Recently in Florence there have been heated debates over a newly approved energy plan that would allow the installation of solar and photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the city centre. The panels must follow the roof’s inclination, and alternative energy paneling is now obligatory on new buildings and on those under renovation, with at least one kilowatt of power.
But the council for historic and environmental preservation opposes the move, saying that the historical landscape of the city would be ruined; Vincenzo Vaccaro, architect and civil servant, said that “we cannot change the face of a city that attracts millions of tourists from all over the world”.
However, the urban roofscape is already teeming with antennae, signal repeaters and steel towers for heating and air conditioning systems; these objects visually and aesthetically detract from the important monuments in the central core, like the Duomo and Orsanmichele. Vaccaro denies that these rooftop apparatus have been authorized, but for the council they don’t need to be removed.
Simone Giuntini
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