The University of Waterloo School of Architecture will mark the fortieth anniversary of its Rome Programme with a four-day celebration that will allow alumni to recall their time in the eternal city and experience some of the many changes that have taken place recently. The events take place in Rome starting with a reception at the Waterloo Studio on Wednesday October 30, finishing with a gala dinner on evening of Saturday November 2. In between you can select tours to Tivoli and walks in Rome, as well as a symposium, a concert and an evening reception on a terrace overlooking the Imperial Fora. We are expecting a large crowd and do have limited capacity in some events, so please book early and choose the events you wish to attend.
The base cost for the trip is $300 per adult and $50 per child (age 14 and under) and includes all social events as follows: welcome reception at the Rome Studio, reception on the Terrazza Caffarelli, select tours and the Gala Dinner. Other events and tours have a separate cost as indicated.
CELEBRATION PROGRAM
DAY
1:
Wednesday,
October
30,
2019
Welcome
Reception
at
the
Rome
Studio
Location: University
of
Waterloo
Rome
Studio,Piazza
di
Sant'Apollonia,
3,
00153
Roma
RM,
Italy
The ROMA XL celebration will launch with a reception at the University of Waterloo Rome Studio, Piazza S. Apollonia, 3 (Piazza S. Maria in Trastevere)
All are invited to visit Waterloo’s home in Rome. The Rome Programme moved into the Trastevere studio in 1992. Recently, it has been expanded and two floors in the building were renovated. Tour the studio. Meet the students and faculty teaching in Rome. Cost: included in the base price (when registering, please indicate if you will be attending).
The Welcome Reception is generously sponsored by Eric and Dedre Toker.
DAY
2: Thursday,
October
31,
2019
Day
Time:
Tivoli
Visit
Tour
Start
Location:
Piazza
Trilussa,
00153
Roma
We will travel by bus from Rome to Tivoli. In the morning half the group will visit Villa D’Este, Pirro Ligorio’s magnificent 16th Century water garden with Dr. Anne Bordeleau, O’Donovan Director of the School of Architecture. The other half will visit the “passionate remains” of Hadrian’s Villa with Rick Haldenby. The groups will switch in the afternoon. Cost: $100 per adult; child by arrangement (contact Barbara Myltschenko at 519-888-4567 ext. 27676 or bmyltschenko@uwaterloo.ca).
Evening
Event:
Reception
on
the
Terrazza
Caffarelli
Location:
Piazzale
Caffarelli,
4,
00186
Roma
RM,
Italy
The Caffarelli Terrace is located on the Capitoline Hill, on the roof of the Capitoline Museum, overlooking the both the ancient and the baroque city. This is a spectacular venue for a celebration, very close to the point where we begin the Rome Program each year. Cost: included in base price (when registering, please indicate if you will be attending).
DAY
3: Friday,
November
1,
2019
Day Time: Tours in Rome
On this day participants will have the option to participate in one or more tours in Rome. When registering, please select the tour(s) you would like to attend. Please be careful of the tour times so you don't register for tours happening at the same time.
Modern Rome Tour: Start Location: Piazza Trilussa, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
-
The
Tour
of
Modern
Rome: This
tour
takes
you
outside
of
the
city
centre,
where
different
residential
districts
have
developed
starting
from
the
immediate
post-war
period
with
interesting
examples
of
Neorealism,
until
reaching
the
gigantic
city
at
Corviale.
Tour
options:
- 9:00 am: All Day Tour of Modern Rome with Beatrice Bruscoli. Cost: $15 per adult; child by arrangement (contact Barbara Myltschenko at 519-888-4567 ext. 27676 or bmyltschenko@uwaterloo.ca).
Campo Marzio Tour: Start Location: Piazza del Campidoglio, 00186, Roma, RM, Italy
-
Campo Marzio Tour: Rome
is
a
city
that
vividly
expresses
the
concept
of
historical
layers,
one
built
above
the
other
one.
The
Campo Marzio Tour
will
be
an
experience
in
which
all
this
will
become
evident,
by
observing
its
urban
fabric,
its
public
spaces
and
buildings.
Tour
options:
- 9:30 am: Tour of the Campo Marzio with Lorenzo Pignatti. Cost: Included in base price.
- 1:30 pm: Tour of the Campo Marzio with Lorenzo Pignatti Cost: Included in base price.
Roman Forum and Palatine Tour: Tour starts at Largo della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
-
Forum
and
Palatine
Tour: This
tour
will
clearly
not
be
as
grueling
as
the
famous
10
hour
version
the
students
get
each
year,
but
it
will
be
full
of
new
insights
on
the
spaces,
their
histories
and
their
buildings.
We
will
visit
spaces
you
did
not
see
when
you
were
here
as
a
student.
- 9:00 am: Tour of the Forum and Palatine with Rick Haldenby. Cost: $50 per adult; child by arrangement (contact Barbara Myltschenko at 519-888-4567 ext. 27676 or bmyltschenko@uwaterloo.ca).
- 12:00 pm: Tour of the Forum and Palatine with Rick Haldenby. Cost: $50 per adult; child by arrangement (contact Barbara Myltschenko at 519-888-4567 ext. 27676 or bmyltschenko@uwaterloo.ca).
- 3:00 pm: Tour of the Forum and Palatine with Rick Haldenby. Cost: $50 per adult; child by arrangement (contact Barbara Myltschenko at 519-888-4567 ext. 27676 or bmyltschenko@uwaterloo.ca).
Evening:
Concert
Location: Auditorium
Parco
della
Musica,
Viale
Pietro
De
Coubertin
30, 00196
Roma
RM, Italy
The Orchestra dell’ Academia di Santa Cecilia with soloist Martha Argerich presents a concert of Weber, Chopin and Schuman in the building that launched Rome’s latest generation of architectural ambition and excellence: Renzo Piano’s Auditorium. Cost: $75 per person; child by arrangement (contact Barbara Myltschenko at 519-888-4567 ext. 27676 or bmyltschenko@uwaterloo.ca).
DAY
4: Saturday,
November
2,
2019
Afternoon:
Symposium
Title: Rome:
Contemporary
Perspectives
on
the
City
and
its
Architecture
Location:MAXXI
Museum, Via
Guido
Reni,
4A,
00196
Roma
RM,
Italy
The Symposium entitled Rome: Contemporary Perspectives on the City and its Architecture will feature speakers on ancient, renaissance and contemporary culture and architecture in Rome. Cost: $100 per adult; child by arrangement (contact Barbara Myltschenko at 519-888-4567 ext. 27676 or bmyltschenko@uwaterloo.ca).
The event will take place at the MAXXI Museum designed by Zaha Hadid.
Evening:
Gala
Dinner
Location: Palazzo
Doria
Pamphili, Piazza
del
Collegio
Romano,
00186
Roma
RM,
Italy
We will share a meal together in the glorious surroundings of the Doria Pamphili Palace in the centre of Rome. Cost: Included in base price (when registering, please indicate if you will be attending).
Please Note: Exact times for all events will be shared with those who have registered closer to the event date.
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS
We recommend that you make your arrangements for travel and accommodation as soon as possible. Please make these travel and accommodations on your own and at your own risk.
REGISTRATION
The deadline to register has passed (it was July 22, 2019).
WHO IS COMING TO ROME TO CELEBRATE?
Please view this attendee list online to see if any of your classmates and friends are already registered to attend!