Day 14: Claudia presents Roma Tre projects

At the beginning of studio, Claudia Pagani presented some thesis projects from students taught by Paolo Desideri at Roma Tre. The two thesis projects that were shown were part of a larger master plan that was aimed at connecting many of the dispersed archeological sites around the ancient fora in Rome while also dealing with the new urban conditions and infrastructure of roads and subways. The first was a project that dealt with the area around the Colosseum, and it responded to the existing subway station as well as to the need to redefine the traffic pattern in that area. It also connected to the many archeological sites in that area that are presently not connected by taking advantage of the fact that they can be linked below the current street level. A second project dealt with the Foro Boario which was similarly dealing with traffic while making below grade connections. The third engaged the Ponte Rotto through a set of new pedestrian links across the Tiber and to the banks on both sides of the river. This project had some quite interesting details that dealt with structural issues while managing the complex series of levels that needed to be connected. Following the presentation, we both saw the student projects in a series of desk critiques.