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Between the Vesuvio slopes and the front coastline, there are several archaeological sites of significant cultural and landscape interest, far less popular than Pompei but not less fascinating. These sites, including the ancient towns of Stabiae and Oplontis up until the coastal city of Sorrento, resemble a constellation surrounded by the metropolitan sprawl and lay in the country of the Campania Region like hidden pearls, as the lack of efficient public transport connections makes these destinations difficult to reach for international tourists. This paper, therefore, discusses different ideas for the design of a Cultural and Touristic District, which may improve their accessibility by link...
Collana ESTETICA URBANA. Arte, architettura, urbanistica e spazio pubblico diretta da Patrizia Ferri L’Utopia Praticabile è un progetto itinerante all’insegna delle interazioni disciplinari, che si addentra nelle problematiche e nella complessità relazionale del variegato ambito metropolitano per attivare sinergie e collaborazioni tra autori e campi disciplinari diversi, teorici ed operativi, secondo un principio che ispiri un’arte, un’architettura e un’urbanistica come processi partecipati per una qualità diffusa e sostenibile. Il concetto di utopia, su cui si incentra la manifestazione, si confronta con una città come Roma, con tutte le sue criticità, da sempre in bilico tra...
Once a caravan city lying at the crossroads between the east and the West, Palmyra is one of the most sumptuous Graeco-Roman archaeological sites ever brought back to light, comparably to Pompeii or Ephesus. its capture by ISIS forces in May 2015 and the resulting destruction of several of its most remarkable monuments were one of the most painful and serious tragedies for the world cultural heritage. and the same is true for the beheading, on 18th august 2015, of the General director of antiquities of Palmyra, archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad, who was murdered for?being interested in idols?. There are now master's degree courses and museum rooms named after his heroic memory in Italy. 0The his...