“Carlo Roma 2020”: Architecture, City and Politics in Carlo Aymonino's Legacy

Abstract

On June 23 and 24, 2021, the symposium “Carlo Aymonino. Progetto, città e politica” was held at the School of Architecture, Valle Giulia, at the Sapienza University of Rome. It was part of a cycle of events “Carlo Roma 2020,” organized by the Faculty of Architecture under the patronage of the Department of Architecture and Design | DiAP, which also included two exhibitions: Disegni per Carlo Aymonino (featuring original drawings, as visual commentaries on Aymonino’s works, by invited Italian architects) and Opera in quattro parti. Letture del Campus di Pesaro (where Aymonino’s project at Pesaro was analyzed by Sapienza doctoral students and curated by Dean Orazio Carpenzano, Prof. Caterina Padoa Schioppa and Prof. Luca Purqueddu). This cycle of events was envisioned and organized by Dean Carpenzano, and by Federica Morgia, professor at the Sapienza, in conjunction with the exhibition curated by Manuel Orazi at the Milan Triennale, Carlo Aymonino. Loyalty to Betrayal (May 14 – August 22, 2021).1 The events, had the objective to start a critical conversation on Carlo Aymonino’s legacy for the contemporary architectural scene, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his death. The symposium featured several speakers, who were invited to piece together their direct experiences with Carlo Aymonino: memories, anecdotes and different critical readings of his works.