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Bioarchitecture
& Astronomy
An unsullied and respected
nature is still linked to the sequence of seasons, this shows how the
population of the Marches has always been pursuing a policy to raise
environmental awareness and safeguard the territory.
It
is bearing in mind this natural balance that the research and application
of bio-architecture techniques have been developed.
The aim of such kind of architecture is to strengthen the necessary and
beneficial link between the home, the individual and the environment, and
the Marches have become a model for development.
Many
projects are now focusing on the link between new technologies and
traditional building techniques, allowing for the realization of building
interventions that are environmentally compatible.
Thanks to the Villaggio d’Europa, for instance, many historic
homes of villages in the Montefeltro areas are being restored.
The co-operative for organic farming called La Terra e il Cielo has
built the first industrial premise in the Marches which abides by
bio-architecture parameters.
The
demand for advice and restructuring based upon bio-architecture is
steadily increasing, courses and stages are being organized with the aim
to enhance and widen professional skills of those working in this field.
In addition, over the past few years the Marches regional authorities
issued laws and decrees promoting the use of building techniques and
materials which have a low environmental impact.
Thus,
it is easier and more charming to let our sight wander through the sky, if
we are looking through wide windows designed with a newly found universal
equilibrium in mind. The sky in the Marches seems even brighter at night,
thanks to a limited light pollution.
Le
Marche
boast many small or big astronomical observatories responding to the
desire to count the stars. Groups of star enthusiasts gather everywhere in
the region; in Urbania, Senigallia, Jesi, Ancona, Matelica, Pesaro, San
Benedetto del Tronto, and Porto S. Elpidio.
These groups use sophisticated equipment to observe the sky, and
astronomic observatories include those in Serrapetrona, (Monte d’Aria
Observatory), Ancona (on the Vanvitelli waterfront), Jesi (Piersimone
Migliorati Observatory), and Sant’Elpidio a Mare (Social Observatory of
CEDES).
Other observatories have already been designed, and anybody can now make
his dream come true, the dream of plunging into a starry sky, so bright
that it gives everybody intense and unrepeatable emotions.
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