Estetica del Riuso

The final chapter of Estetica del Riuso is approaching. Join us in Rome on September 30, October 1 and 2 for three days of activities exploring reuse in architecture and the built environment, with local and international guests, architects, researchers and experts. The programme includes a site visit to Torrevecchia, a material inventory workshop, a round table on Radical Reuse, a lecture by BC Architects, a series of presentations by practices working with reuse in different ways, and a final exhibition. All the activities will take place at EX MATTATOIO (Largo Giovanni Battista Marzi, 10)

 

SEPTEMBER 30

16:30-18:30 Site visit - Torrevecchia: Visit Torrevecchia, one of Rome’s significant public housing neighbourhoods, designed by Pietro Barucci, Lucio Passarelli and Marcello Vittorini. Curated by Roma Tre University.

Max 15 participants, registration required. Please send an email to general (at) newgenerationsweb (dot) com

 

OCTOBER 1

11:30-13:30 Estetica del Riuso Laboratory: Inventories - Morning session, part 1 | Laboratorio modelli e prototipi: This hands-on session explores the materials available for reuse in the university’s storage facilities. Participants will catalogue and document discarded materials, working together with invited international guests and reuse experts. The resulting inventory will become part of the final exhibition, opening on October 2. With Stefano Converso, PARC (Programma di Architettura Circolare)

Max 15 participants, registration required. Please send an email to general (at) newgenerationsweb (dot) com

 

16:30-18:15 Round table, Estetica del Riuso "Radical Reuse" | Aula Libera: A round table exploring the editorial project Radical Reuse, presented by Giulia Ricci and Alessandro Valenti of About Magazine. The discussion will also feature Luca Montuori (Roma Tre), Alice Buzzone (Festival FAR), Dario Boncoraglio (FAR + Roma Tre), and Claudia Ricciardi (Casa dell'Architettura). The event is organised with the support of the Ordine degli Architetti PPC di Roma e provincia, Casa dell’Architettura and FAR (Festival di Architettura Roma). 

Free participation, reserve your spot: LINK

 

18:30-20:00 Lecture, Estetica del Riuso, BC Architects: Laurens Beckemans | Aula Libera: Co-founder of BC Architects & Studies & Materials, will present the Brussels-based practice and its approach to architecture, research, education and material production. The event is part of Conversazioni Internazionali sul Progetto, a programme by Casa dell’Architettura dedicated to dialogue with leading international figures in architecture and design. The lecture will be introduced by Milena Farina (Roma Tre), followed by a conversation between Onorato Di Manno and Andrea Tanci of Set Architects, and Laurens Beckemans.

Free participation, reserve your spot: LINK

 

OCTOBER 2

11:30-13:30 Estetica del Riuso Laboratory. Inventories - Morning session, part 2 | Laboratorio modelli e prototipi: The second session continues the collective cataloguing and documentation of discarded materials found in the university’s storage facilities, together with invited international guests and reuse experts. The completed inventory will become part of the final exhibition, opening later that day. With Stefano Converso, PARC (Programma di Architettura Circolare)

Max 15 participants, registration required. Please send an email to general (at) newgenerationsweb (dot) com

 

17:30-20:00 Estetica del Riuso, Round of presentations| Ex Biblioteca: Four architectural practices will present different approaches to reuse, exploring its social, technological, construction and research dimensions. Vacuum (Milan, IT), Maxence Grangeot (Lausanne, CH), Rita Adamo | La Rivoluzione delle Seppie (Belmonte Calabro, IT), URRU (Barcelona, ES). Four participants, four 20-minute presentations, four different ways of understanding and practising reuse — revealing how different approaches can generate new models of practice, management and architectural expression. 

Free participation, reserve your spot: LINK

 

*from 16:30, Exhibition, Estetica del Riuso: The exhibition presents the results of Estetica del Riuso, including the material inventory produced during the laboratory sessions. The curators Gianpiero Venturini (New Generations), Esau Acosta Perez and Miguel Jaenicke (VIC -Vivero de Iniciativas Ciudadanas) will be available from 16:30 to introduce the exhibition and discuss the materials and research behind the project. The exhibition will remain open until October 30 and open with no registration required. 

 

LOCATION

All the activities will take place at EX MATTATOIO, Largo Giovanni Battista Marzi, 10

The Ex Mattatoio can be reached via the following options: Public Transport Bus: 170, 280, 719, 775, 781 | Train: FL1, FL3, FL5 | Metro: Line B. On Foot: The venue is about a 10-minute walk from the metro station Piramide (Line B), the Roma-Lido railway line (Trastevere), and Roma Ostiense train station. | By Bicycle: Bicycle parking is available.

Project credits: Estetica del Riuso, promoted by Roma Capitale – Assessorato alla Cultura, is the winner of the public call Roma Creativa 365. Cultura tutto l’anno, in collaboration with Zètema Progetto Cultura.

An original idea by: New Generations and VIC (Vivero de Iniciativas Ciudadanas)

In collaboration with: Dipartimento di Architettura Roma Tre, PARC (Programma di Architettura Circolare), Real Academia de España en Roma

This project has been also made possible with the support of: Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), Kindgom of the Embassy of the Netherlands, FAR - Festival Architettura Roma, Casa dell'Architettura

 

PosterGral ENb ➡️ Estetica del Riuso. Poster, July, September, October 2026, Rome

01 Library Muyinga BCarchitectsstudies 1 1 ➡️ Lecture by BC Architects (Oct 1, 18:30, Ex Mattatoio). Library Muyinga, Ph. courtesy of BC Architects

4 Fabrica de Cartro 4 5.JPG 1

 ➡️ Lecture by URRU (Oct 2, 17:30, Ex Mattatoio). Fabrica de Cartro. Ph, Recursos Urbans

01. workshop Estetica del Riuso. Ph. Gianpiero Venturini ➡️ Estetica del Riuso. Lab 2, Inventar (November, 2025) Ph. Gianpiero Venturini02. workshop Estetica del Riuso Ph. Simone Erbori ➡️ Estetica del Riuso. Lab 2, Normative e Cataloghi (November, 2025) Ph. Simone Erbori03. workshop Estetica del Riuso Ph. Stefano Converso ➡️ Estetica del Riuso. Lab 3, Metabolismo (December, 2025) Ph. Stefano Converso

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