Appreciating Italian Classical Landscapes

12/07/2019

The town of Tivoli in Italy is a lovely place with abundant cultural, historical, and natural resources, of the greater metropolitan area of Rome in the region of Lazio. Despite its small size and close proximity to the eternal city, Tivoli actually has a great range of fantastic attractions and sites and is a great place to visit.

Last year I traveled to Tivoli and met with Andrea Bruciati, Director of the UNESCO sites that he terms the ‘Villae’ (Villa d'Este and Villa Adriana). A true romantic, his goal is to both harness the cultural quality of the heritage sites and yet further invigorate them to become the pulsating heart of the communities who live and work there. We discuss the particular problems of protecting heritage with introducing new economies to retain vitality and opportunity. 

The interview will be published this month as part of a series I am writing for URBANIZATION MAGAZINE.

Andrea Bruciati and I discussed the following key issues

• How can an ancient town exist in a modern world?
• How does Tivoli attract young people to stay and forge their lives?
• How to build community pride in a small historical town?
• Would mass tourism be a detractor from establishing community sensibility?

In this regular column, I take travels around the globe to discuss the essential ingredients that are focused on what makes better city living. I meet experts, visionaries and game changers and share their thoughts on the various aspects that can and should be at the heart of city life in tomorrow’s world. 

My latest article 'Back to the Future' is is an interview with Andrew, looking at the massive growth of Kuala Lumpur over the last decade and importance of protecting heritage buildings and districts in the face of rapid growth.  

Previous Interviews 

2019/07/03
Salon
​Event Review-5G Urban Revolution or Tech Hype?

2019/06/28
Salon
5G Urban Revolution or Tech Hype?

2019/06/26
Conference:
Tomorrows World Today​

2019/05/28
Education:
Shenzhen University Planning Urban Futures 

2019/04/29
Conference:
Barriers and Affordances to Active Ageing
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Andrea Bruciati(1968) is an art historian, critic and curator originally fromCorinaldo, in the Marche region.
He was the director of the Municipal Gallery of Contemporary Art in Monfalcone and artistic director of the Art Verona fair, while since 2017 he has directed the two monumental sites Villa d'Este and Villa Adriana in Tivoli, both declared UNESCO heritage.

The Magazine of Urbanization is a specialized and monthly distributed Magazine. The released issues by far have provided much information about urbanization both home and abroad. Under the guidance of and with the technologies and expertise provided by the Science & Technology Commission attached to MOHURD, the magazine has been focusing on reporting issues & solutions and experiences & lessons in the urbanization processes, on presenting status quo of urbanization in China, on summarizing China’s experiences and exploring China’s urbanization strategies. It is an authoritative magazine in the field.

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