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My late husband and I spent a week in Rome in January 2002 and availed ourselves of every offering Scale Reale had--- it was an unforgettable, moving, brilliant, exhilarating experience. I still remember our Vatican tour with an Early Church History PhD candidate and our explorations of Caravagio with (?Liz), an enthusiastic scholar of this extraordinary painter. It might also have been Liz (not sure I'm right about her name) with whom we had a walking tour of Bernini and Boromini sculptures/ fountains. I still glow when I reflect on that visit, more than 20 years ago. Thanks to Tom Rankin and the gang for making this possible! I'll be there again next week. How I wish I could repeat this experience with my new husband. Anyway I bring my memories (and am looking for my notes!!)

Just wondering, whose work or what is the title of the work being displayed at the 2:00 minute mark?

That's amazing! I'm really looking forward to learn from all of you in the second summer school this July

Well done!!

Viver no mar? Viver na terra? Viver no ar? Viver na estação espacial? Tem uma nave coletora de lixos espacial? Haverá paredes, divisas, ou fronteiras? É como vamos viver juntos?

This one s fantastic! My grandmother was born and raised in Castel Vecchio Calvisio. We visited and found her family home. Can’t wait to go back.

When we talk about equity we certainly refer to the relationship between people, but also to the relationship between people and architecture; for Kieran, people, architecture and theenvironment are closely connected. As for technology, it is only an enabler that can provide us with deeper information and to help us manage it, but if we don't already have the fundamental ethics to do so, technology becomes useless.

Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit is the new thriving heart of a once empty downtown by 2009 and represents a convergence of all of the city's major boulevards. The fact that this space has now been brought back to life represents the power of public spaces to promote civic life. Public civic spaces are fundamental for the economic and social vitality of communities, in fact Davies believes that investing in it can create value, measured in terms of benefits. Inclusion in public spaces can only be designed by a group of architects who can represent different intentions with community involvement, only in this way can the community make that space their own.

About the civic space, Camiz thinks that our society need it as in the past, but maybe with upgrade for the needs of contemporary society. As Vitruvio wrote architectural design is beauty, stability and utility, so the purpose of the architect is to design usefull spaces and buildings that stand and that are beautiful at the same time. An architecture should have an equal balance of sustainability, meaningfulness and beauty.

According to Cucinella a building must to be something that breaks with the perimetre and becomes a pubblic space. Public spaces, in fact, are linked to our history; man is a social animal so he needs to be with other people, for this reason there is the need to design squares where people can be together. Cucinella states also that architects transform space according to what is the vision of the politics of the time: in this moment, architects can give an important vision of what will be the next step of justice with respect to ecology and social aspects.

I think the idea of building something new in Rome by integrating the existing context, without demolishing, is a great idea. Tourists are attracted to Rome as it is a very historic city, rich in historical artifacts that allow us to understand how people lived before us. However, we can think of designing something modern for today's society, respecting and preserving the history of the city.

I approve of the thought about how the words resilience and sustainability have changed over time and the fact that people probably use these words with different meanings. I agree on how architecture is seen by people we don't know and therefore we should use these terms correctly to make them understand what we want to communicate with projects.

I agree that ethics are very important to architecture and that we should focus more on the meaning of architecture rather than aesthetics. A parallelism can be drawn between architecture and people, these should not be judged by the aesthetic aspect but by what they can contribute to give.

In the Italian encyclopedia Treccani Ciorra wrote an article entitled "The end of the pheriphery" stating that the suburbs no longer exist and not even the historic centers. Especially in Italy it is really difficult to find an exact limit between what is historical and what is not, the consequence of which is that it can be built anywhere, always following the rules and respecting existing buildings. However Ciorra believes that today building in the historic center of Rome is not so urgent, because there are certainly other areas in the world, in our cities that need to be improved.

I share the thought that architecture must somehow return public spaces to the city, in the past we tried to fill the empty spaces but now we should go back and design more outdoor spaces dedicated to the community and society connected to the city.

I was struck by the similarity between Rome and the onion, how the city is composed of different layers just like an onion. I share the thought of adding new layers as long as the existing layers are respected. It is possible to redevelop those areas that need intervention, to rework large portions of the city such as the embankment walls you mentioned and the re-designing of the existing context.

always a pleasure to see Patti

hey, thank you! do you have full show?

Amazing and inspiring. I’m a musician and this gives me lots of fuel for the imagination, so thank you! 💜

I really appreciate your design approach and observation methods when it comes to comprehending what a city wants to transmit and the morphology one should employ.

I also really appreciate your concept of social space, calling it a 'fundemental social dimention to gather in public spaces'

The rhetoric you use in talking about Rome is quite refreshing! Quite literally discussing the fact that it's an eternal city rather than something that once was.

Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas with us! It was interesting to hear how in Italy it is hard to define a "historical" site.The historical significance is something that should be investigated regardless and was one of the challenges I faced with our project.

Thank you for your time! I thought it was interesting how you mentioned that the question of equity is clearly seen during this time with COVID. Everyone knows of the inequality in today's society, and it's almost taught to us to just accept it as it is. I think that being able to design to bridge the gap in these inequalities is a way to push society to solve these problems in the future.

Thank you for sharing! I like how you phrase designing in the historic center of Rome as a "how" question rather than a debatable topic. It changes the mindset of designing from an option, to something that will inevitably happen, which is what is needed in order to keep a city alive.

Thank you for your input! I agree that before covid, people viewed civic spaces as enjoyable, but largely unused in everyday life. I think the fact that we now view it as a necessity will change how we design for these civic spaces in the future, even after this pandemic is over.

It seems to be a common trend that people have started to shift to design for the private sphere instead of public spaces and agree that now more than ever (due to covid), the infrastructure and the care that goes towards public design is very important.

I like your analogy with music and architecture. Architects have to take a client's expectations, and turn it into a reality. Thank you for your input!

I agree that the architect's work as the intermediary person between the client and the community is vital in shaping the design that will be succesful.

I think your comment on how ethics will be our future is interesting, and I agree that it should be prioritized over aesthetics. We need to think about the future, rather than the present.

Thank you for your input! I like how you mention that public spaces help the social vitality of a place. Before COVID, many of us would take these large social spaces for granted, but now we have reconnected with this need for relaxed gathering space. Large venues and celebrations would regularly bring in large quantities of people, but now we interact with these spaces almost as a replacement for social interaction.

I think it is interesting that ethics do play a great role in design and appreciate the idea that ethics should be prioritized over aesthetic as a method of design for the future.

I think that your idea of integrating the new into the old is a very intriguing way of building in the historic center of Rome. It helps to preserve the history and the aesthetic of the overall city, which is a draw for many people, but still provides for the quick advancements of modern society. Thank you for your input!

I'm fascinated by the ideas of using existing building and working off of those buildings, using it's physical form but changing the functions and programs. The view of a building as an organism holds true as architecture transforms and grows throughout time.

I liked your comment on how we build cities to create public spaces essentially. I thought this was an interesting take on public spaces, especially since big cities are common in the US, but there is often an issue of space. I think we sometimes take these open spaces for granted, which can definitely be seen in the current state of the world today, with everyone needing open space when they didn't before.

I like the idea of using sustainability as an aesthetic in design to make a harmonious design that is beautiful. Beauty and sustainability should not be two different things but interchangeable when designing.

Thank your Mr. Zevi for your great insight, the public spaces in Rome are critical components of the city. The pandemic has reemphasized our need for places to gather and socialize. A city with ample public space is one that allows its citizens to develop relationships and create a rich culture.

I agree that the layers of designs that makes the history of Rome makes it the city it is today. I also think that public spaces is important to a city like Rome.

Your comment on Rome being an "eternal city" was a very interesting way of naming it! Most people just mention the history of the city, but your comment on how every generation has built upon it makes it living makes it easier to comprehend as a designer. Thank you for your input!

Thank you Professor Camiz for your responses. This site in the center of Rome is very dynamic and it is interesting to the Tiber River plays such a critical role in it. Aside from the River, St. Peters is also a major influence on designing on the site.

Thank you for your time and ideas. I agree that Architects are important as they shape the design of a city. All the different architecture in a city makes up the overall design of the city.

I really like your point about improving the surrounding neighborhoods of the historic center first, then dispersing the culture within them. I thought that this was an interesting take on how to incorporate the historic with the modern, but in a way that allows both cultures to be separate entities that relate to one another.

To look at Rome as a city that has been rebuilt over and over again is an interesting take I never thought of. It makes designing in Rome tricky but also not impossible to take. I agree that it takes a lot of research and learning historical context can help aid this design endeavor.

I like your comment about how architecture has to go back and relate to the city. I think we are taught sometimes to think about how to make our designs stand out, but we often forget about the surroundings, which then creates conflict. Thank you for your time!

Thank you so much for sharing your time with us! I thought it was really interesting how you spoke about the erosion of the public realm as well as the responsibilities that are given to it. I also thought it was interesting how you spoke about Covid rejuvenating the use of public space pointing to its continued importance in cities and society.

Thank you so much for sharing these ideas. It helps in understanding decisions we make when urban planning especially in Rome as it is such a historically rich site.

Thank you for your time! I really liked your comment that we shouldn't design to emulate the past, but rather think of how to integrate our current culture in a way to honor the past. It is a difficult balance to find, especially when learning to design in cities that have much more history and age than what we are used to.

Hello Mr. Davies, Thank you for taking your time to talk to us about public spaces. As you mentioned, with the pandemic people have one again realized the importance of public spaces, and their impact on community, as well as health and well-being of individuals. It is interesting to see how the pandemic proved that social media is not enough to satisfy healthy human needs for social interactions. Furthermore I was fascinated on how you talked about how a public space can not be designed by architects alone, designing a successful public space requires social interactions and collaborations to begin with, to truly understand the needs for diverse communities that will be occupying that space.

Thank you for your insight! I appreciate your points about how it is up to the architect to take a client's values and turn them into physical form. The beauty of architecture is that a client's wishes can be interpreted in so many different ways, which is why it is so important to manifest a strong relationship with those who you design for.