La Spezia
November 28th, 2009
On the 19th of November the five teams that will compete for the 2nd phase of the Architecture Competition for the new Piazza G. Verdi in La Spezia (Italy) were announced. studiometrico and artist Massimo Bartolini had developed a design proposal that was not short-listed by the Jury…
The Project
The competition challenge to organize a new urban square without giving up cars has been undertaken with a visionary proposal that consisted in the realization of a 200 m long infrastructural building able to manage traffic in a flexible way and to become a powerful and iconic element for the city. The superimposition of a new square on the existing one on ground level would have provoked – in the vision of the designers – a variety of uses and situations.
aerial view of the new square
the lower square
the upper square
the new square
the new building
The Competition Panel
The Competition Team
Artist
Massimo Bartolini
studiometrico
Lorenzo Bini
Francesca Murialdo
Erica Borsa
Claudia Brunelli
Corinne Gallotti
Roberta Rizzi