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Politecnico di Milano (Italy), II School of Architecture: 'Management and Urban
Cultural Politics' research group. Director: Ph. D. Alessandro De Masi
(alessandro.demasi@unina.it). As a member of UNESCO Forum, he is on the
international research team for the 'Rural Vernacular Heritage 2007-2012' created by
UNESCO World Heritage Centre (France).
The team participates in international research projects with the Universities of Naples
and Florence (Italy), the Simmons College of Boston (USA), and the West University of
'Neofit Rilisky' (Bulgaria).
Università di Chieti-Pescara, Facoltà di Architettura: 'Theory and Practice in
Conservation'. Director: Prof. Dr. Arch. Claudio Varagnoli (cvaragnoli@tiscali.it).
They work mainly on architectural and urban restoration, as well as on indutrial
heritage, focusing on the materials and their qualities.
University of A Coruña (Spain), Technical School of Architecture: 'GIRAP Group for the
Representation of the Architectural Heritage'. Director: Prof. Dr. Arch. Jose Antonio
Franco Taboada (jafranco@udc.es). Researchers: Dr. Arch. Antonio Amado, Dr. Arch.
Juan Manuel Franco, Dr. Arch. Antonia Pérez, Dr. Arch. Santiago Tarrio.
The team focuses mainly on the documentation and analysis of the architecture and the
archaeology using combined techniques (photogrammetry, direct measuring, radar).
They are currently collaborating with the University of Puerto Rico.
University of Málaga (Spain), Technical School of Architecture Research Group. Director:
Dr. Arch. Guido Cimadomo (cimadomo@uma.es). Researchers: Arch. Javier Castellano,
Arch. Antonio Álvarez, Arch. Jonathan Ruiz, and Arch. Dolores Goyanes.
They usually collaborate with the School of Architecture of Rabat (Morocco) and the
University of Bologna (Italy), leading projects about sustainable tourism, cultural
landscapes, and databases of the architectural heritage in Andalusia (Spain) and the valley
of Mgoun (Morocco), and about the european colonialism in Granada (Nicaragua).
University Antonio de Nebrija (Madrid, Spain), Technical School of Architecture:
'Sustainable Architecture and Civil Engineering' research group. Director: Dr. Arch.
Carlos González-Bravo (cgonzabr@nebrija.es). Team: Arch. Loreto Barrios, Arch. Emilio
Mitre.
Their main contributions are on the field of the sustainable rehabilitation of the cultural
heritage, and the researches on green contruction solutions.
IADE, Institución Artística de Enseñanza (Madrid, Spain). Director: Diego García de
Castro (IADE@IADE.ES) (Website: http://www.iade.es/).
The Institute is a centre with a long-established tradition in teaching interiors' design,
fashion design, graphic and industrial design. According to their targets, they educate
on the benefits of using open source software.
New members and collaborations are always wellcome.
4.2. Partners
There are some international teams of researchers that use to collaborate with the Task
Group activities. Among them, the
