Visioni Romane: TA.R.I-Architects' video series reimagines Rome's future

TA.R.I-Architects launched 'Visioni Romane', a video series born during lockdown that brings together architects, politicians, artists, and intellectuals to discuss Rome's urban future. Each episode features a guest in conversation with Marco Tanzilli of TA.R.I-Architects, Professor Alfonso Giancotti of Sapienza University, and rotating young architecture firms. Episodes are moderated by Marco De Donno of Artribune and available on YouTube and Facebook. Guests include politician Roberto Morassut, songwriter Mogol, actress Claudia Gerini, sculptor Jago, and former mayor Francesco Rutelli. Morassut emphasized the need for interdisciplinary public administration and lamented abandoned projects at Mercati Generali and Tor Vergata. Mogol proposed parks and bike lanes around city centers. Gerini compared Rome to a mother and noted no film fully captures its current era. Jago discussed conservation versus innovation and a failed monumental project now planned for Brazil. Rutelli recalled urban transformations during his tenure: the Hertziana Library competition won by Juan Navarro Baldeweg, the Capitoline Museums expansion by Carlo Aymonino, and the Ara Pacis project by Richard Meier. The series is part of a broader analysis by TA.R.I-Architects, including a future exhibition on Rome's 'untouchable' sites.