1. THE CONFERENCE THE PROJECT
This conference, considered the final stage of works related The age-long history of the connection between civilization
to the Water shapes project, aims to spread knowledge of and water reveals that this resource plays a fundamental
the results achieved and expand the debate to include role due undoubtedly to its many uses, but also to the Water Cultural Heritage:
extra-European countries, promoting networking multiple cultural values, both tangible and intangible, to
enhancement strategies of the immense cultural heritage which it is linked. Enhancement Strategies
linked to water. In this context, the following projects have The originality of the European project Water shapes
been identified: coordinated by the National Research Council of Italy -
>the Portus project in Ostia Antica (an extraordinary Institute for the Conservation and Valorization of Cultural
discovery, also promoted through a web portal, affecting Heritage in Rome (CNR - ICVBC), consists in its capacity to
the rediscovery of the concept of portus as an important point out the link between this natural resource and the
theme for enhancement); cultural heritage (www.watershapes.eu). With this
>the Aquae Urbis Romae: the Waters of the City of Rome perspective in mind, thematic categories have been
project (aimed at increasing knowledge through the determined with the aim of organizing information and
creation of a digital archive based on historical and enhancing the cultural heritage linked to water - such as
interactive cartography, emphasizing the close link architectural artifacts, settlements, traditional functions and
historically existing between the water system and urban symbolic values - in order to create a thematic digital
and territorial planning); archive.
>the Qingkou Engineering Heritage on the Grand Canal The contribution of the six partners - coming from France
project (which promotes a systematic study of the Grand (École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Toulouse),
Canal in China exemplified by the complex case study of Italy (CNR - ICVBC - Rome; Studio 21 Graphic and
Qingkou aiming to reconstruct its original route on a GIS Multimedia Design s.n.c.), Portugal (Universidade do
platform by collecting historic maps, archival Minho) and Spain (Universitat de Girona; Universitat 'Rovira
documentation and archaeological findings and i Virgili', de Tarragona) - has illustrated the cultural and
investigating construction techniques); material "shapes" of water in their respective countries,
>the Hydria project (which promotes an educational analyzing the most representative of these over a period
approach in the Mediterranean context as well as the ranging from Antiquity to the early XXth century. An in-depth
functional recovery of traditional construction technologies study has been carried out of themes that include the sacred
in order to support the sustainable exploitation of water); in Antiquity, production in relation to the landscape, the
>the project relative to the Antique hydrological system of communications system and the urban system, through
Petra (which promotes the survey of water canalizations in case studies aimed at enhancing cultural assets linked to
Petra, Jordan with the aim of contributing to the water.
monuments' state of conservation and the reutilization of
old canals).
The conference, organized by the CNR - ICVBC - Rome,
aims to promote an increased awareness among the public The conference is organised in the contest of the European project
Water shapes. Meanings, uses and the
Rome, March 2, 2012
and scholars of the immense cultural heritage linked to architectural works of the most precious gift.
water and the multiple forms of its enhancement, as well as co-ordinated by Heleni Porfyriou and Casa dell'Architettura
to point out how precious this resource is for life on earth. has been funded with support from European Commission
Acquario Romano
(agreement 2010 - 1127/001-001 CU7-COOP7)
Piazza Manfredo Fanti, 47
Organizing Committee: www.watershapes.eu
Gabriella CIALDELLA info@watershapes.eu
tel: +39 06.90672203 - e-mail: rs.rm@icvbc.cnr.it
Organized by the CNR - ICVBC
Institute for the Conservation
and Enhancement of Cultural
Heritage - Rome

2. PROGRAM 14.00 - 15.30 SESSION II 16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break
WATER, URBAN FORMS AND MONUMENTS
9.30 Registration 17.00 - 18.00 SESSION IV
Chairman: Lorenza de MARIA (Lazio Region)
WATER AND FORMS OF PRODUCTION
10.00 - 11.00 Opening session
Aquae Urbis Romae: the Waters of the City of Rome Chairman: Pietro TAMBURINI (Museum System
Welcome speech Katherine WENTWORTH RINNE of Lake Bolsena)
Patrizia COLLETTA (University of Virginia - USA)
(Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects The HYDRIA Project
and Curators of Rome and its Province) Water in the City of Braga Iro ALAMPEI
from Roman times to the Modern Age (Mediterranean Information Office
Giorgio MARTINO Manuela MARTINS, José MEIRELES, Maria do CARMO MIO-ECSDE / MEdIES Initiative - GR)
(Acea Ato 2 S.p.A.) RIBEIRO, Fernanda MAGALHÃES, Cristina BRAGA
(Universidade do Minho - PT) The Water Production System and the Transformation
Piero TIANO of the Landscape around Lake Bolsena
(CNR - ICVBC) Roma Caput Aquae: a long-term Relationship Perla Maria GIACCHIERI, Emanuela TODINI
between the City and its Surrounding Region (Architects - Rome)
Presentation of the conference and of the European Laura GENOVESE
project "Water shapes" (CNR - ICVBC - Rome) 18.00 - 19.30 SESSION V
Heleni PORFYRIOU, Co-ordinator of the European project WATER AND THE FORMS OF CULTURAL
(CNR - ICVBC - Rome) 15.30 - 16.30 SESSION III PROMOTION OF THE WATER SHAPES PROJECT
HYDRAULIC SYTEMS IN SACRED AREAS
Chairman: Heleni PORFYRIOU (CNR - ICVBC - Rome)
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
Chairman: Nicolaos TSONIOTIS (1st Ephorate of
Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities - Athens) Cataloging, fruition, dissemination:
11.30 - 13.00 SESSION I
possible Solutions.
WATER AND FORMS OF COMMUNICATION
Hydraulic Systems in the Archaeological Sites of Inca (Perù) Alessandro DEI, Lisa TAVARNESI
Chairman: Attilio PETRUCCIOLI (Politecnico di Bari) José Alejandro BELTRÁN-CABALLERO, Ricardo MAR MEDINA (Studio 21 Graphic and Multimedia Design snc - Siena)
(Universitat “Rovira i Virgili” de Tarragona - ES)
The Portus Project Photography contest and prize-giving ceremony
Simon KEAY Petra's ancient Water System.
(University of Southampton - UK) Research and Restoration directed towards the Presentation of the books
Roberta CASCINO, Stephen KAY Conservation of the Architectural Heritage Ana COSTA, Lluís PALAHÍ GRIMAL, David VIVÓ (eds.),
(The British School at Rome) Roberto GABRIELLI, Andrea ANGELINI AQUAE SACRAE. Agua y sacralidad en la
(CNR - Istituto per le Tecnologie applicate antigüedad, Girona 2012
Qingkou Engineering Heritage on the Grand Canal ai Beni Culturali - Rome)
Bing YU Roberto FRANCHI Laura GENOVESE,
(Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage) (Università di Urbino) La strategia dell'acqua tra tardo-antico e medioevo.
Il caso Campania, Roma 2012
Toulouse and its Waterways. An Urban Construction The Sacred Dimension of Water in Antiquity: the
Françoise BLANC Case studies of Girona and Tarraco Artistic performance "The spectacle of water"
(École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Toulouse - FR) Lluís PALAHÍ GRIMAL
(Universitat de Girona - ES)
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch Ricardo MAR MEDINA
(Universitat “Rovira i Virgili” de Tarragona - ES)