The
workshop’s objective is to design a new access to the
archeological/museum/monument complex of the Fori Imperiali.
This access is situated on the eastern side of Piazza Venezia,
along via dei Fori Imperiali and it borders the archeological
area of the Basilica Ulpia (Trajan’s Forum), the churches
of S. Maria di Loreto and S.S. Nome di Maria and the monumental
complexes of Palazzo Valentini and the Palazzo delle Assicurazioni.
The project aims to explore new functional and spatial solutions
that reconnect the different paths to access and visit the
area, including the urban level of Piazza Venezia, the archaeological
levels (-7/10 meters), and the connection to the newly planned
entries to the Metro Line C, currently under construction
(- 24 meters).
The design program involves a very complex environment,
in which several different issues need to be addressed and
resolved: on the one hand, those issues related to the innovation
of the site, with new functions and programmatic needs,
on the other hand, those issues related to the preservation
and re-evaluation of the archaeological heritage.
For
details and students' projects please visit: http://sites.google.com/site/springworkshop2009/
