ENG_The text addresses the theme of composition as transmutation, in relation to the PRIN 2022 PNRR research project “Confiscated Assets in Transition” (PI M. Tornatora, UniMediterranea RC; UniNa Federico II Research Unit, coordinated by O. Fatigato; UniPa Research Unit, coordinated by Z. Tesoriere. See cat.beniconfiscati.it) By investigating confiscated assets as a complex and concealed heritage system, capable of being transformed from waste into a resource, the Palermo R.U. has identified, within the constellation of 2,285 buildings and plots of land confiscated and currently assigned to the Municipality of Palermo, a controversial reservoir of public buildings. This comprises 976 assets retained for institutional use by the Municipality, among which those designated for educational purposes play a significant role. Drawing on the experience gained through a focus on the Ragusa Moleti school complex in Palermo, the 'Ship of Theseus' is evoked as a metaphor for a design approach that intervenes in existing buildings while they remain in use, intensifying the tension between the existing and the re-birthing. It also asserts the need for design transmutation to enable these buildings to complete their transition into their new status as public assets, thereby calling into question their nature not only as material entities but also as symbolic constructs.

ITA_ Il testo affronta il tema della composizione come trasmutazione, in riferimento alla ricerca PRIN 2022 PNRR “Confiscated Assets in Transition” (PI M. Tornatora, UniMediterranea RC, RU UniNa Federico II Coord. O. Fatigato; RU UniPa Coord. Z. Tesoriere. Cfr cat.beniconfiscati.it). Indagando i beni confiscati come sistema patrimoniale complesso e celato, suscettibile di trasformarsi da scarto in risorsa, la R.U. di Palermo, nella costellazione dei 2285 edifici e terreni confiscati ad oggi destinati al Comune di Palermo, ha individuato nei 976 mantenuti al suo uso istituzionale un giacimento controverso di edifici pubblici, fra i quali i beni destinati a uso scolastico hanno un ruolo rilevante. Attraverso l’esperienza svolta sul plesso scolastico Ragusa Moleti a Palermo, La “Nave di Teseo” viene evocata come metafora di un approccio progettuale che interviene sull’esistente mentre è in uso, estremizzando la tensione fra esistente e rinascente. e nella rivendicazione della necessità della trasmutazione progettuale per una piena transizione di questi manufatti alla loro nuova natura di beni pubblici, che pone in questione la natura non solo materiale, ma anche simbolica di questi manufatti.

Tesoriere, Z., Cannata, M., Vassallo, E. (2026). Sulla nave di Teseo. Composizione come trasmutazione.. In COMPOSIZIONE. Quando un'idea diventa muro (pp. 476-479). Proarch.

Sulla nave di Teseo. Composizione come trasmutazione.

Tesoriere, Zeila
;
Cannata, Marco;Vassallo, Emanuela
2026-01-01

Abstract

ENG_The text addresses the theme of composition as transmutation, in relation to the PRIN 2022 PNRR research project “Confiscated Assets in Transition” (PI M. Tornatora, UniMediterranea RC; UniNa Federico II Research Unit, coordinated by O. Fatigato; UniPa Research Unit, coordinated by Z. Tesoriere. See cat.beniconfiscati.it) By investigating confiscated assets as a complex and concealed heritage system, capable of being transformed from waste into a resource, the Palermo R.U. has identified, within the constellation of 2,285 buildings and plots of land confiscated and currently assigned to the Municipality of Palermo, a controversial reservoir of public buildings. This comprises 976 assets retained for institutional use by the Municipality, among which those designated for educational purposes play a significant role. Drawing on the experience gained through a focus on the Ragusa Moleti school complex in Palermo, the 'Ship of Theseus' is evoked as a metaphor for a design approach that intervenes in existing buildings while they remain in use, intensifying the tension between the existing and the re-birthing. It also asserts the need for design transmutation to enable these buildings to complete their transition into their new status as public assets, thereby calling into question their nature not only as material entities but also as symbolic constructs.
2026
Settore CEAR-09/A - Composizione architettonica e urbana
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Tesoriere, Z., Cannata, M., Vassallo, E. (2026). Sulla nave di Teseo. Composizione come trasmutazione.. In COMPOSIZIONE. Quando un'idea diventa muro (pp. 476-479). Proarch.
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