History of a Border: The Roman Ghetto in Modern Era

Current research proves a certain “stability” about the Jews living in the Ghetto, but the complex dynamics of a population secluded in its borders deserve further investigation: in fact, co-existence in a narrow place generally meant a redefinition of the internal areas. The Jewish community was frequently facing lack of space, a problem whose solution was thought to lie in the vertical development of buildings.
The poster proposed is just a sample of a major project having the purpose to describe the Ghetto meticulously. Thanks to the information gathered in the Pius Gregorian Urban Cadastre, it has been possible to identify the floors of every single building, or shop, within the seclusion.
The graphics layout shows a direct connection between demographical/social data and their architectural implications. The 3D simplification appears to be the most immediate one, as it makes it possible to read urban fabric and vertical development contemporarily. A more accurate elaboration of historical data is anyway needed in order wholly understand the phenomena just described.