San Lorenzo: A Roman Neighborhood's Cultural and Architectural Gems

The article explores the San Lorenzo district in Rome, highlighting its architectural firms, cultural institutions, and eateries. LPA, led by Lorenzo Pesaresi, designed several bistros in Rome. Lab36, an all-female team including Paola Bettinsoli, Marta Suarez, and Federica Milo, operates in the area. Archea, based in Florence with offices in Rome and Milan, also has a presence. The Pastificio Cerere, once the heart of the Nuova Scuola Romana in the 1980s, continues to host exhibitions and artist studios, with artists like Marco Tirelli, Pietro Ruffo, and Ottavio Celestino. The Matèria gallery, founded in 2015 by Niccolò Fano, focuses on photography, representing artists such as Mario Cresci, Marta Mancini, and Giuseppe De Mattia. The social cooperative CivicoZero, inaugurated in November, assists migrant minors and is a collaboration between Save the Children and the Faculty of Architecture of Sapienza University. The neighborhood also features the Sapienza University campus, designed by Marcello Piacentini and inaugurated in 1935, with its Faculty of Psychology. Notable eateries include Farine la Pizza, known for 72-hour leavened dough, and Tram Tram Osteria, a traditional Roman osteria with Puglian influences. Bookshops like Giufà (specializing in comics and graphic novels) and Tomo offer craft beer and natural wine. The article was published in Artribune Magazine #47.