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Roma Continua Wins Vision for Rome Competition with 25-Year Urban Plan

architecture-design · 2026-05-19

The Vision for Rome competition, organized by Fondazione Roma REgeneration, was won by a multidisciplinary team led by the Italian company IT'S and the Dutch firm OMA with their initiative, Roma Continua. This comprehensive 25-year strategy envisions Rome as a dynamic ecosystem, founded on five key principles: care, beauty, knowledge, movement, reuse, and grafting. It proposes five green corridors along the Tiber River, 'Fori dell'innovazione' to promote soft mobility, and strategic hubs linking universities with businesses. The initiative seeks to reduce tourist congestion in the historic center by creating new cultural routes and sustainable transport options. The team also includes LGSMA, OKRA, NET Engineering, Open Impact, and Artelia Italia. David Gianotten from OMA highlighted the project's challenge to modern growth.

Key facts

  • Roma Continua won the Vision for Rome competition promoted by Fondazione Roma REgeneration.
  • The project is led by IT'S (Italian) and OMA (Dutch) architecture and urban planning firms.
  • The plan covers a 25-year timeline for rethinking Rome.
  • Five guiding principles: care, beauty, knowledge, movement, reuse, and grafting.
  • Five green corridors anchored to the Tiber River and its tributaries.
  • Five strategic poles will connect universities, startups, and businesses.
  • The project aims to reduce tourist pressure on the historic center.
  • Team includes LGSMA, OKRA, NET Engineering, Open Impact, Artelia Italia, Costanza Profumo, Fiamma Montezemolo, Davide Marino, Elena Granata, Margherita Erbani, and Artribune.

Entities

Artists

  • Costanza Profumo
  • Fiamma Montezemolo
  • Davide Marino
  • Elena Granata
  • Margherita Erbani
  • David Gianotten
  • Martin Knuijt
  • Luca Calisi
  • Giovanni Acciaro
  • Arianna Brestuglia
  • Alessandro Cambi

Institutions

  • IT'S
  • OMA
  • Fondazione Roma REgeneration
  • LGSMA
  • OKRA
  • NET Engineering
  • Open Impact
  • Artelia Italia
  • Artribune
  • Confindustria
  • Artelia
  • Roma REgeneration Foundation

Locations

  • Rome
  • Italy
  • Auditorium della Tecnica di Confindustria
  • Ostia
  • Frascati
  • Tivoli
  • Veio

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