Integrated survey procedures: a methodological approach for documentation and representation applied to Emilia-Romagna theatres

After the earthquake that struck the Emilia-Romagna Region in 2012, the need to activate efficient procedures for heritage conservation emerged. This paper presents a procedure for the integrated documentation of cultural heritage, starting from the current evaluation procedures, standards and tools for surveying seismic damage, namely the Form A (churches) and Form B (palaces) forms used by MiBAC (Ministry for Cultural Heritage). By adopting current tools, several information and details related to the historical, geo-morphological, stratified and structural data are lost. Starting from ongoing PhD research coordinated by the DIAPReM Centre of the University of Ferrara in collaboration with the Agenzia per la Ricostruzione dell'Emilia-Romagna-Sisma 2012, this contribution aims to deepen integrated survey procedures and management of digital tools. This contribution presents the overall methodological approach and a possible application on the Teatro Borgatti in Cento, Ferrara. Therefore, analysing the current scenario and State of the Art, a preliminary assessment of multilevel interpretation of damaged heritage will be illustrated as well as a possible management of seismic risk developing an interoperable and integrated BIM platform.