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Papers by emanuela lanzara

DIALOGHI / DIALOGUES • visioni e visualità / visions and visuality

Federico II. Visiting professor: UVA (España), UFPB (Brasil) and ENSAPLV (French). She attends in... more Federico II. Visiting professor: UVA (España), UFPB (Brasil) and ENSAPLV (French). She attends international conferences as speaker and she has been author of many papers on international journals, book chapters and conference articles, mainly dealing with applied Geometry, parametric design and alghorithmic modelling.

FrancoAngeli srl eBooks, Sep 13, 2023

Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)

Nexus Network Journal

This paper presents some results of research aimed at defining a parametric tool for modelling co... more This paper presents some results of research aimed at defining a parametric tool for modelling complex decorative apparatuses of domes based on geometric rules definition and building techniques. MaTiDo, Majolica Tiles on Domes, is an adaptive tool that allows a user to place “fish scale” on revolution domes and oval or elliptical ones, on domes with ribs and domes without ribs. MaTiDo can be used to reproduce the look of the real domes and virtually reconstruct domes modified or destroyed. These ideal models are suitable for different uses, for Cultural Heritage dissemination or in HBIM process. The main geometric problem to address is how to evenly distribute on doubly curvature surfaces flat tiles that are all the same size. MaTiDo is being developed for colour automatic distribution on tiles in order to generate different decorative patterns on extrados dome surfaces.

Graphic Imprints, 2018

The main contribution of this paper lies in the research and systemization of the relationship be... more The main contribution of this paper lies in the research and systemization of the relationship between the curvature of surfaces and the kerf bending technique for digital fabrication. The goal is research for optimized cutting pattern to manufacture a 3D surface using a rigid materials. To achieve this goal it is necessary a thorough investigation of the geometric nature of the surfaces that make up the designed shape, especially about their curvature. From a methodological point of view first we have classified different kinds of existing patterns, known and designed, depending on the degree of curvature of the shape to be constructed (Crane et al. in Kerf-Based Complex Wood Systems, 2010). So, we are testing different kerfing pattern to increase bending performance. To investigate and developing the potential of them, we have tested the different performances of available tools for subtractive manufacturing techniques. However, it is intuitive that this research can only be extended to certain kinds of materials: the material used for this research is the fir plywood. The goal is to produce objects with different dimensions and functions, according architectural multiscalarity approach, from a design object to a medium scale architecture.

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2019

The contribution is part of a research that aims to address the problems of knowledge, interpreta... more The contribution is part of a research that aims to address the problems of knowledge, interpretation and documentation of coffered domes geometry. The main question is to define the relationships between the coffer shape, the layout used for coffers distribution on dome surface and different kind of surfaces. With regard to coffered domes we have analyzed the methods illustrated by Francesco Milizia, Giuseppe Vannini and some historical surveys. We have grouped coffered domes in relation to grid geometry and to coffer shape. We have defined three different ways to distribute the coffers in relation to different grid layout: grid composed by 2D lines (meridians and parallels), grid composed by 3D lines on surface (lattice of rhumb lines) or coffers distribution between ribs. We have analyzed each of them and we have defined algorithmic models in relation to spherical domes. The main goal of our research is to study what's different in not spherical domes, such as policentrical domes, ellipsoidal domes or ovoidal domes, generated using curves network. We have compared computational models based on treatises rules with particular case studies. This comparison allows us to do a critical analysis based on geometric rules. From a methodological point of view we have built a parametric model able to connect the different processes, using the same parameters. By comparing this model with point clouds, it is possible to evaluate analogies or identify new rules that will be used to develop a more complex parametric model based on surveys.

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences

In the last decades, ICT strongly support cultural heritage conservation, management, valorisatio... more In the last decades, ICT strongly support cultural heritage conservation, management, valorisation and communication activities. Digital systems record series of data in real time, facilitating the automation of comparison, control and preventive evaluation activities aimed at the conscious management of the phenomenal reality based on the interrelationship between different information. According to these premises, this contribution presents first results of a research activity aimed at testing VPL parametric tools aimed at mapping environmental data and phenomena involving architectural surfaces and explicitating the comparison between data by graphical alert system. VPL tools are designed for a thematic image colour sampling. The main goal is monitoring the state of conservation of decorated architectural surfaces or artworks placed in unfavourable environmental conditions to facilitate preventive and intervention activities. The case study chosen to test this approach and digital tools is the fresco preserved in the Filangieri Hall of the State Archives in Naples.

Springer series in design and innovation, 2022

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe) [Volume 2]

This research tries to reflect on the idea of digitally conscious design, from the inception to t... more This research tries to reflect on the idea of digitally conscious design, from the inception to the manufacturing process of a prototype. A theoretical reflection on the topic is followed by the discussion about the results at two different universities (Alicante and Naples) where students have been proposed a similar assignment: a digitally conscious design of a lamp. In Alicante, the methodological approach was guided by the relation of the ideation process and the use of specific digital fabrication strategies; students were encouraged to develop and rework their designs taking into account the way in which they should be digitally fabricated. In Naples the teaching proposal involved a disciplinary approach; a deep understanding of the digital fabrication processes including the manufacturing limitations of the machinery employed involving a precise geometric control over the design. In both cases, students had to face a real study case of the design and production making use of digital tools. This comprehensive approach implied the consideration of the project as a process making students aware of the difficulties of getting their ideas materialised through digital fabrication and how their designs had to evolve in order to step over the problems encountered in the manufacturing process in different ways.

Architectural Draughtsmanship, 2017

The complexity of contemporary forms can be investigated from different points of view. The techn... more The complexity of contemporary forms can be investigated from different points of view. The technological aspect is very important because it is closely linked to the current tools of computational design and digital fabrication, now based on the logic of visual scripting and, therefore, more accessible to a wide range of users. From the past to the present, the architect is called to deepen the basic theoretical contents of the creation and communication of architecture and to optimize the problems that affect the feasibility of the architecture, developing and disseminating new solutions in the professional field as in teaching and research fields. More specifically, in a Ph.D. thesis research developed in the of Ph.D. course of study in Architectural Techonology and Architectural and Environmental Representation at the DiArc—Department of Architecture, University Federico II, Naples (Italy), the topic of the discretization and paneling of complex surfaces was developed to systematize the basic and advanced principles that are capable of supporting the elaboration of possible solutions and innovative approaches to this constructive, economic and aesthetic problem. Concretely, thanks to the collaboration developed during a workshop sponsored by the research center Medaarch—Mediterranean Academy of Architecture—Mediterranean FabLab (Cava de’ Tirreni, Salerno, Italy), the object of the experiment was the physical construction of a pavilion standing discretized in planar hexagonal panels. Therefore, this experience demonstrates how the cooperation between academia, research centers and specialized local companies throughout the territory is important because it allows to strengthen and integrate the expertise of all those involved and encourages the development of multidisciplinary approaches. So, this experience is the stimulus and the outcome of a specific search path developed by the Ph.D. thesis research, as well as an important opportunity to realize the content of current advanced research conducted within the research field of Architectural Geometry, with important consequences in Sciences of Representation’s disciplinary field and, more specifically, of the Applications of Descriptive Geometry. In addition, these experiences represent an important source of inspiration useful to start an innovative and challenging educational offer, organizing equipped laboratories inside universities and specific first level courses. Therefore, to demonstrate and deepen these reflections, it is interesting to show results, theoretical and practical, of the research experience and teaching reflections between theory and practice.

CONNETTERE - UN DISEGNO PER ANNODARE E TESSERE · CONNECTING - DRAWING FOR WEAVING RELATIONSHIPS, 2020

I disturbi ASD sono sindromi neuro comportamentali complessi; viaggiare, stare in posti affollati... more I disturbi ASD sono sindromi neuro comportamentali complessi; viaggiare, stare in posti affollati, fare una visita medica, approcciare un coetaneo, andare all'Università, sono solo alcuni esempi che possono generare condizioni di ansia e che, spesso, dis_connettono il soggetto dalla vita reale. L'obiettivo della ricerca è quello di sperimentare l'utilizzo di tecnologie innovative per favorire gli scambi relazionali e funzionali tra persone con autismo e persone neuro tipiche, per favorire l'autonomia individuale delle persone con autismo, nella gestione del quotidiano e nella comunicazione sociale, soprattutto nell'età evolutiva e adulta. Nell'ambito di un progetto di ricerca è in corso di sperimentazione la realizzazione di un'app che sarà realizzata da un team multidisciplinare composto da esperti, neuropsichiatri, psicologi clinici, informatici e architetti. L'app simula spazi e situazioni, 'semplifica' la visualizzazione degli ambienti e 'personalizza', con diversi livelli di complessità e interattività, adattandosi ad utenti con differenti livelli di abilità intellettiva e linguistica. Nell'ambito delle nostre specifiche competenze sono oggetto di studio le diverse modalità di semplificazione dello spazio simulato e le diverse modalità di interazione, dal semplice video (livello 0), alle panoramiche 360° (livelli 1 e 2), fino alla sperimentazione dell'utilizzo della VR e l'utilizzo di wearable technology.

“Le forme dell’Anfi/Teatro - modello di fruizione evoluta: digitalizzazione, analisi e visualizzazione dei teatri romani in Campania”, 2015

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2022

The automatic generation of structured 3D model from point clouds is a primary focus for a lot of... more The automatic generation of structured 3D model from point clouds is a primary focus for a lot of researches in the area of 3D modelling and HBIM. The use of procedural modelling techniques, based on set of geometric rules, is spreading the construction of parametric objects and processes for survey data mapping. In this research field one of the most common methodological approach consists in testing different procedures based on use of specific data from point cloud. One of the main problem to solve is to define the best parameters to use in relation to geometric features of different architectural element and what are the data to extract from point cloud. Starting from shape grammar approach, the main goal of our research is to define 3D parametric models for ribbed vaults suitable to generate 3D smart model for different uses. Most researches in this area deal the case of rectangular or square plan vaults, we addressed the case of trapezoidal vaults and different rules used for apsidal vaults tracing. Our aim is to define an adaptive parametric model that we can use to generate a 3D ideal model or a mixed reality based model. In order to evaluate our tool we compared two 3D models with point clouds: the first is based on geometric rules from sources, the second is based on some specific data from point cloud. Testing the tool on two gothic churches in Naples, the church of S. Lorenzo and the church of S.Maria di Donnaregina, we are going to improve it.

This paper aims to explore shadow in Street Art by collecting and testing shadow street artworks ... more This paper aims to explore shadow in Street Art by collecting and testing shadow street artworks as main tools to investigate interaction between man, urban environment and social identy as psychogeographic manifestation. Psychogeography, introduced by Debord in the 1950s, studies correlations between psyche and environment, challenging classical geography and supporting the creative re-definition of urban space. According to these premises, Shadow Street Art can be considered as an alternative form of Street Art thanks to the strong psycho-environmental dimension and involvement generated by exclusively monochrome, colorless graffiti and sudden, evanescent projections. Furthermore, the main goal of street artists who work with real shadows is to design 4D works: time is the main parameter to control the whole process. Parametric-generative digital tools allow to

Le superfici complesse rappresentano un supporto in grado di consentire interessanti esperimenti ... more Le superfici complesse rappresentano un supporto in grado di consentire interessanti esperimenti volti alla realizzazione di gusci “sostenibili” sia dal punto di vista strutturale ed economico che ambientale. Lo scopo del contributo e quello di sperimentare metodi utili per controllare la progettazione di superfici parametriche attraverso la computazione di soluzioni in grado di ottimizzare la fase esecutiva, la manutenibilita e la durata dei risultati. Attualmente, questo processo e fortemente favorito dallo sviluppo di tools basati su un approccio user friendly . Questi strumenti stimolano processi che tendono all’auto-costruzione consentendo di controllare il processo dalla progettazione alla produzione e al montaggio. L’obiettivo principale e quello di dimostrare come, nell’ambito della rappresentazione parametrica, la geometria abbia un ruolo fondamentale per l’individuazione di soluzioni ottimizzate. Parole chiave: analisi della forma digitale, architettura parametrica, ottimi...

La natura di una superficie dipende strettamente dalle mutue relazioni esistenti tra le parti che... more La natura di una superficie dipende strettamente dalle mutue relazioni esistenti tra le parti che la compongono. Essa rappresenta un supporto attraverso il quale la complessita puo manifestarsi ed e, al tempo stesso, luogo di sperimentazione per rispondere in maniera prestante ed espressiva alle sfide architettonico-ambientali. L'obiettivo della presente ricerca e lo studio teorico-applicativo delle tecniche di paneling di superfici architettoniche complesse. Dalla tradizione all'innovazione, da sempre lo scopo e quello di individuare in fase progettuale le geometrie guida necessarie per tradurre le impronte digitali in elementi tangibili e riconoscibili nelle opere costruite. Il principale contributo risiede nella ricerca e nella dimostrazione del legame esistente tra la curvatura delle superfici e le tecniche di razionalizzazione che mirano ad ottimizzarne la fattibilita. L'ottimizzazione costruttiva, economica ed estetica del processi finalizzati alla realizzazione de...