Ricerc@Sapienza

There has always existed an inextricable interrelation between architecture and drawing. On
the other hand it is obvious that architecture can manifest itself as an expressive literary form
(studies of treatises, etc.) as a construction (i.e. as realized usable spaces, etc.) or precisely as
drawing (i.e. as a thought-form expressed through signs). Starting from these points the
research traces—through historical interpretation, critical analysis and the use of informatics

Water as hazard and water as heritage“ was an inter-national workshop which took place in the framework of the “Spazi Aperti“ (Open spaces) event at the Accademia di Romania in Rome, an event engaging international fellows in the capital of Italy. The workshop was a winner in the first selection of the European Geo-sciences Union co-sponsored meetings competition and as such participation was also multidisciplinary, from geosciences to archaeology, art history, urban planning and (landscape) architecture.