Winning Team: Informale + Superfioi
Team members: Nicola Russo, Gioele Davide Gelmetti, Andrea Paoletti, Giovanni Pravato, Riccardo Roldi, Enrico Mognato, & Gianluca Rizzotti | Politecnico di Milano & Università Iuav di Venezia
The project ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day!’ focuses on the transformation of the Marconi riverside neighbourhood, reclaiming its role as a gateway to the city's historic centre.
The project focused on revitalising abandoned buildings, transforming key squares and streets and caring for green spaces will create a network of public playgrounds capable of evolving with the community. The team explained that “These changes occur gradually and will reshape neighbourhoods over time, hence the name of our project ‘ Rome wasn’t built in a day’!”
The team said that “Our team is composed of two groups: one with students from Politecnico di Milano and another with students from IUAV in Venice. We created a larger group, recognising the value of incorporating diverse thoughts, visions and knowledge. Over these months, we've had the opportunity to work on various topics. What we've gained from this competition goes beyond any potential victory. The most rewarding aspect has been the process itself: working together, meeting, discussing and learning from one another. Thinking of new proposals, agreeing and disagreeing are all part of a success that lies in the fundamental act of working together.”
Congratulations to all teams that participated! Check out the documentation tab to view the winning team's proposal.
Special mention | Mosaico Marconi
- Team members: Enrico Losardo, Giulia Farace, Ludovica Dangelo, Chiara Mastellari, Gaia Garofali, Laura Casaldi & William Marco Aiello | Sapienza, Università di Roma
Special mention | 9A + 1P
- Team members: Alice Galbiati, Alessandra Soscia, Kalai Arasan, Chiara De Angelis, Patrick Kennedy, Alice Arlechino, Anis Lotfi, Alessandra Medaglia, Adriana Magli & Alessandro Maisano | Politecnico di Milano, RUFA Roma & IUAV Venezia
- Advisors: Federico De Angelis (Urban Planner, Politecnico di Milano) & Mosè Colombi Manzi (Urban Planner, Politecnico di Milano)
This area of the city lacks quality public spaces, despite being one of the gateways to the city's historic centre. To enhance its ‘gateway’ role, the area which needs to be enhanced by neighbourhood public spaces must be improved, in addition to sustainability and resilience measures to mitigate the impact of the changing socioeconomic and climatic conditions the city is experiencing.
Several urban expansions, which were planned in the 1931 Master Plan, but began in the 1950s, have contributed to the layout of the area today. It is characterised by a mesh of regular blocks that occupy the entire flat river bend extending south of the Trastevere station in the Municipality XI territory. The station borders the northern edge of the intervention area. The railway embankment, which delimits the alluvial plain at the foot of the Portuense hill to the west, defines the western boundary of the district.
Approx. site area
The area of approximately 72 ha is characterised by a predominantly flat terrain that slopes down to the south to the bank of the Tiber River.
Key information
The area is densely populated, with 25,737 inhabitants/km2. There is a high elderly population and the number of foreigners has grown in the last 10 years in line with the municipal figures (11.6%).
Priority areas & main expectations:
The project must aim to restore relations between the area and the local community. This can be achieved by reviving the central importance of public spaces (focusing first on the existing services and squares) by reorganising the road network and the concentration of cars, to create environmental islands, and soft connection networks, which will enhance historical-environmental, resources, permeability and soil forestation.
The jury panel who evaluated all submitted projects consisted of the following members:
- Arch. Matteo Gatto, esperto in progettazione urbana;
- Dott. Guido Folchi, esperto individuato da C40 Manager, Inclusive Climate Action (ICA) Forum & Academies;
- Arch. Michele Conteduca, Ricercatore presso Dipartimento di Architettura e Progetto - Sapienza Università di Roma, esperto in progettazione ambientale;
- Arch. Annarita Carotenuto (Dipartimento di Programmazione ed Attuazione Urbanistica, U.O Rigenerazione e progetti speciali, Roma Capitale);
- Arch. Rita Romano (Dipartimento di Programmazione ed Attuazione Urbanistica, U.O Rigenerazione e progetti speciali- Roma Capitale);