Jerusalem. The Joint Laboratory of LS3D DICar (Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia) presented the ‘Productivity and Urban Renewal Programme in East Jerusalem’ project sponsored by the United Nations. The project has produced a three-dimensional database for the protection of historical heritage and a project for architectural renovation of the complex system of buildings in the streets of Salah Eddin and Sultan Suleiman, adjacent to the historic city walls of Jerusalem. At the head of the project is Professor Sandro Parrinello. It received funding from the European Union and the Islamic Development Bank and was considered as one of the most innovative interventions in urban planning and development in Jerusalem. In addition to measuring a portion of the city and the monumental cemetery of Bab Azhar, the study carried out a census of all the infrastructures, commercial activities and an analysis on the structural condition of the buildings. The result is the construction of a new square, a market, and a scenic route overlooking Salah Eddin Street. (9Colonne
