Panci: “We have put together the energies committed to improving the city”; Councilor Veloccia: “Important work has started, we need a vision for the next decades”
With the public meeting “Mirabilia Urbis” the work of the Consulta born from an agreement between Roma Capitale and the Order of Architects of Rome came to life. In the setting of the monumental complex of the Roman Aquarium, home of the OAR, representatives of institutions, the world of professions, culture and associations presented, analyzed and discussed the solutions necessary to give the city a future worthy of that which is known throughout the world as the Eternal City.
“With this Consulta we want to network the projects present in the city and make a contribution to improving the city and territory fabric”, explained the President of the Order of Architects of Rome and its Province Alessandro Panci, opening the afternoon session: “The The capital is a unique context in the world, we cannot work in watertight compartments, we must bring together institutions, professional bodies, universities, trade associations and all work together to understand which solutions can give new impetus to the city”.
“With the establishment of this Council, important work has been started”, underlined the Councilor for Urban Planning Maurizio Veloccia, insisting on the opportunity of having “collective intelligence” which, in addition to dealing with the transformations taking place in the Capital, also builds a vision of what the City should be in the coming decades. “Hence the consolidated collaboration with the Order of Architects of Rome – said Veloccia – and hence the collaboration of the 050 Laboratory”.
And Stefano Boeri, who is the coordinator of Laboratory 050, also participated in the appointment at the Roman Aquarium which kicked off the work of the Consulta. The architect explained: “This day is the confirmation of a convergence of goals and values. We are all involved in the same desire to understand how Rome can win the challenge that all large metropolises are grappling with, that is, that of combining the necessary ecological transition with the equally important question of how to overcome social inequalities, which constitute one of the distinctive of the proliferation of metropolises in the last fifteen years”.
From the universities of the capital to Federalberghi, from Confartigianato to Confesercenti, from Assoverde to Maxxi, and then Ance, Acer, Contracts of river, there are dozens of acronyms from the institutional world, culture and associations that have been discussing since the morning around the tables themes dedicated to the four themes “Morphologies, landscapes, urban archipelago”, “Living in Rome”, “History, archeology and the twentieth century” and “Public spaces and urban rituals”. Then, in the afternoon, the results of the call on the development of the city were exposed, in which many members of the Order of Architects of Rome participated.
Architect Franco Purini also spoke during the day and expressed his appreciation for this Council made up of personalities with such varied skills: “It’s like a firmament, there will be stars that illuminate more and others less, but all of them together they will illuminate the Capital and help it make the choices necessary to create a better future.”
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