Rural Town – Pomezia

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed Pomezia is the last of the New Towns built after the reclamation of the Pontine marshes. It was part of a larger territorial scheme based on the triad city-village-farm (città-borgo-podere), aiming to develop a new agricultural productive system and a new social model based

Rural Town Littoria-Latina

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed Littoria, today known as Latina, is the first of the New Towns built in Agro Pontino after the reclamation of the Pontine marshes. It was part of a larger territorial scheme based on the triad city-village-farm (città-borgo-podere), aiming to develop a new agricultural productive

Rural Town – Aprilia

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed Aprilia is the fifth New Town built during the fascist regime in Italy after the reclamation of the Pontine marshes. It was part of a larger territorial scheme based on the triad city-village-farm (città-borgo-podere), aiming to develop a new agricultural productive system and a

Plan Game

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed A fictional plan generated by Bernhard Hoesli, Colin Rowe, Robert Slutzky, and John Hejduk while teaching at Texas University during the 1950s. A good example of typological urbanism and ad-hoc planning. Bibliography Caragonne, A. The Texas Rangers: Notes from an Architectural Anderground. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1995. Kömez

Housing (replacement project) in Tavros

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed The project area was previously inhabited by 136 households in six 2-story apartment buildings built in 1936 and two built in 1950. The apartments were 40-45 square meters and nearly all lacked normal kitchen and bathroom. In addition, the use of space had worsened

Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Master Plan (1986–2000)

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed In 1980, the Chinese government decided to build a new city—Shenzhen—next to Hong Kong to spearhead the nation’s agenda of ‘reform and opening-up’. The site then was largely a rural area. The planners were able to imagine, plan, and design a city almost on

Borgata Tufello

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed Il Trullo è una delle borgate realizzate dal regime fascista per risolvere il problema dei baraccati, degli sfrattati e di chi aveva perso la casa a seguito dei lavori di trasformazione del centro storico. In particolare le borgate Trullo e Tufello erano destinato ad

Borgata Trullo

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed Il Trullo è una delle borgate realizzate dal regime fascista per risolvere il problema dei baraccati, degli sfrattati e di chi aveva perso la casa a seguito dei lavori di trasformazione del centro storico. In particolare le borgate Trullo e Tufello erano destinato ad

Borgata Quarticciolo

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed Il Trullo è una delle borgate realizzate dal regime fascista per risolvere il problema dei baraccati, degli sfrattati e di chi aveva perso la casa a seguito dei lavori di trasformazione del centro storico. In particolare gli alloggi del Quarticciolo vennero assegnati nel 1942

Borgata Primavalle

Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed Primavalle è una delle borgate realizzate dal regime fascista per risolvere il problema dei baraccati, degli sfrattati e di chi aveva perso la casa a seguito dei lavori di trasformazione del centro storico. In particolare in questa borgta trovarono alloggio molti sfrattati provenienti dalle