Valerio Palma

Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy · Department of Architecture and Design

The project is born from a research agreement between the Department of Architecture and Design of the Politecnico di Torino and the Municipality of Turin to realise an augmented reality simulation of Castello di Mirafiori and cultural accompaniment for citizens. The building and the gardens are documented by archival and bibliographical sources th...

This research is realised in the framework of a project recently funded as part of the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) in the Accessibility sector. The working team has been established in the framework of the scientific agreement between the Museum of Villa della Regina in Turin, the Department of Architecture and Design at Politecnic...

A growing number of research works, experiments and applications is investigating the potential at the intersection of augmented reality (AR) and the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. Project management, project communication, collaborative design, maintenance and construction progress documentation, construction site safe...

Advances in information and communication technologies unveil unprecedented opportunities in the documentation and analysis of architectural and urban assets. Nevertheless, the (over–)abundance of data does not always seem sufficient for a thorough understanding. This contribution summarizes three connected research experiences that produced apps a...

The research focuses on the relationship between urban form and digital tools for the analysis and transformation of the city. The main objects of study are the digital models of urban space used to connect many information layers, characterized by different disciplinary scopes, representation scales, and acquisition and processing methods. The the...

Abandoned industrial sites are generally characterized by soil and subsoil contamination. The paradigm currently employed for their remediation is “tabula rasa”, i.e., remediation of the entire site before its repurpose. However, this method is not economically, socially, or technologically sustainable: it delays the reuse of large areas, often wel...

The use of mobile computing technologies can change the experience of visiting cultural sites by making vast digital heritage collections accessible on site. The spread of machine learning technologies on mobile devices is encouraging the interaction of artificial intelligence with the shape of the built environment. However, while some research al...

The use of mobile computing technologies can change the experience of visiting cultural sites by making vast digital heritage collections accessible on site. The spread of machine learning technologies on mobile devices is encouraging the interaction of artificial intelligence with the shape of the built environment. However, while some research al...

Turin Baroque atria, characterized by complex vaulted systems, are a unique case in the architecture of the time. These atria have been realized with particular spatial schemes that present: unified spaces, absence of intermediate pillars, and composite vaults made of brickwork masonry. Three main types of vaulted systems established: the “star-sha...

In recent years, the diffusion of large image datasets and an unprecedented computational power have boosted the development of a class of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms referred to as deep learning (DL). Among DL methods, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have proven particularly effective in computer vision, finding applications in ma...

This paper presents the most recent developments in a project aimed to the documentation, storage and dissemination of the cultural heritage. The subject of the project are more than 70 Baroque atria in Turin, recognized by critics for their particular unitary vaulted systems Our research team is currently working on digitizing documents and studyi...

This contribution focuses on the relationship between informative models, databases and innovative visualization tools, as crucial inputs for the knowledge and management of cultural heritage and for the interaction with the design process. Along with the ever-growing development of survey, storage and analysis technologies, upgrading the represent...

This paper shows the results of the ongoing research project entitled TU-CULT, which has the purpose to acquire, store, process and disseminate data regarding two monuments of the city of Padua: the Church of S. Maria dei Servi and the Basilica of S. Giustina. Following the theme of the Hidden Architecture and its multimedia revelation, the researc...

How much does the Monna Lisa cost? As a material for combustion, it has a value of €0.97 on the biomass energy market. It is clear that we could better keep it hanging in the Louvre. However, the trade-off between consumption and protection of cultural heritage is not always so much evident. The Tuscany region, in Italy, is an area which owns a pr...

How much does the Monna Lisa cost? As material for combustion, it has a calculable value of €0.97 on the biomass energy market. It is clear that we could better keep it hanging in the Louvre. However, the trade-off between consumption and protection of the cultural heritage is not always so clear. This happens in Tuscany, which owns a proverbial la...