Between millennia-old layers and ever-changing horizons, Rome emerges as an open-air laboratory where tradition meets the vision of the future. The Italian capital, always a crossroads of styles and influences, has woven into its fabric a series of iconic buildings that narrate the evolution of taste, society, and technology through the 20th and 21st centuries. From the rationalist boldness of EUR to the sculptural fluidity of MAXXI, a journey through Rome’s contemporary architecture becomes a story of dialogue and contrast, where monumental heritage coexists with clean lines, innovative materials, and new civic purposes.