GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN SICILY IN THE APPRAISALS OF MODERN-DAY ARCHITECTS The paper focuses on the perception and assessment by modern Sicilian architects of works built on the island in the Gothic period. The opportunity for the comparison emerges above all from the reports drawn up during the preparation of new projects (modernization, completion) that consider whether to preserve or demolish the structures of the past. The selected reports deal with matters of a predominantly aesthetic and stylistic nature, as well as with the reasons inherent in the structures and those of a strictly economic nature (construction site, funds available, etc.) are taken into account to discuss these assessments that range from genuine appreciation to harsh criticism. The examples dealt with in this paper and the examination of the documents found give an idea of the many aspects related to the involved players, the operating methods followed in the selection of the designers and in the preparation of the appraisals, the impact on clients of their opinions, and the architectural trends of the appointed professionals.

L’ARCHITETTURA GOTICA IN SICILIA CENTRO-ORIENTALE NELLE PERIZIE DEGLI ARCHITETTI D’ETÀ MODERNA Il contributo si concentra sulla percezione e sulla valutazione da parte degli architetti siciliani d’età moderna di opere costruite sull’isola in età gotica. L’occasione del confronto emerge soprattutto dalle perizie redatte durante l’elaborazione di nuovi progetti (di ammodernamento, di completamento) che contemplano la salvaguardia o la distruzione delle strutture del passato. Le relazioni selezionate in questa occasione affrontano pertanto questioni di carattere prevalentemente estetico e di linguaggio, ma anche le ragioni inerenti alle strutture e quelle relative alle economie (di cantiere, dei fondi a disposizione) vengono prese in considerazione per argomentare le valutazioni, oscillanti tra apprezzamento e aspra critica. Gli esempi trattati e l’esame dei documenti rinvenuti possono dare un’idea sui molteplici aspetti riferiti agli attori coinvolti, alle modalità operative seguite nella selezione degli artefici e nella redazione delle perizie, all’impatto sulla committenza dei giudizi effettuati, alle tendenze architettoniche dei professionisti convocati.

Sutera, D. (2018). L’architettura gotica in Sicilia centro-orientale nelle perizie degli architetti d’età moderna. LEXICON. STORIE E ARCHITETTURA IN SICILIA, 26-27, 19-32.

L’architettura gotica in Sicilia centro-orientale nelle perizie degli architetti d’età moderna

Sutera, Domenica
2018-01-01

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GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN SICILY IN THE APPRAISALS OF MODERN-DAY ARCHITECTS The paper focuses on the perception and assessment by modern Sicilian architects of works built on the island in the Gothic period. The opportunity for the comparison emerges above all from the reports drawn up during the preparation of new projects (modernization, completion) that consider whether to preserve or demolish the structures of the past. The selected reports deal with matters of a predominantly aesthetic and stylistic nature, as well as with the reasons inherent in the structures and those of a strictly economic nature (construction site, funds available, etc.) are taken into account to discuss these assessments that range from genuine appreciation to harsh criticism. The examples dealt with in this paper and the examination of the documents found give an idea of the many aspects related to the involved players, the operating methods followed in the selection of the designers and in the preparation of the appraisals, the impact on clients of their opinions, and the architectural trends of the appointed professionals.
2018
Sutera, D. (2018). L’architettura gotica in Sicilia centro-orientale nelle perizie degli architetti d’età moderna. LEXICON. STORIE E ARCHITETTURA IN SICILIA, 26-27, 19-32.
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