Tag : Rome

…is a massive Corbusian housing block designed by a team of Italian architects and built in 1972 in the southwestern outskirts of Rome – and I have recently become fascinated by stories of how residents have been gradually customizing and occupying it in unexpected ways – but departing from Fiumicino today I actually flew right ..

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…at the American Academy in Rome tonight (over the delightful food prepared in the kitchen she revolutionized, and presided over by the indomitable indefatigable Mona Talbott) was a highlight of autumnal Rome for me , as we sat for 3 hours absorbed in conversation about food, art, gardens, and culture occasionally interrupted by animated stories ..

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…the innovative contemporary art foundation with an international bent recently founded in Rome by Pierpaolo Barzan (which just co-produced the show “Hungry for Death” at the American Academy in Rome last Spring) is more evidence that this city is waking up – and this weekend I am looking forward to attending their conference entitled “Whatever ..

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…starting near the storied Cinacitta’ complex at Anagnina (the last stop of the Metro A Line) and ending near the Termini – was a day long urban hike across some of the more dramatic and unlikely landscapes of the city where ancient Roman ruins rub up against modern housing blocks – and the event was ..

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…is the Italian Fascist architect (1903 – 1963) who designed the Via Marmolata post office I passed on my evening walk through Testaccio (which is becoming my favorite part of town), and who was also responsible for the great Casa Malparte in Capri which I had the pleasure of visiting on an adventure in my ..

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