Naples, the Metro of the Three As A. conversation with Ennio Cascetta and Achille Bonito Oliva

Ennio Cascetta and Achille Bonito Oliva

Economia della Cultura, 2020, issue 1, 85-101

Abstract: Naples’ subway system of the three As (Architecture, Art, and Archaeology)which has been under construction in Naples for more than twentyfive years, presents aspects of particular interest: not only for the unusualquality of the stations that have already been open – nicknamed «Art Stations» – and for the continuity and coherence of its design, but also for thenotable consistency of its quarter-century long implementation, despite anever-changing political landscape: shifting local council majorities, citymayors, regional governors, and even national parliaments and governments,often with opposing political orientations.This is a case very rare in Italy: the long-term continuity of a publicinfrastructure initiative, which has significantly increased the cultural attractivenessof a city already rich in heritage, and which has prompted theeditors of this journal (EdC here) to ask the senior managers of Metropolitanadi Napoli, the company that has been carrying out the work – Presidentand CEO Ennio Cascetta, and Consultant and Artistic Director AchilleBonito Oliva – to describe the conditions that have made this experiencepossible, and the characteristics that have earned it the consensus and supportof public opinion, citizens, and tourists.

Keywords: subway system; architects; artists; Archaeology; politics; licensed private company; culture; public opinion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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