The Roma 050 Laboratory, led by architect Stefano Boeri, unveiled the first results of a project to imagine what the Eternal City would look like in 2050. "I have already worked on the visions of large metropolises, such as Shanghai, São Paulo, Paris, Cairo, and Riyadh," said Boeri. "But thinking about the future of Rome is a unique challenge because Rome is a 'world-city' that hosts the entire spectrum of the history of urbanity." However, there is also a 'world of cities', a complexity that exists through the articulation of the archipelago of daughter cities". Urban policies and initiatives are identified for each project on the map, along with the corresponding funding source. The Roma050 Laboratory has so far considered 419 interventions in progress for the Jubilee 2025, 471 for the NRRP, and 307 heritage restoration; 19 km of new tram paths, 72 km of new cycle paths; 391 energy efficiency improvements in schools and 29 kindergarten redevelopments; 760 hectares of new green areas, 136 hectares of forestation, 5 parks overlooking the Tiber, and 5 redevelopment of historic villas. Finally, you should have an accurate depiction of what Rome will look like in the middle of the century.
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