Ex Ospedale Psichiatrico Paolo Pini
The case of the former Paolo Pini psychiatric hospital in Milan.
Contrary to the Vele described in Gomorra or the Zen district in Palermo, this neighbourhood was born to be a virtuous model of autonomous city destined to an affluent population looking for a new living space far from the chaos of the city.
Designed in the 1970s by Kenzo Tange and Urtec should have been a new model of city surrounded by greenery. An idea, an utopia that shattered already in the development phase with a series of changes to the projects and to the intended purposes. The district, even before the completion of the construction, has become a place to unload the worst of the city, to be then completely forgotten.
Librino, social marginalisation | Università degli Studi di Catania | Catania
Al contrario delle Vele raccontate in Gomorra o del quartiere Zen di Palermo, questo quartiere era nato come modello virtuoso di città autonoma destinata ad una popolazione abbiente e in cerca di un nuovo spazio abitativo al di fuori del caos cittadino.
Progettato negli anni ’70 da Kenzo Tange e Urtec doveva essere un modello di nuova città immersa nel verde. Un’idea, un’utopia, infrantasi già in fase di realizzazione con una serie di modifiche ai progetti e alle destinazioni d’uso. Il quartiere ancor prima del compimento dei lavori è divenuto un luogo dove scaricare il peggio della città per poi dimenticarsene.
Librino, marginalità sociale | Università degli Studi di Catania | Catania
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