Communicate the absence. The Unfinished Church of Venosa among conservation and innovation

Publisher: FedOA - Federico II University Press 

Series: TRIA Urban Studies

Pages: 238

Language: italian

NBN: http://nbn.depositolegale.it/resolver.pl?nbn=urn:nbn:it:unina-26982

Abstract: Within the Archaeological Park of Venosa, in the province of Potenza, an uncovered large cross dominates, symbol of the medieval unfinished: the Unfinished Church (Incompiuta), in the abbey of the Most Holy Trinity.

Through the historical events that have seen it as a protagonist, this research analyses the relationship with the roman colony Venusia and, subsequently, with the medieval city. This approach made it possible to know the historical, social, urban and technological context in which the Incompiuta was inserted, as the basis for a reliable morphological and architectural reading of the building. The survey of the abbey using digital photogrammetry techniques provided a detailed three-dimensional model, essential for the knowledge of the state of the architectural organism, characterized by a high degree of fragility. The reconstructive hypotheses were supported and validated by the constant relationship with the digital twin derived from the survey and the similarities with other contemporary franco-benedictine churches, and are intended to enhance the ambitious, unfinished architectural project. Furthermore, the preparation of digital contents in augmented reality and virtual reality for the communication of architecture and its decorative vestments finally have the aim of experimenting a new level of use, based on immersion in the reconstructed spatiality and on the interaction with architectural and sculptural shapes through digital elements placed in physical space through augmented reality.