The Great Collapse. Genoa, 14 August 2018 Open Appraisals From a Specialist in Construction Culture

The collapse of the Ponte Morandi over the Polcevera in Genoa in the summer of 2018 is analyzed in the context of the production of major motorway structures in the era of the Italian “economic miracle.” The bridge is examined with respect to its use (“serving”) and construction (“holding”), in the light of notions of risk and disaster.