Oristano, from Competition to the Rebirth of Piazza Manno

Designed by abp architetti

Transforming and redeveloping, shaping an attractive public space, and fostering encounters: these targeted, simple yet geometrically rigorous actions redefine one of the city’s key places. Today, the square designed by abp architetti is a flexible space, welcoming residents throughout the week as well as during festivals and events.

It all began in 2020, when the Municipality of Oristano launched a design competition to transform and enhance one of the city’s most important squares – also serving as the gateway to the historic center. The aim was to return a public space to the citizens that had long lost its identity.

The winning project, developed by the abp architetti studio – founded in Florence by Alberto Becherini, Piera Bongiorni, and Andrea Borghi (whom we recently featured for the opening of the Carracci Schools in Bologna) – was selected by the jury for having redefined the space as an attractive, pedestrian-friendly public area, renewed not just formally but above all functionally and socially.