Rome. Contemporary District A New Perspective for the Italian Capital City

The Distretto del Contemporaneo aims to recognize the peculiar characteristics of the Flaminio/Foro Italico/Farnesina urban sector, to point out the importance of an extraordinary environmental and cultural heritage and to promote its enhancement. In this area of Rome, rich in avenues, tree-lined spaces, parks and gardens, there is in fact a substantial nucleus of important architectural works built on the two banks of the Tiber from the first half of the 20th century to the present day.

This conference is intended to deepen and promote awareness of the Contemporary District as a starting point for a program of actions capable of promoting a large urban hub to be preserved and enhanced with interventions of various kinds: from urban redevelopment to the installation of new works of art, from the creation of new infrastructure for mobility to the arrangement and care of open spaces for public use, and the creation of a different and closer relationship with the river.

Program: Greetings and opening speech Stefano Boeri, President of Triennale Milano

District presentation Umberto Vattani Architecture diplomacy

Rosalia Vittorini From the Foro Italico to the architectures of the Third Millennium

Andrea Bruschi The District as an unfinished project

Roundtable discussion Franco Purini and Piero Ostilio Rossi in conversation with Miguel Gotor, Councillor for Culture of the Municipality of Roma Capitale; Alessandro De Pedys, Director General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy; Fabio De Chirico, Director of the Contemporary Art and Architecture Service Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity; Alessandro Giuli, President of Fondazione MAXXI; Daniele Pittèri, CEO Fondazione Musica per Roma; Fulvio Irace, Professor emeritus, Politecnico di Milano; Nina Bassoli, Curator for Architecture, urban regeneration and cities, Triennale Milano; and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Culture.