Stefano Boeri on Matera's New Station, Urban Forestry, and Italian Architecture
Stefano Boeri discusses the newly inaugurated Matera Centrale station (opened November 13, 2019), designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti for FAL. The station features a suspended canopy with 696 solar panels, a large opening to bring light to platforms, and aims to normalize Matera's infrastructure. Boeri addresses the city's historical isolation, ongoing railway improvements (FAL doubling the line to reduce travel time to Bari to one hour), and the risk of fragility in high-quality public works. He also talks about the Back to Muzio project at Triennale Milano, the synergy between Milan and Florence for ArchWeek 2020, and the broader strategy of urban forestry including Vertical Forests and orbital forests. The interview touches on Matera's recent flooding and the need to maintain historical water collection systems.
Key facts
- Matera Centrale station designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti inaugurated November 13, 2019.
- Station features a suspended canopy at 12 meters height with 696 solar panels.
- FAL is doubling the railway line to reduce travel time to Bari from over 1.5 hours to one hour.
- Boeri describes the station as a 'public place made of two voids': a 500 sqm opening over the tracks and the Piazza della Visitazione.
- Back to Muzio project at Triennale Milano aims to restore original spaces by Giovanni Muzio, including reopening the impluvium.
- ArchWeek 2020 planned as a synergy between Milan and Florence, possibly coinciding with Venice Biennale.
- Triennale Milano and MAXXI Rome have merged their architecture prizes into the Premio Nazionale di Architettura.
- Boeri advocates for urban forestry combining Vertical Forests, orbital forests, green roofs, and renewable energy strategies.
Entities
Artists
- Stefano Boeri
- Giovanni Muzio
- Jeremy Rifkin
- Alessandro Benetti
Institutions
- Stefano Boeri Architetti
- FAL (Ferrovie Appulo Lucane)
- Ferrovie dello Stato
- Triennale Milano
- MAXXI Roma
- Artribune
Locations
- Matera
- Italy
- Bari
- Milan
- Florence
- Venice
- Naples
- Eindhoven
- Netherlands
- Ferrandina
- Puglia
- Basilicata