Design strategies for the conservation and extended use of archaeological landscapes. The archaeological area of Doclea in Montenegro.

The site of the ancient Roman city of Doclea, one of the most important and interesting archaeological sites in Montenegro and part of the tentative list as a candidate for being included into the UNESCO World Heritage List, requires interventions aimed at its protection and at the enhancement of the site. Studies and archaeological excavations have brought to light only a part of the settled area, strongly penalized by the presence of a railway line that cuts it in two and by the state of neglect of the open ground in which it stands, with few and old information. The site enhancement project is one of the research lines of the Built Heritage Innovation Lab of the ITABC and is part of a network of collaborations based on a bilateral CNR project activated with the Institute of History of Montenegro (HIM) of the University of Podgorica and with the Master "Architecture for Archaeology" of Sapienza University of Rome. The Lab has developed an architectural contemporary project with the aim of interpret the site and rebuild a connection with the context, rationalizing the knowledge system and site visit and revitalising the agro-food activities peripheral to the archaeological park, abandoned over the years. The masterplan strategically planned a wide range of interconnecting activities creating a multimedia museum, an antiquarium, a scenic area point of observation, an equipped pedestrian promenade along the ancient walls, historical and naturalistic info points and by connecting the area with the city of Podgorica through the reconversion of the old railway.