Bologna, February 15, 2024 – “A new way of thinking about public spaces in the city “Which improves the quality of life in Bologna, in a central place for the population of Bologna,” he emphasizes. Rafael LaudaniUrban Planning Consultant, during View the new garden squarewith the city's first fountain, which will rise in a kind of “living room” that will connect the covered square to the neighborhood Bolognabetween the shed Piazza Lucio Dalla And Via Fioravanti.

Introducing the new Piazza Lucio Dalla

The municipality approved the project Work will begin in March And It will be completed by summer. Area approx 3330 square meters (The permeability rate is 80%). It is characterized by the presence of three large grassy areas in which it will be planted New trees And create six Of what is called “rain gardens”, is also built into the central paved area, which has the ability to store rainwater that also flows from the paved areas, so that only excess water from the most extreme meteorological events flows into the sewers. Gardens are one of the first applications of natural solutions for creating and managing public spaces.

This is what the new Piazza Lucio Dalla will look like

He thought about submitting the project Architect Francesco Evangelisti. “An urban space full of seats, highly sought after by residents – says the architect -, and Circular fountain with vertical jets“, with different programs that allow you to manage the scenographic effects of water and light.” The garden square will be accessed from the Via Fioravanti pierfrom canopy From Piazza Lucio Dalla, from the local police headquarters and from Libre Paradisus Square. He says that the new green area adjacent to the square, inaugurated in 2022 and dedicated to Lucio Dalla, is a symbol of “a policy of urban redevelopment that has a lot to do with the concept of coexistence and good occupation of public spaces.” Federica Mazzone, Chief of the Naville District. The project will be coordinated by Marine Market Association (Including expenses of approximately 900 thousand euros), within the framework of the plan to renovate the former fruit and vegetable market. The park is the first part of a larger intervention to connect the road and shed to the park: It will be completed during the conversion work of the former administrative building of the old market, expected as part of the integrated urban plan “Knowledge City”, funded by the National Planning Programme.