Historic architecture

Nanomaterials for conservation of European architectural heritage developed by research on characteristic lithotypes The NANO-CATHEDRAL project aims at developing new materials, technologies and procedures for the conservation of deteriorated stones in monumental buildings and cathedrals and high value contemporary architecture. The objective is to provide “key tools” in terms of […]

Diagnostic and set-up of the conservation methodologies The XV century façade of the Monza Cathedral is characterized by the presence of several and rather different lithotypes from Northern Italy. These includes different types of marble (Musso, Candoglia and Crevola) both of carbonatic and dolomitic nature, sandstones and serpentinites. In the […]

Condition analysis and proposal for protection and maintenance of exterior marble Since 2015 Politecnico di Milano, Betong Consult AS, NanoPhos SA, Technical University of Crete and Surfa Products Scandinavia AS have been jointly carrying out the project “The Oslo Opera House – Condition analysis and proposal for protection and maintenance […]

Diagnostic and monitoring for a sustainable maintenance The façade of the Duomo was recently subjected to an extensive and complex conservative intervention. The ongoing project aims at monitoring the evolution of the stone surfaces, evaluating the durability of the restoration materials and treatments, and studying the main degradation phenomena triggered […]

Nanostructured coatings based on TiO2 nanoparticles The aim of this research is the set-up of nanostructured coatings with photocatalytic properties for the conservation of stone materials. In particular, new treatments based on water and ethylene glycol dispersions of TiO2 nanoparticles have been developed and applied on specimens of a calcarenite (Noto stone) […]