Building in the built. A project for the University buildings in the historical center of Naples

The project for the complex of the “Federico II” University in Via Mezzocannone, was an occasion to analyze a current theme about the transformation of the city: the relationship between the ancient city and the contemporary project. The essay focuses on: "Building in the built", with two main lines of response to the theme, one about the conservation, the other about the regeneration. The second approach is pursued: the contemporary becomes an expression of one's own age. We work through "fragments", that allows a re-reading of the context and the relationship with memory. The project for University’s buildings is measured with the re-reading of the historical building and its relationship with the old center, through a strategy that works for punctual interventions, with new paths and functions.