Conservare, disvelare, reintegrare le vestigia della Grande Guerra nel paesaggio degli Altipiani : strategie narrative per il sistema fortificato di Cima Vezzena

The fortified landscape comprising the surroundings of Busa Verle and Cima Vezzena forts (TN-Italy) is today recognized as a "place of memory" because, in the aftermath of Italy's entry into the war in 1915, it was the theater of the first very harsh phase of the conflict. The "signs of destruction" overlaid the already articulated system of existing permanent and field fortifications, defining a highly complex palimpsest of historical traces. After more than a century, the permanences of these vestigia are still partially visible but with varying degrees of recognizability, and the world of "minor signs" such as entrenchments, defensive posts, underground shelters and walkways, is at risk of loss. This contribution presents both the elaboration of a knowledge-based method that facilitates their unveiling through a deep study of archival sources, Austro-Hungarian design drawings and their comparison with the current morphology of the sites, and some design scenarios with different degrees of narrative reinterpretation, useful for their future preservation and enhancement.