Workshop_Colouring Earths_Italy

WORKSHOP - COLOURING EARTHS

Origin, composition and use to decorating architectural surfaces

Lugano, 17.06.2010 Verona, 18.06.2010

I Call
Programme

Thursday 17.06.2010 (afternoon) at SUPSI Lugano (Switzerland)

Dr. Christian Paglia, Head of the Institute of Materials and Construction, DACD-SUPSI (Switzerland)

Introduction

Prof. Manoj K. Pandit, Dept. of Geology Rajasthan University, Jaipur (India)

Colouring earths in Rajasthan, NW India

Dr. Roberto Zorzin, Civic Museum of Natural History, Verona (Italy)

Colouring earths in Verona, Italy

Dr. Giovanni Cavallo – Institute of Materials and Construction, DACD-SUPSI (Switzerland) Arch. Marco Zerbinatti – DISET Polytechnique of Turin (Italy) Colouring earths and architectural surfaces

Friday 18.06.2010 (afternoon) Verona (Italy)

Field excursion to an ancient exploitation site of yellow earth near Verona (Italy)

Visit at Dolci’s paint factory in Verona (Italy)

The participation fee for each day is 50 Euros, free for students and young researchers; participants are required to bear their own lodging and travel expenses.

Please return filled form (annexed) showing your interest latest by 31.03.2010

The II call will be sent to all interested participants by 30.04.2010

Contact person: Dr. Giovanni Cavallo giovanni.cavallo@supsi.ch