Ryan Walsh Y4

Re-Making Poggioreale. Following the 1968 Belice Earthquake the effects and damage of the initial event were only exaggerated with the rebuilding approach which was taken. Presently two ghost towns stand the old and new. Over the last 10 years a local voluntary group have sought to maintain and save the dilapidated old town. 

The project proposes a phased return to inhabiting the old town over the next century in the form of retention and self-supported structures built from the debris left behind to support a forest garden landscape and principles of Agro-Forestry. 3D scanning is used as a method to conduct an archaeological assessment and restoration. This creates a ‘digital twin’ which mirrors the site’s dilapidated character allowing a specific masterplan to be drawn. 

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