"This bridge must last a thousand years and must be made of steel". Renzo Piano at the presentation of the new bridge project intended to replace the Morandi viaduct tragically collapsed on August 14 in Genoa. After the anticipations unveiled by the same Plan on the occasion of the Camogli communication festival, the Architect and Italian Parliament Member presented the details of his project for the bridge on the Polcevera in the Liguria region.
In addition to the Genoese architect were present the president of the Region Giovanni Toti, the mayor Marco Bucci, the CEO of Autostrade Giovanni Castellucci and the CEO of Fincantieri Giuseppe Bono. The project, as Piano emphasizes, recalls the bridge of a ship. It will be in steel and is designed to allow effective maintenance.
"A simple and sober bridge - emphasized Piano - even thrifty. As it is in the character of the Genoese people. It will be white, able to absorb solar energy during the day through deflector panels, to then light up at night. So much light but without 'special effects' that would be exceedent. " The bridge will have 22 spans and 43 lanterns, as the number of victims caused by the collapse.
"I believe this bridge must be a consoling presence to the city. It is as if arriving in Genoa discover this kind of strange ship that crosses the Polcevera. It will be a very clear color, probably very close to white ", continued the architect. "The beauty of the bridge - he remarked - does not have to be a cosmetic beauty, it must be essence. The idea is that this bridge celebrate in a subtle, non-rhetorical way, the fact that it was created by a tragedy that turns into something else ».
"We are confident that by the end of October next year we can achieve it", stressed President Toti. "Bridge reconstruction is basic, but the whole area is equally important. There is a neighborhood to be redone, through an international competition that we will publish in a few months and which we are announcing today ", said Mayor Bucci.
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