Genoa and Hannover: Urban Pioneers, Common Grounds

For centuries, Genoa and Hanover have changed themselves by renewing their role. In particular, the transformation undertaken in these two cases, apparently so different, express characters that are clearly visible in the design themes, which can be discovered within the stratification of urban elements. A commercial-port city from one side, an agro-industrial center to the other, but throughout their evolution both have faced the major events that from the modernity lead the society into a complete review of the contemporary urban policies.