La Real Piazza di Pescara: prospettive per la ricerca di un’identitàurbana

• Michela Pirro ^[1]
  1. [1] PhD in Sistemi Terrestri e Ambienti Costruiti, Bologna, Italy
• Localización: FORTMED2023. Defensive architecture of the mediterranean : vol. XIII, XIV, XV / Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua (dir. congr.), Denise Ulivieri (aut.), 2023, ISBN 978-84-1396-129-3, págs. 1285-1290
• Idioma: italiano
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  • The speculative dynamics - indifferent to the logic of preservation and protection - that have altered thehistoric fabric of Pescara after World War II to the present, actually arose as early as the post-unificationphase and took hold with the demolition of the fortress that had delimited the town for centuries. Theerasure of the city’s past, therefore, began with the demolition of the walls of the “Real Piazza” and led,within a few generations, to the total oblivion of the fortress.The fortified structure, in its mid-16th-century configuration, was defined by a bastioned perimeter: withinit was located the residential area, which is still legible today in its general outlines. But the presence of thedefensive wall was perceived by the community after 1986 as an impediment to the city’s development,desired, rather than a testimony to a historical step in the city’s history.The research carried out on the urban fabric of Pescara, focusing in particular on the architecturalelements of what remains of the fortified perimeter and its urban area, aims to clarify the consistency andevolutionary phases of the fortress and its residential area, define strategies and a preliminary frameworkof interventions aimed at the knowledge of such a complex identity as that of the so-called “trident.” Italso seems essential to prepare congruent operations useful for directing future interventions that canreconcile instances of adaptation with respect for testimonial values and the necessary redevelopment ofthe urban environment.But the whole acts of protecting and preserving a heritage prove unsustainable when they are not basedon the active participation of the communities of reference (Faro Convention 2005). Pescara from theFortress to the Twentieth Century (2013) and discussions with members of city associations are evidenceof how in recent years-thanks in part to recent discoveries of underground rooms at the ramparts-there isa first attempt to resurface the history of this city.