FERDINANDO FUGA A NAPOLI, 1997 | PAOLO GIORDANO

Ferdinando Fuga a Napoli. L’Albergo dei poveri, il Cimitero delle 366 fosse, i Granili (1997) by Paolo Giordano is a meticulously researched architectural monograph focused on three major social architecture interventions by Ferdinando Fuga in mid‑18th-century Naples: the ambitious (partially unrealized) Albergo dei Poveri, the unique Cemetery of the 366 Graves, and the public Granili. Giordano integrates archival drawings, direct surveys, and graphic re‑designs to reconstruct Fuga’s original vision and its transformation through time. He complements this with an in-depth restoration proposal and critical reflection on the project's longstanding legacy—characterized today by ruin and incompleteness. The volume stands as a definitive study of Fuga’s Neapolitan legacy and its importance in the discourse of restoration theory, urban resilience, and enlightenment-era social architecture.