DORA AND CONCRETE

Since we are really interested in the development of the project ‘’Turin the city of waters’’, that foresees the development of parks along the rivers, in the whole metropolitan area it is natural to be horrified seeing the work shown in the
photo : on Lungo Dora Colletta is being made a concrete casting on the river
b ank whose aim is to make the embankments higher without damaging the
sacred street seat. (see other photos)
We think on the contrary that are the rivers to be sacred. A process of re-naturalization of the river banks is taking place all over the world, while here tere is a process of overbuilding..
It’s sheer madness.
If, like in this case, for safety reasons it is necessary to make a bank higher again, it should be done making a footstep toward the realization of the park and not endangering its quality with a similar ruin.

Since we consider as priority the project for the realization of the river park (even if this will happen within a middle or along term) , we have shown in the scheme below: 1. the intervention in progress of realization, 2- a more careful alternative solution to the future development of the park along the Dora.

ZUCCA ARCHITETTURA AND URBAN ACTIVISM

This statement has been sent out to the principal nets of international organizations, that pay a great attention to the quality of the urban river environment (European River Network and International River)