Earthquake and Reuse. The preservation of historic buildings of L’Aquila University (Italy)

Following the earthquake of 2009, in line with the reconstruction process for L'Aquila, the redevelopment of the historic building assets of the University, relevant to quality and position, stands as the central issue for the future reorganization of the University struc-tures within a renewed vision of the rebuilt city, involving the assessment of the opportunity to rethink the falling buildings in the historical city centre as electively appointed places looking for an effective and efficient integration of innovation and economics, research and culture, services and residential, university and work. This study, by defining an operational methodology able to discard the term reconstruction with the reuse-term perspective of compatibility, sustainability and security, cites the trial of two case studies; Palazzo Camponeschi and Palazzo Carli, significant and exemplary models of different operational levels, ranging from restoration and transformation to formulating the hypothesis of more congruent functional requalification; also in relation to the necessary types of intervention in view of an active conservation of cultural assets.