Key subjects of this essay, the Genoa Fish Market (1933–36), designed by engineer Mario Braccialini, as well as the one in Naples (1929–35), designed by engineer Luigi Cosenza, are paradigmatic architectures with an urban and public function, built in the same years in close connection with the activities of the port. This location, apparently only geographical and related to the functional programme, is actually the origin of the most important formal physiognomies of their architectural design. The two "pescherie" (fish shops), both no longer in use, are expressions of the urban-port encounter: they tell of the rhythm of the port made up of fluxes, habits and expectations. Such a dynamic yet very regulated rhythm not only orchestrates the functioning of the port but has always configured its built form.
Port-City Architectures between Duality and Rituality: Two Fish Markets in Italy
Moretti, B.
2024-01-01
Abstract
Key subjects of this essay, the Genoa Fish Market (1933–36), designed by engineer Mario Braccialini, as well as the one in Naples (1929–35), designed by engineer Luigi Cosenza, are paradigmatic architectures with an urban and public function, built in the same years in close connection with the activities of the port. This location, apparently only geographical and related to the functional programme, is actually the origin of the most important formal physiognomies of their architectural design. The two "pescherie" (fish shops), both no longer in use, are expressions of the urban-port encounter: they tell of the rhythm of the port made up of fluxes, habits and expectations. Such a dynamic yet very regulated rhythm not only orchestrates the functioning of the port but has always configured its built form.
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