Architect Lorenzo Carmassi will take part in the IV SIRA Conference in Palermo on 18 September 2026, presenting a contribution devoted to the relationship between architectural restoration and the existing city.
The contribution, “Restauro e città esistente: continuità, riuso e nuova abitabilità nell’esperienza di Carmassi Studio” (“Restoration and the Existing City: Continuity, Reuse and New Habitability in the Experience of Carmassi Studio”), is co-authored with Massimo Carmassi and forms part of Session 4.3, “Agire alla dimensione urbana: casi studio e progetti di restauro”.
The session will take place from 15:15 to 18:00 at the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo, Building 14, Ground Floor, Aula C06-C07-C08.
Carmassi Studio’s contribution examines restoration as a project of continuity between historic fabric, new use and contemporary urban life. Through selected projects, the presentation will address the capacity of architectural intervention to reactivate relationships between buildings, public space and the existing city while preserving the identity and material continuity of the inherited urban fabric.
The IV SIRA Conference, “Restauro dell’architettura e dimensione urbana. Conoscenza, progetto e strumenti per la città esistente” (“Architectural Restoration and the Urban Dimension. Knowledge, Design and Tools for the Existing City”), will be held in Palermo on 18–19 September 2026 and is promoted by SIRA — Società Italiana per il Restauro dell’Architettura.
The conference brings together scholars and practitioners to discuss architectural restoration at the urban scale, with particular attention to the existing city, historic centres, stratified urban fabrics and the relationship between conservation and transformation.
Full programme and event record: IV SIRA Conference — Palermo, 18–19 September 2026