Università degli Studi di Enna "Kore"
Facoltà di Ingegneria Architettura e delle Scienze Motorie
P45 | re_DESIGN OF AN URBAN IDENTITY
by Fulvia Nigita / Salvatore Persano
Enna is an ancient city of Sicily, known to be the highest Italian province capital, located at 930 meters above sea level. With the territorial evolution causing the so-called "Sprawl Effect" that consists of an unregulated urban sprawl, Enna Bassa is considered the new city. The project analyzed the whole fabric of the town of Enna (High, Low and Pergusa) and identified a common thread linking the three systems which seem disconnected for the relevant orography. The river of Enna is Torcicoda. Its watercourse is not always visible, looking like a deep incision on the ground. Our project idealizes a large urban park that connects the three cities by exploiting the large green area coinciding with the torrent of Torcicoda. The center is multi-functional for both the university and the city. It is a cultural and recreational meeting place with various research laboratories, bookshops, exhibition halls, refreshment locals, a theater for concerts and plays, student residences and shops. The subject of our study is memory, that is "to lead to consistency the pressures of contemporary life and those of memory through the analysis of the city which is the storage of memory." The architecture of the city has shapes, geometries, relationships and feelings that follow each other by defining an urban identity; from there on, the project idea is to trigger the forms of the first urban plan of high Enna in the park.
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Fulvia Nigita was born in Catania (Sicily) on June 4th 1986. She graduated in 2009 with a degree in Architectural Sciences and Engineering Building from the University of Catania, Syracuse with a thesis titled "Home for an artist," a study on the compositions and technological relations of Japanese and Italian culture. In 2012 she graduated with a degree in Architecture from the University of Enna (Kore) with a thesis on architectural composition and urban planning examining the "redesign of an urban identity" that idealizes a large urban park that combines the three systems of Enna city with ecological connections. After finishing her studies she is undertaking restoration and building renovation with initiatives and experiences related to technological research.
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Salvatore Persano was born in Avellino on May 20th 1968. He graduated in 2009 with a degree in Architectural Sciences and Engineering Building from the University of Catania, Syracuse with a thesis titled "The wall up area consolidated" that examines the memorial of the separation wall between Israel and Palestine. In 2012 he graduated with a degree in Architecture from the University of Enna (Kore) with a thesis on architectural composition and urban planning examining the "redesign of an urban identity" that idealizes a large urban park that combines the three systems of Enna city with ecological connections. He has undertaken multiple initiatives and experiences related to aesthetic and technological research on the professional level as well as participations in competitions and exhibitions on design and architecture.
Facoltà di Ingegneria Architettura e delle Scienze Motorie
P45 | re_DESIGN OF AN URBAN IDENTITY
by Fulvia Nigita / Salvatore Persano
Enna is an ancient city of Sicily, known to be the highest Italian province capital, located at 930 meters above sea level. With the territorial evolution causing the so-called "Sprawl Effect" that consists of an unregulated urban sprawl, Enna Bassa is considered the new city. The project analyzed the whole fabric of the town of Enna (High, Low and Pergusa) and identified a common thread linking the three systems which seem disconnected for the relevant orography. The river of Enna is Torcicoda. Its watercourse is not always visible, looking like a deep incision on the ground. Our project idealizes a large urban park that connects the three cities by exploiting the large green area coinciding with the torrent of Torcicoda. The center is multi-functional for both the university and the city. It is a cultural and recreational meeting place with various research laboratories, bookshops, exhibition halls, refreshment locals, a theater for concerts and plays, student residences and shops. The subject of our study is memory, that is "to lead to consistency the pressures of contemporary life and those of memory through the analysis of the city which is the storage of memory." The architecture of the city has shapes, geometries, relationships and feelings that follow each other by defining an urban identity; from there on, the project idea is to trigger the forms of the first urban plan of high Enna in the park.
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