IAM (Mountain Architecture Institute): a research centre of Politecnico di Torino between teaching and dissemination

The present paper illustrates the activities of research and teaching of the IAM (Mountain Architecture Institute) of the Department of Architecture and Design of the Politecnico di Torino. The IAM is a research center aimed at dissemination and didactic activity organised in university courses and final degree thesis. The Institute is also international workshops, summer schools and master classes for Ph.D. students in design and restoration, with a special attention to new settlements and outdoor furniture for the mountain area. The IAM publishes an online magazine named ArchAlp. Some issues are entirely dedicated to wood constructions. It also constitutes a network on university and local or local institutions research projects focused on the Alpine region. The Institute also promotes international conferences on the topics of Alps, Architecture and Cultural Heritage.