Corviale accomplished. Funzione e disfunzione dell'edilizia sociale - Function and disfuction of social housing

The Big Public Building Corviale in Rome, is universally known as the biggest scandal, the biggest problem, the biggest myth of modern urban architecture. The book is the result of research on its history, its authors and its identity, carried out jointly by the Faculty of Architecture "L.Quaroni" of Wisdom and the Urban Design Program at Columbia University in New York, with the participation Agency of the Lazio Region and the Territorial Housing in Rome. The great mass of documentary material, critical reflection, of philological comparisons is not only the epitome of critical thinking on this great work, but also the basis for a series of innovative projects, realistic or visionary, developed by young architects and Italian Americans engaged in research. The book is entirely in Italian and English and is an example of integrated research between academia and government, and between training models internazionali.ENGLISH Corviale, the huge public housing building in Rome, is universally known as the biggest scandal, problem, the greatest myth of modern urban architecture. The book is the result of a long term research on Its History, Authors and identity, Conducted Jointly by the Faculty of Architecture "" L.Quaroni "" of Sapienza University and the Urban Design Program, Columbia University of New York, with the participation the Lazio Region and ATER (Territorial Public Housing Agency of Rome). The documentary material, the critical issues of philological comparisons is not only the sum of critical thinking on this great architecture, but Also the basis for a series of innovative, realistic and visionary design proposals, developed from young Americans and Italian architects engaged in research. The book is Entirely in English and Inglese and is an example of integrated research between academia and government and international training models.

Il Grande Edificio pubblico di Corviale, in Roma, è universalmente conosciuto come il più grande scandalo, il più grande problema, il più grande mito dell’architettura urbana moderna. Il libro è il frutto di una ricerca sulla sua storia, i suoi autori e la sua identità, condotta in collaborazione dalla Facoltà di Architettura “L.Quaroni” della Sapienza e dall'Urban Design Program della Columbia University di New York, con la partecipazione della Regione Lazio e dell’Agenzia Territoriale Edilizia Residenziale di Roma. La grande messe di materiale documentario, di riflessioni critiche, di comparazioni filologiche costituisce non solo la summa del pensiero critico su questa grande opera, ma anche la base per una serie di progetti innovativi, realistici o visionari, elaborati dai giovani architetti americani e italiani impegnati nella ricerca. Il volume è integralmente in lingua italiana e inglese e rappresenta un esempio di ricerca integrata fra accademia e pubblica amministrazione e fra modelli formativi internazionali. ENGLISH: Corviale, the huge public housing building in Rome, is universally known as the biggest scandal, problem, the greatest myth of modern urban architecture. The book is the result of a long term research on its history, authors and identity, conducted jointly by the Faculty of Architecture "L.Quaroni" of Sapienza University and the Urban Design Program, Columbia University of New York, with the participation the Lazio Region and ATER (Territorial Public Housing Agency of Rome). The documentary material, the critical issues of philological comparisons is not only the sum of critical thinking on this great architecture, but also the basis for a series of innovative, realistic and visionary design proposals, developed from young Americans and Italian architects engaged in research. The book is entirely in Italian and English and is an example of integrated research between academia and government and international training models.