Pila Cemetery of Perugia
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The expansion of the cemetery of Pila differs from the approved version (characterized by a grotesque competition for the most sumptuous tomb) and embodies the essential symbolism of a parallel city : a huge eroded tombstone that holds a collection of revisited historical finds (private buildings, public vaults, fountain, retreat area, chapel, etc.) and where the silent nature of the external perimeter, defined by rows of private buildings and orderly travertine slabs contrast with the lively surrounding agricultural scenery. The inner space is layered with a thin cement flooring and characterized by a votive stele that completes the main pedestrian path in a theatrical flourish. The walls of the public vaults and tools, finished in levelled mortar and painted in shades of natural earth colours, form a series of alleys and small squares which depict a picturesque city of the dead. The project was chosen for the “International Andrea Palladio Prize for Architecture 1988â€, while the work obtained the “City of Vicenza Special Prize†on the occasion of the “International Dedalo Minosse Prize for Architecture 2001â€.
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HOF- Team
Location and Details
Strada Pila. Italy
HOF ASSOCIATES
Paolo Belardi (Gubbio 1958) graduated in Civil and Construction Engineering in 1982 from the “La Sapienza†University, Rome. He has collaborated with Vittorio De Feo. He taught in the Faculty of Architecture at “La Sapienza Universityâ€, Rome and at Seconda Università in Naples. He is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Perugia where he co-ordinates the Interdisciplinary Section of Design and Architecture in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Alessio Burini (Perugia 1959) graduated in Civil and Construction Engineering in 1985 from the “La Sapienza†University, Rome. From 1993 – 1996 he collaborated in drafting the municipal urban planning project Nuovo Piano Regolatore Generale of Perugia working with Salvatore Dierna and was a consultant for implementing new systems of innovative transportation. He was a consultant with Federcalcio S.r.l. from 1988 to 2000.
Belardi and Burini set up “HOF Associates†in 1987 and have participated in numerous national and international competitions. Their projects and work, collective and/or individual have obtained recognition and special prizes for architecture which include: “International Andrea Palladio Prize for Architecture†(1989 and 1989) “Luigi Cosenza National Prize for Architecture†(1992 and 1998), “International Dedalo Minosse Prize for Architecture†(1999 and 2001).
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