Pier Luigi Nervi and the Olympic Games Rome 1960

Abstract

The article analyzes the Olympic Village of Rome built for the 1960 games, where important buildings conceived by Pier Luigi Nervi for this sporting event are located. The villa is a set of volumes and spaces within a large green space where visitors of different ages come with the intention of encouraging their athletes, listening to a concert or enjoying a day of rest. Nervi’s buildings that this text reviews are part of the history of twentieth-century architecture linked to reinforced concrete, proposals that are recognized for their great plasticity.