Identity and urban contexts
The cities: reading and re-reading them, thinking about them, looking at them during their transformations, trying to understand how resilient they can be. Cities are constantly in the scientific and…
Every place has an identity, with people
The pandemic outbreak which has been shaping our lives for over a year has greatly reduced the use of the spaces we enjoy and live in, including homes and the…
Is virtual space the greatest architectural invention of the last century?
Let's consider two types of space: the physical one and the virtual one. The first one is well-known, well-studied and used by us on a daily basis, while the second…
Milan’s Railyards: interview with Lorenzo Degli Esposti
Lorenzo Degli Esposti was interviewed as part of a discussion between three architects on the theme of the Milan’s railway yards. Degli Esposti Architetti is a leading partnership in the…
Milan’s Railyards: interview with Giorgio Goggi
Giorgio Goggi was interviewed as part of a discussion between three architects on the theme of the Milan’s railway yards. Giorgio Goggi graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milano…
Milan’s Railyards: interview with Emilio Battisti
Emilio Battisti was interviewed as part of a discussion between three architects on the theme of the Milan’s railway yards. Former professor of Architectural Composition at the Polytechnic of Milan…
Morandi Bridge: a broken city
Much has already been written about the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, the management of the situation by the Administration, the responsibilities and the culprits, the plans and…
Milan’s Railyards: the discriminant between development and standardisation
Today Milan is experiencing a new phase of development which is leading to crucial transformations from an architectural and urban point of view. Within an extremely changing scenario, the succession…
A choice for Milan: Railway Yards and transformation of the city
A simple premise for a decidedly more complex goal: to make Milan attractive again, not only for future investors, but for new citizens, ready to live in a city suited…
Former Psychiatric Hospital of Genoa: Active Regeneration
Asylums are conceived between the 19th and 20th centuries as a result of psychiatric research. They are the evolution of the so-called sanatorium, that is the structure in which social…
The Urban Void in Generation Z
As history progresses, the cultural identities available to human beings have multiplied, changed, acquired strength and awareness, increased their capacity for expression and have been contaminated by new factors: gender,…
Blueprint: interview with Franco Purini
Franco Purini was interviewed as part of a comparison between three architects who took part in the Blueprint competition, organized by the Municipality of Genoa. Franco Purini: architect and theorist…
Blueprint: interview with Daniele Zerbi
Daniele Zerbi from Fuzz Atelier was interviewed as part of a comparison between three architects who took part in the Blueprint competition, organized by the Genoa City Council. "Fuzz Atelier"…
Blueprint: interview with Paolo Brescia
In the context of a comparison between three architects who participated in the Blueprint competition, organized by the City of Genova, Paolo Brescia of OBR Studio was interviewed. Paolo Brescia…
Ponte Parodi: an urban void
Ponte Parodi is an urban wound in the heart of the city of Genoa, it bleeds and does not heal. Located in the center of the "Porto Antico", the ancient…
Blueprint: unfinished Superb
Many are the ideas for the "Ex-Fiera del Mare" of Genoa, less the projects realized. Today this part of the city, which until a few decades ago was a source…