Weaving Piacenza’s Territory Type: Academic Group Year: 2021 Location: Piacenza, Italy Software used: Revit I Sketchup I Photoshop I Illustrator Piacenza and the settlements under the Apennines are creating a strong chain of activities, traditions and economic wealth. The territories nearby Piacenza as well as areas close to the mountains are highly active and lively. Meanwhile, the part between the city gates of Piacenza and the cities of Vigolzone and Rivergaro became a neglected passed-by area. It is currently facing ecological degradation and a few climate issues. However, the site does hold significant potentialities which are mostly forgotten or hidden by settlers. Our main goal is to revive the lost values of Piacenza’s plains such as the lost antiqua river, old tramway, abandoned structures and neglected areas. The reactivation of the territory is proposed to connect two linear systems and the space between what will provide the regeneration of the economy and ecology as well. The linear system of two highways, one regional centre and mountains does not work coherently together anymore. The areas in between became neglected and boring for passed-by settlers. We are targeting to weave the territory in order to revive Piacenza’s plains and make the lost values lively again.
