Sapienza, Università di Roma/ Dipartimento di Architettura

National Network
Italy
Address

Via Flaminia 359, 00196
Roma
Italy

Telephone
0039 06 49699020
Telephone (other)
0039 06 49699029
Fax
0039 06 49699050
E-Mail
ale.capuano@tiscali.it
E-Mail (2)
fabrizio.toppetti@fastwebnet.it
Mobile Phone
0039 338 1125654
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2005
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
General Information
The Department of Architecture is formed by 40 tenure track professors and 16 staff employed. The DiAR is a research institution founded in 2005 as the result of a merging of two departments of Sapienza born in 1980 the DAAC and DPAUPI. The structure has been developing for many years now, highly multidisciplinary knowledge, bringing together expertise in architecture, urban design and landscape, but also in other related disciplines as social sciences, the humanities and natural science (anthropology, geography, ecology) with a special focus on issues concerning the contemporary metropolis. The Department benefits from partnership with other public institutions such as the Municipality of Rome, the Anas, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, etc. which become sources of funding of the structure together with the sources deriving from budget of the Ministry of the University and Research. Research projects, seminares, conferences are some of the modalities of action. The yearly balance sheet is around 900.000 euro.
Mission and Objectives

Drawing on this multidisciplinary knowledge, the DiAR applies an analytical cross-disciplinary and project-based approach in its research. The Department is endeavouring to develop a structure for ongoing co-operation among institutions to help it share this knowledge. In today's environment of globalized debates on landscape and the environment, this kind of international networking is essential for analyzing emerging issues. International exchanges and relations in particular with the mediterrannean cultures are part of the mission of the department.
Among the objectives there are:
- understanding the role of landscape in social recomposition, the emergence of new uses and revitalization
of rural spaces, in connection with urban-to-rural migration processes;
- characterizing and managing of landscapes with heritage value (analysis of historic places) and tourist appeal;
- sustainable development and new approaches to the environment;
- characterizing the social and cultural appreciation and experience of urban spaces and suburbs;
- developing goals and approaches for landscape projects, with attention to sociocultural and environmental
issues

Main Projects / Activities

Among some of the most recent works:
- the research Anas/DiAr on the Grande Raccordo Anulare
- the Workshop for the new university campus in Pietralata
- projects for the requalification of hill towns in Umbria
- the investigation on the contemporary city for the "Carta per la Qualità" of the new Master Plan of Rome
- the selection of works of artistic and historical relevance of the second half of XIX Century for the DARC - Direzione generale
per l'Architettura e l'Arte contemporanee del Ministero per i Beni e le attività culturali.
- researches on contemporary forms of housing
- temporary housing for earthquake areas
- workshops on landscape issues together with the Chaire Unesco en environnement et paysage

Contact (1) Full Name
Prof. Alessandra Capuano
Head of the organisation
Prof. Antonino Terranova
Contact (2) Full Name
Prof. Fabrizio Toppetti