M.A.C.IN.A.

Multilevel Application for Cultural INformation Archives.
A focus on the Inner Areas of Abruzzo and Sardinia regions.

The research project focuses on preserving, managing and communicating the cultural heritage of the inner areas of the Abruzzo and Sardinia regions. The project’s main objective is to develop procedures and digital tools to document, analyze and digitally represent historical artefacts located along watercourses, such as mills, hydraulic infrastructure and channelization systems.

The project’s transdisciplinary approach, ensured by the research groups’ expertise, aims to address the human-landscape relationship from a multi-objective perspective whose ultimate goal is preserving the built landscape. This includes using participatory processes geared toward the sustainable development and conservation of marginal and little-known territories.

On July 4, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., a seminar dedicated to the M.A.C.IN.A. (Multilevel Application for Cultural Information Archives) research project will be held at the Complesso di Santa Chiara in Alghero. The event, organized by the Department of Architecture, Design, and Urban Planning of the University of Sassari, represents an important opportunity to discuss some of the results of a scientific initiative aimed at the digitization, conservation, and management of cultural heritage in inland areas of Italy, with a particular focus on hydraulic factories.
The M.A.C.IN.A. project, funded under the PRIN 2022 PNRR call for proposals, adopts an innovative methodological approach that integrates technologies such as HGIS (Historical Geographic Information Systems) and HBIM (Historic Building Information Modelling) to define an HLIM (Heritage Landscape Information Modelling) model. The aim is to analyze the relationships between built heritage, the environment, and hydrogeological dynamics in a multidimensional manner, promoting sustainable and informed management of the territory.
Emilio Turco, Ornella Zerlenga, and Enrico Cicalò will open the seminar with institutional greetings. The presentation will continue with the project by the Principal Investigator, Ilaria Trizio (CNR-ITC), and the coordinators of the other involved units, Michele Valentino (Università di Sassari) and Silvia Fabrocino (Università di Napoli Federico II).
The program features a rich session of presentations, ranging from digital information models for historical architecture to the representation and communication of the landscape, as well as geological analyses aimed at enhancing the cultural heritage of inland areas.
Speakers include Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua (Università di Pisa), Stefano Brusaporci (Università dell’Aquil), Emanuela Chiavoni and Francesca Porfiri (Sapienza Università di Rome), Andrea Giordano (Università di Padova), Sandro Parrinello (Università di Firenze), Roberto Graziano, and Sebastiano Perriello Zampelli (Università di Napoli Federico II).
The day will conclude with a roundtable discussion aimed at providing an opportunity to discuss the potential of digital technologies for the future of conserving and enhancing cultural and landscape heritage.