La Magliana Nuova, 1939

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed

In 1937, the entrepreneur Gaetano Maccaferri proposed to Mario De Renzi to design a neighborhood for the workers of his steel plant. This urban-rural village, not built due to the war, while referring to the anti-urban ideology promoted by fascism, wants to represent an alternative model to the interventions carried out up to that time in the Agro Romano. De Renzi articulates the urban layout through a design that takes shape from a central road axis, on the crest of the hill, and develops following the elevation of the area. Along the main axis, the residential buildings and the school stand, while at its ends, the civil and religious centers are organised.

Bibliography

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Stabile, F.R. “La bonifica dell’Agro romano ed il progetto di Mario de Renzi per la Magliana Nuova.” In La tradizione del disegno urbano negli anni Trenta in Italia. Borghi rurali e borgate in patria e nell’Oltremare, edited by G. Corsani and Porfyriou, 60-75. Roma: Palombi Editori, 2017.