The program will center on a group of approximately twenty houses known as Canova. Much of this part of Oira has been renovated and as a result, has become an international center for painting schools, musicians, dancers and architects. Students will be housed in ancient stone dwellings which have been modernized with full kitchens and plumbing. Scheduled activities will continue for a period of ten days on, four days off, etc. for the duration of the program. Instructors The Field School is led by a team of professionals specializing in the techniques and materials involved.
Faculty come from both the United States and Italy.
For many years, he has researched the stone buildings of the Ossola Valley in northern Italy. Professor Cockram is the resident director of the program. Donald Peting is an Associate Professor of Architecture, the Director of the Historic Preservation Program at UO, and Director of the Field School. His teaching and research interests include historic building and preservation technologies, and seismic stability in historic structures. Ken Marquardt is a practicing preservationist who has overseen the renovation of numerous stone buildings in the Ossola Valley including most of the buildings in Canova.