F Aant Farm
Alessandro Arnold
Simone Carnevali
Giulia Di Giannantonio
Valerio Di Santo
Andrea Fabietti
Elena Fierro
Marco Sabino Onofri
Federica Pieralisi
Carlo Renato Popescu
Carlotta Pucci
Francesca Pia Reale
Virginia Ricotta
Luca Rieder
Elena Sambucci
Arianna Sordi
Seynabou Thiam
Cristiana Tranchini
Paola Costanza Papakristo
Sara Varcasia
AANT wins the 2025 Rome Architecture Festival with “Nodo Aperto,” a temporary installation designed for Piazza Balsamo Crivelli in Rome, created with the participation of students from the Bachelor’s programs in Design and Art Direction.
Objectives:
To reactivate Piazza Balsamo Crivelli, transforming it into a more vibrant and accessible space for everyone, starting from the real needs of the people who use it.
The Farm:
AANT students from the Bachelor’s programs in Design and Art Direction engaged with a real urban regeneration project by taking part in the Call for Projects of the 2025 Rome Architecture Festival. This work led to the creation of Nodo Aperto, the winning temporary installation designed for Piazza Balsamo Crivelli, in Rome’s Municipio IV.
From analyzing the urban context to engaging in dialogue with local residents, the project involved students in a complete process: research, concept development, and the design of an intervention capable of responding to real needs. The team addressed the theme of public-space use, focusing on modularity, inclusivity, and flexibility of use.
Nodo Aperto was conceived to transform the square into a lively, shared place, able to welcome people of different ages and needs. A project that interprets architecture as a social tool, where design and participation become levers to reactivate the relationship between citizens and urban space.
