The archaeological city as lesson of order in the disorderly condition of the contemporary city

Pompeii case study

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https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v11i20.465

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Pompeii, heritage, Archaeology, urban design, architectural design

Abstract

The text deals with the archaeological city of Pompeii that is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List; in 2023, it reached 4 million visitors. The ancient city is studied because of its formal rather than documentary qualities, which highlight a close relationship between the form of the house, the form of the insula and the general form of the city. As part of a recent urbanization, Pompeii raises some problems of use not only due to its fragility but also the inadequate accessibility system. In recent decades, important projects have been focused on the southern edge of the archaeological enclosure; they have been carried out by Renzo Piano and Peter Eisenman among others. They are related to the hypothesis grounded on the increasing of flows through the infrastructure strengthening that links Pompeii to Naples and from here to many other locations. A more recent hypothesis, however, developed by the authors during an international workshop, attempts to restore an essentially architectural dignity to the southern access system as well as to work on the area in-between the ancient and the contemporary city to ensure better services for tourists and return some public spaces to the inhabitants.

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Author Biographies

Federica Visconti, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Italia

(Nápoles, 1971) Se licenció con honores en Arquitectura en 1995. En 2002 obtuvo el Doctorado en Diseño Urbano en la Universidad Federico II de Nápoles y, en 2003, en la misma institución, una Especialización en Arquitectura y urbanismo. Actualmente es Profesora asociada de Composición Arquitectónica y Urbana en el Departamento de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Nápoles, donde fue, durante seis años, coordinadora de la carrera en Ciencias de la Arquitectura. Es miembro del cuerpo docente de Arquitectura y Construcción_DrACo de la Universidad La Sapienza de Roma.

Roles de autor: Administración del proyecto; Análisis formal; Conceptualización; Escritura - revisión y edición; Investigación; Metodología; Redacción - borrador original

 

Renato Capozzi, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Italia

Perfil biográfico (entre 50 y 100 palabras): Renato Capozzi (Naples, 1971) he graduated with honors in Architecture in 1997. In 2004 obtained the PhD title in Architectural Composition at the IUAV of Venice, in 2005, at the University of Studies of Naples “Federico II”, the Specialization In Urban and Architectural Design. Currently he is Full Professor in Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Naples and member of the Board of Professors of the PhD program in Architecture and Construction_DrACo of the La Sapienza University of Rome (from the XXXIII cycle). He is elected in the board of ProArch, the national scientific society of the professor in Architectural Design.

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2024-07-05

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Visconti, F., & Capozzi, R. (2024). The archaeological city as lesson of order in the disorderly condition of the contemporary city: Pompeii case study. A&P Continuidad, 11(20). https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v11i20.465

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Vol. 11 No. 20 (2024): DESIGN OF HERITAGE TOURIST LANDSCAPES

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Thematic dossier

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