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lorenzo napolitano architetto

Foggia, IT

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Final design of the entire area
Final design of the entire area
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Umberto Giordano square Foggia Italy

The project provided  the redevelopment of the entire urban area defined by the square removing all that was built in the 60 age of last century without any concern for the quality and the welfare of urban citizens and shaping the monumental area dedicated to the musician Umberto Giordano who was born in Foggia in the middle 'of 1800 century. The monumental area, through a group of bronze sculptures, highlights the major operas of the composer as Andrea Chenier, Fedora, Siberia and others. These bronze sculptures made in the 1964 was in large parts damaged cause weather factors and pollutants and the absolute lack of care. Near the square there is an ancient eighteenth-century church separated from the square by a stretch of road. The project has organized the entire area relating in a unitary form all the elements of quality. The bronzes sculptures made by the venetian artist Vio are been restored leaving the original patina. The originary floor of the square was lost when during the 1960 was changed trought a thin Trentino stone  of only 2 centimetres thick. This floor was totally disconnected and fractured and was removed to create e new floor made of large Vicenza and Apricena stones  of 6 centimetres thick with natural terracotta strips. Trought this work was changed the entire technology net and near the ancient  church was create a new little square that defines the entrance.

 
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Status: Built
Location: Foggia Italy

 
New floor and stone bases of monumental area
New floor and stone bases of monumental area
Detail of the little square near the ancient church
Detail of the little square near the ancient church
Floor of the little square
Floor of the little square
Detail of the stone bases
Detail of the stone bases
Floor in the curved side of the square
Floor in the curved side of the square
Detail of the floor at the entrance of the monumental area
Detail of the floor at the entrance of the monumental area
Internal roads and stone seats
Internal roads and stone seats
Design of the green areas
Design of the green areas
The curved side with new Camphor trees
The curved side with new Camphor trees
Leave in the square
Leave in the square
Stone seats
Stone seats
Aggregation of social groups
Aggregation of social groups
Final part of the curved side
Final part of the curved side
Leave in the square 2
Leave in the square 2
Detail of backs of stone seats
Detail of backs of stone seats
The Syberia bronze group restored
The Syberia bronze group restored
Portrait of Umberto Giordano
Portrait of Umberto Giordano
Tom Hanks in the move Philadephia where is played 'la mamma morta' from the opera Andrea Chenier by Maria Callas
Tom Hanks in the move Philadephia where is played "la mamma morta" from the opera Andrea Chenier by Maria Callas
View of the square towards the church
View of the square towards the church
Urban furniture
Urban furniture
Ones of the disables entrance
Ones of the disables entrance
Floor design in the monumental area
Floor design in the monumental area
Detail of the entrance in the curved side
Detail of the entrance in the curved side
View of the Bronze group 'La cena delle Beffe'
View of the Bronze group "La cena delle Beffe"
Detail of the marbles in the stone bases
Detail of the marbles in the stone bases
Graphic of the commemorative plates
Graphic of the commemorative plates
View of the back iron seats
View of the back iron seats
Detail of one of the corner solutions in stone and bronze
Detail of one of the corner solutions in stone and bronze
The opposite side of the square
The opposite side of the square
View of the square near the church
View of the square near the church
Leaving square
Leaving square