For centuries, the idea of connecting Sicily to mainland Italy across the Strait of Messina has remained one of the country’s most debated infrastructural ambitions. The proposed bridge, promoted by Stretto di Messina S.p.A., represents not only an engineering challenge but a profound territorial transformation. This thesis investigates the post-bridge scenario at Torre Faro, the narrowest point between Sicily and Calabria. Characterized today by low density, strong fishing traditions, and fragile ecological systems, Torre Faro stands at the forefront of this impending change. The project critically examines the land acquired for the bridge’s construction and questions its future beyond infrastructure. Rather than treating these areas as residual or purely technical spaces, the proposal reimagines them as opportunities for reconnection and regeneration. It addresses the fragmentation caused by large-scale infrastructure and seeks to re-link disrupted urban and ecological networks. Through three strategic lenses — Adaptation, Absorption, and Activation — the project proposes: Adapting existing social and spatial systems to new infrastructural realities. Absorbing environmental impacts such as pollution, noise, and ecological disruption through landscape-based strategies. Activating acquired lands as meaningful public and ecological nodes, preventing them from becoming voids within the urban fabric. Ultimately, the thesis positions Torre Faro not as a byproduct of infrastructure, but as a renewed territorial gateway — where landscape, community, and mobility converge to redefine the identity of Sicily in a post-bridge future.
Per secoli, l’idea di collegare la Sicilia alla terraferma italiana attraverso lo Stretto di Messina è rimasta una delle ambizioni infrastrutturali più dibattute del paese. Il ponte proposto, promosso da Stretto di Messina S.p.A., rappresenta non solo una sfida ingegneristica, ma anche una profonda trasformazione territoriale. Questa tesi indaga lo scenario post-ponte a Torre Faro, il punto più stretto tra Sicilia e Calabria. Caratterizzata oggi da bassa densità, forti tradizioni di pesca e sistemi ecologici fragili, Torre Faro si trova al centro di questo imminente cambiamento. Il progetto analizza criticamente le aree acquisite per la costruzione del ponte e ne interroga il futuro oltre la semplice funzione infrastrutturale. Piuttosto che trattare questi spazi come residuali o puramente tecnici, la proposta li reimmagina come opportunità di riconnessione e rigenerazione. Si affronta la frammentazione causata dalle infrastrutture su larga scala e si cerca di ricollegare reti urbane ed ecologiche interrotte. Attraverso tre linee strategiche — Adattamento, Assorbimento e Attivazione — il progetto propone: Adattare i sistemi sociali e spaziali esistenti alle nuove realtà infrastrutturali. Assorbire gli impatti ambientali come inquinamento, rumore e alterazioni ecologiche attraverso strategie basate sul paesaggio. Attivare i terreni acquisiti come nodi pubblici ed ecologici significativi, prevenendo che diventino vuoti nel tessuto urbano. In definitiva, la tesi posiziona Torre Faro non come un sottoprodotto dell’infrastruttura, ma come un rinnovato portale territoriale — dove paesaggio, comunità e mobilità convergono per ridefinire l’identità della Sicilia in un futuro post-ponte.
In between
Spinello, Simona;Williem, Raymond
2025/2026
Abstract
For centuries, the idea of connecting Sicily to mainland Italy across the Strait of Messina has remained one of the country’s most debated infrastructural ambitions. The proposed bridge, promoted by Stretto di Messina S.p.A., represents not only an engineering challenge but a profound territorial transformation. This thesis investigates the post-bridge scenario at Torre Faro, the narrowest point between Sicily and Calabria. Characterized today by low density, strong fishing traditions, and fragile ecological systems, Torre Faro stands at the forefront of this impending change. The project critically examines the land acquired for the bridge’s construction and questions its future beyond infrastructure. Rather than treating these areas as residual or purely technical spaces, the proposal reimagines them as opportunities for reconnection and regeneration. It addresses the fragmentation caused by large-scale infrastructure and seeks to re-link disrupted urban and ecological networks. Through three strategic lenses — Adaptation, Absorption, and Activation — the project proposes: Adapting existing social and spatial systems to new infrastructural realities. Absorbing environmental impacts such as pollution, noise, and ecological disruption through landscape-based strategies. Activating acquired lands as meaningful public and ecological nodes, preventing them from becoming voids within the urban fabric. Ultimately, the thesis positions Torre Faro not as a byproduct of infrastructure, but as a renewed territorial gateway — where landscape, community, and mobility converge to redefine the identity of Sicily in a post-bridge future.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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