conferences/Seminars by Paola La Scala
Conference Presentations by Paola La Scala
Design Studio Tutoring by Paola La Scala
Books by Paola La Scala
The project Tindari 2030: Natural emotion led by the research group LabCity Architecture aims to indicate and enhance the territory of Tindari with regard to its natural, cultural and religious resources, such as the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna, an archaeological site (396 BC), the sandy naturalistic system of the 'Laghetti di Marinello', the 'Coda di Volpe' trail, which is the remaining part of the 'Via Francigena Palermo-Messina per la marina'.
This project introduces a few considerations of action research carried out in scientific support of the 'project of excellence' I.ti.n.da.ri, funded over the two-year period 2015-2017 by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage MiBAC, for the design and creation of itineraries geared towards the
enhancement of naturalistic tourism.
This paper illustrates a research-action resulting from a collective work developed on key urban spaces of the Albergheria neighbourhood of Palermo, where a design-led research based on a multi-scalar regeneration approach (urban, architectural and public space) can reframe the role of architecture and spatial practices as agents of social, intercultural inclusion and spatial reactivation at different scales.
This report places the majority of large projects involving river cities among new environmental practices, usually adhered to for large events which are seen as tools for transforming the land and the image of the host city. In this context, cities near rivers are increasingly aware of the natural environment which shapes the identity of a place and which requires ordinary and extraordinary renewal projects.
This is the framework for the various elements of the ambitious project taken on by Zaragoza, the Spanish city which hosted the International Expo in 2008 with the theme “Water and Sustainable Development”. It is entirely appropriate then, that it was integrated into a strategy aimed at the transformation and regeneration of the territory surrounding the river.
The urban-environmental project along the shores of the Ebro River, joining green areas with leisure activities, has not only created a space for enjoyment, but it has also become a place for activity within a wide urban park.
The aim of this article is to demonstrate how the project for the Zaragoza Expo (and the policies created for a new metropolitan vision before 2020) encapsulates the reciprocal relationship between the event, which sought to transform the river’s surrounding region, and the resources which this very region has placed front and center in order to relaunch its identity.
The author proposes some potential communication strategies, both indoor and outdoor, for the valorisation of the Solunto archaeological site.
A museum unique in Italy, which makes technology the one and only communication tool with the subordinate function of being a place of knowledge, learning, and entertainment, is the MAV (Museo Archeologico Virtuale) in Herculaneum.The exhibition makes exclusive use of multimedia and interactive technologies
In a different manner, a good example of well-balanced design of multimedia tools inserted within the exhibition is the recent exhibition inside the Site-Museum of Pont du Gard, an archeological site in the south of France.
The paper, through a comparison between the cases-study, aims to provide a presentation of the museums and their exhibitions and to reflect on the use of digital technologies for archaeological communication.