Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2013
Housing complex owned by A.T.E.T ( company for residential building). These properties have several structural problems (water infiltration, moisture and so on) despite the very recent construction.
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2013
In 2002 there was a massive construction project by a consortium of private building contracts. The project to reveled the area has failed. In this are there only private and commercial constructions.
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2013
The design of new suburbs has affected the spaces of personal interaction inside the city. The old playground is replaced by the new shopping center.
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2013
There is only few areas aimed for children in the new Roman suburbs. The construction of this park was sponsored by the owners of the shopping mall nearby.
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2013
Even though the local church does no longer serve as a benchmark for the people living in the old town, it certainly remains a reference point where help could be sought
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2014
Building of Local health authority is illegally occupied from December 2013. Inside the building there are about 16 families with 10 children.
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2014
Despite the limited services for the citizens and the static nature of the real estate market in the Rome’s suburbs it will continue to build.
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2013
There is two tendencies when it comes to the urbanization plans of the outskirts of Rome: one involves environmental and social degradation and the other one is based on the concept of a district that serves as a “dormitory” rather than an area to live in
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2013
In the new suburbs about 60% of the population is under 35 years old. Many families are affected by the inadequacy of the public structures.
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2013
There is a boundary between the two urban peripherals. It’s a cultural boundary and leads to misunderstandings and isolation among the citizens.
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2014
Evelina is 20 years old. She lives in the in the building of the Local health authority. She lives in this room with her brother and her mother.
Ponte di Nona, Rome. 2013
In Rome there is as many as 250,000 vacant apartments according to the tenants union (SUNIA). Despite that, housing shortage in the capital is very strong.
