Spaces, society, university: for a renewed teaching of restoration. The case study of Amideria Chiozza

This essay describes the innovative aspects of the didactic activities promoted by the Master Course in Architecture of the University of Trieste in the teaching of restoration and enhancement of the regional historical-architectural and territorial heritage, focusing attention on a case study of absolute importance: the former Amideria Chiozza factory in Ruda, in the lower Friuli plain, Italy. A case study of reuse and restoration of an important industrial archeology complex, founded in 1865 and active for over a century, the only starch factory in Europe still in possession of the original production system and machinery. Here it is demonstrated that an integrated design approach (from a disciplinary point of view) and an inclusive attitude (in the intervention choices) can promote virtuous and successful processes. This type of processes can be differentiated from many cases of restoration that we can find today in our cities and territories, unable both to protect the complex system of values that are present in a patrimonial object, and to avoid forms of banal relocation on the real estate market.