BIO
Born and raised in Rome long time ago.
In 2003 I graduated from "La Sapienza" as an architect. My master thesis though happened to be a photography book.
In 2004 I worked at an old fashioned fine-art photolab in the basement. There were films, chemicals and old projectors.
In 2006 I moved to the Netherlands and tried to be a proper architect. It turned out that I started freelancing as an architectural photographer.
I looked around and worked hard. I explored and I sailed. I landed somewhere else and indulged for a while. Then I eventually got lost and it took me a while to find my way back home.
"So you walk on through the dark. Cause that's where the next morning is."
Bruce Springsteen
photography, wonder and cityscape
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the city that doesn't exist
the Eindhoven urban densification – part I Inner City
The city that doesn’t exist is a poetic exploration of key areas of Eindhoven which are about to undergo a massive long-term “densification” plan that will radically alter the urban landscape and the experience of the city.
Eindhoven is making huge strides as Brainport. It longs to radically reshape its identity and it's yearning for gigantic growth with the ambition to reach a population of 300.000 by 2040 (currently the population is about 230.000). These new residents will largely be housed in the city centre and around the central station.
But what new and as yet unknown spaces will materialize in the densified Eindhoven of the future? What will these look like? What will it be like to live, work and stay there? How do current city dwellers deal with such a drastic change in their living environment? What needs, desires and expectations do those 70.000 new urban residents have?
As expressed by Charles Montgomery in his Happy City (2015): Every urban landscape is a collection of memory- and emotion-activating symbols. What new memories and symbols will emerge amidst the vacuum of such a radical urban transformation?
The city that doesn’t exist aims to evoke a deep, collective, introspective, emotional and imaginary exploration of the vacuum opened up by the prospects of such a gigantic environmental change.
part I Inner City refers to eight so-called “focus areas” of the city centre. The plans for these areas have a deep longing for a new identity of the city. A highly urban, attractive, liveable, green, inclusive city with international allure – a global economic player; healthy and future-proof ... social ... hospitable city, according to the enthusiastic vision of the Municipality. Great emphasis and high expectations are placed on architectural quality.
