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Digital reconstruction and critical reinterpretation of Alvar Aalto’s Quartiere Patrizia in Pavia using AI tools

  • Dante Certomà
  • Chiara Arnone
  • Luca Placci
  • Massimiliano Savorra
  • Francesca Picchio

The research presented examines the satellite neighbourhood “Patrizia” (1966-68), designed by Alvar Aalto for the San Lanfranco area in Pavia, visualized through the integrated use of digital tools and AI. The aim is the constructing of a critical framework to investigate how contemporary technologies interpret and transform architectural and urban form. The research method, between history, drawing, and digital modelling, employs algorithmic procedures to vary the morphological parameters of buildings and the urban layout, focusing on massing, volumetric relations, and settlement visual perception. The resulting outputs highlight the potential, limits and approximations of digital representational tools, offering a critical overview on their use in architectural unbuilt project history

  • Keywords:
  • Alvar Aalto,
  • Organic planning,
  • Reconstruction,
  • AI scenarios,
  • Pavia,
  • Promotion,
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Dante Certomà

University of Pavia, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0004-7325-8309

Chiara Arnone

University of Pavia, Italy

Luca Placci

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-1210-0071

Massimiliano Savorra

University of Pavia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-0250-0298

Francesca Picchio

University of Pavia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-8072-584X

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Digital reconstruction and critical reinterpretation of Alvar Aalto’s Quartiere Patrizia in Pavia using AI tools

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Dante Certomà, Chiara Arnone, Luca Placci, Massimiliano Savorra, Francesca Picchio

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10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.50

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2026

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ReUso 2026 - New heritage and future strategies. Perspectives on conservation and promotion

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14th International Congress Barcelona-Girona, 4-7 November

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Alessandro Scarnato, Marisa García Vergara, Ángeles Layuno Rosas

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