Un progetto di luce tra conoscenza e valorizzazione: il quartiere EUR di Roma

The enhancement of historical contexts is nowadays a prominent theme in the cultural and architectural landscape. Besides the requalification of spaces, it is also relevant the nighttime image of the city. The light selects, amplifies, defines hierarchies and an artificial lighting project can fit into a wide sense of enhancement, becoming a tool for designing the night appearance of the urban landscape. The theme has been investigated through the analysis of a case study: the EUR district in Rome. By following a structured path of interdisciplinary knowledge, that involved the study of the historical stages of evolution of the urban fabric, was drawn up a lighting project. The neighborhood has many critical issues, summarized in the insuficent enhancement of the site. In this perspective, the project proposal arises as a solution that can bind together the disjointed fragments that now make up the area, enhancing it, and recreating a complex urban system, livable and enjoyable by a larger type of users.