With prizes ranging from 1,500, for the winner to 500, for the third place winner, the call is aimed at graduates who have done a Master’s Thesis or obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural and Landscape Heritage. The subject matter must relate to one or more private listed buildings, including decorations, furnishings, archives, libraries, musical instruments, appurtenances, parks and gardens. In particular, the Theses may cover the following topics: conservation, maintenance, enhancement and productive use of these properties with economic spin-off for themselves and the surrounding area; innovative plant engineering and use of new technologies (including information technology) to make the enhancement of these properties sustainable and their capacity for efficient communication.

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This call for applications by the Italian Historic Houses Association is in its eighth year. Palazzo D’Alessandro is among the mansions that have given their willingness to welcome and support thesis students. There are many insights that the palace offers: study of the decorations, including comparative studies with other mansions in the area, research on some archaeological finds inside, and historical archival research.