Castel Penede a Nago (TN): conoscenza e cantiere, interdisciplinarietà e restauro = Castel Penede in Nago (TN): knowledge and the restoration works, interdisciplinarity and architectural conservation

Castel Penede (TN) is located on a rocky spur at the end of the pass between the mouth of the Sarca River and the Loppio Valley. A few buildings in a variable ruderal state are recognisable inside. The construction and transformation phases cover a chronological span of about five centuries (12th-16th). There have been numerous opportunities for knowledge. Scientific coordination in a inter-disciplinary key has so far been favoured by a certain continuity of assignments and the constant collaboration and trust between experts and Conservation Bodies. The delineation of research, and at the same time the pauses imposed by administrative procedures, highlight the need for critical knowledge planning that, in order to pursue conservation goals, must also be coherent and coordinated. Much therefore remains to be done, starting with the need for an adequate and prioritised economic allocation for prevention-oriented maintenance and management activities. These must have the aim of deflecting the urgency of future interventions in areas on which work has already been done. In order to be able to proceed with the restoration, it will be essential to plan the progressive steps of in-depth study and construction site. Both of these issues are only examples of a conservation ethic that should translate into a conservation and care activity designed for the long term and that concretely responds to the sustainability criteria through the drafting of a Conservation Program.