About us
The University of Palermo’s Department of Architecture is project partner n. 9 of iHERITAGE. ICT Mediterranean Platform for UNESCO Cultural Heritage funded by ENI CBC MED Programme 2014-2020. It is contributed in work package n.3 of the project dedicated to the Living Labs in which the innovative ICT outputs foreseen by the project have been developed with the support of external experts involved through specific Research Agreements financed by the project.
During the development of iHERITAGE project, UNIPA tried to maximize the scientific research results by developing innovative products via Living Labs and industry-academia partnerships enabling to qualify and improve the level of information, communication and fruition of UNESCO cultural heritage related to the «Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale», established in 2015, and of the others Norman assemblagies (including buildings, pieces of arts and infrastructures), that have not yet been included in this World Heritage Listed UNESCO site, but that represent Cultural Heritage (CH) of the territory. The final aim is to preserve the Arabic-Norman legacy for future generations. The research team is composed by researchers from the departments of Architecture and Engineering from University of Palermo.
Research Team
Rossella Corrao Architect, PhD. , Full Professor in Architectural Engineering at the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo, Scientific Coordinator of iHERITAGE project for PP9-UNIPA
Calogero Vinci Engineer, PhD. , Associate Professor in Architectural Engineering at the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo, Scientific Coordinator of iHERITAGE living lab
Francesco Di Paola Architect – Engineer, PhD. , Associate Professor in Drawing at the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo, member of the research team _____
Vincenza Garofalo Architect, PhD. , Associate Professor in Drawing at the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo, member of the research team _______
Mauro Lo Brutto Geologist, PhD. , Associate Professor in Topography and cartography at the Department of Engineering of the University of Palermo, member of the research team
Marco La Cascia Electrical Engineer, PhD. , Full Professor in Data Processing Systems at the Department of Engineering of the University of Palermo, member of the research teams
Project fellows: Yuri Alogna, Adriana Lo Curto, Marco Geraci, Kevin Aaron Castro Morales.
Students on the project: Matilde Campo, Carlo Galatolo.
Research Agreements: Francesco Ferla, Visivalab s.l., D.A.BI.MUS. s.r.l.
Special thanks to: Erica La Placa and Manuela Aricò (Ph.D. students), Marcello La Guardia (Ph.D.), Alessandro Russell (Contractor), Lorenzo Lupo (ICT consultant), Gianmarco Cesare (Photo Courtesy of Cefalù), Microgeo s.r.l., oloproject® s.r.l.
Disclaimer
This product has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union under the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme. The contents of this product are the sole responsibility of the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union or the Programme management structures
Statement about the Programme
The 2014-2020 ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme is a multilateral Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) initiative funded by the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI). The Programme objective is to foster fair, equitable and sustainable economic, social and territorial development, which may advance cross-border integration and valorise participating countries’ territories and values. The following 13 countries participate in the Programme: Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia. The Managing Authority (MA) is the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (Italy). Official Programme languages are Arabic, English and French. For more information, please visit: www.enicbcmed.eu
