Ardea (Rome) constitutes a densely stratified urban and coastal palimpsest, whose most recent layer features the sculptor Giacomo Manzù (1908-1991) and the architect Giovanni Michelucci (1891-1990) as its key figures. Manzù, an honorary citizen, forged a deep bond with the genius loci, attested by the Villa-Atelier at Campo del Fico, his collection at the Museo Manzù, and the Capanno at Tor San Lorenzo. It was here, in 1957, that Michelucci built the Casa-Capanna Pitigliani – a work that anticipates the Church of San Giovanni Battista and in dialogue with the local fishermen’s huts, the Michelangelesque tower, and the dune system. This brief and unique cultural season, rooted in the local historic and landscape palimpsest, has yielded a fragile heritage now deserving of protection.
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Titolo del capitolo
Ardea between Manzù, Michelucci and the Local Community: Recognising Contemporary Heritage in the Urban and Coastal Palimpsest
Autori
Leonardo Perna
Lingua
Inglese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.118
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
ReUso 2026 - New heritage and future strategies. Perspectives on conservation and promotion
Sottotitolo del libro
14th International Congress Barcelona-Girona, 4-7 November
Curatori
Alessandro Scarnato, Marisa García Vergara, Ángeles Layuno Rosas
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0
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979-12-215-1113-0
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979-12-215-1112-3
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ReUso