HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE IN SEISMIC AREAS: MULTILEVEL APPROACH FOR VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

The seismic events which stroke the Italian territory over the last few years have enlightened relevant critical issues about the historical built environment in terms of damages yet caused by earthquakes of modest extent. Starting from the studies developed around the project PRE.CU.R.S.OR. (Prevention of Seismic Risk at Cascina Cuccagna, within a significative Architectural-Historical Context), Cariplo Foundation's tender notice "Art and Culture Heritage at Risk", the paper presents an experience halfway between didactic and research, focused on the definition of the vulnerability elements for the historical buildings and characterized by a multi-criteria approach. The work has been developed as part of the Preservation and Reuse Design courses (continuing education program "P.R.D.") - Dept. of Environmental and Civil Engineering (D.I.C.A.) in cooperation with the Mitigation and Risk Design courses (workshop "Mi.Ri.De."), promoted by the School of Architecture, Urban Studies and Building Engineering (A.U.I.C.) of the Politecnico di Milano.