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Rome's Gazometro District Emerges as Visionary Urban Development Model

architecture-design · 2026-03-23

Mattia Voltaggio, Program Management Officer of ROAD – Rome Advanced District, discusses the Gazometro area in Rome as a strategic site for future urban development. In an interview for Spazio Taverna's 'Vision of Rome' project, Voltaggio envisions Rome becoming a smart city through accessibility, energy transition, and digital innovation. The Gazometro district is presented as a laboratory for technological experimentation, sustainability, and collaboration between businesses, startups, institutions, and talent. The 'Vision of Rome' project aims to create an archive of Rome's future through interviews and mini-documentaries featuring cultural professionals including architects from Labics, Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Stefano Boeri, and Fabrizio Palermo.

Key facts

  • Mattia Voltaggio discusses Rome's Gazometro district as a strategic site for urban innovation
  • The Gazometro area is positioned as a laboratory for technological experimentation and sustainability
  • ROAD – Rome Advanced District connects industrial innovation with cultural and civic evolution
  • The 'Vision of Rome' project by Spazio Taverna collects visions for Rome's future development
  • The project features interviews with architects, religious leaders, and urban planners

Entities

Institutions

  • ROAD – Rome Advanced District
  • Spazio Taverna
  • School of Vision
  • Labics
  • Vatican
  • ACEA

Locations

  • Rome

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