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[[Pier Luigi Nervi]] designed the Flaminio Stadium with his son, the architect Antonio Nervi, between 1957 and 1958. The structure was built for the XVII Olympic Games in Rome (1960) and inaugurated in 1959. The Stadio Flaminio was built on the site of the previous [[Stadio Nazionale PNF]]. It was mostly devoted to [[Association football|football]] matches and served as the venue for the [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|football]] final in the [[1960 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v1.pdf 1960 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 1. pp. 58, 60.</ref>
This stadium is a remarkable example of different ways to use concrete : in situ castings, prefabricated elements, undulating slabs of ferrocement.<ref>[http://stadioflaminio.org/index.php?lg=en#stadio-flaminio The Flaminio Stadium by Pier Luigi and Antonio Nervi in Rome: an interdisciplinary conservation plan] Pier Luigi Nervi Research and Knowledge Management Project, July 2017</ref> The Flaminio Stadium is a unique work that offers a highly original union between form and structure and between architecture and engineering. It testifies to a special and internationally recognised period for Italian architectural culture, characterised by a highly fertile relationship between different disciplines. The project also frames a unique moment in the work of Pier Luigi Nervi, unanimously recognised as the most ingenious Italian engineer and a pioneer of the study and use of reinforced concrete.
Abandoned for years, the stadium is now in an advanced state of decay. This degeneration can be traced back to three principal causes: improper interventions that failed to respect the characteristics of the original structure, widespread deterioration caused by years of neglect and the physiological aging of materials and plant systems.
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The [[Italian Rugby Federation]] (FIR) announced, in January 2010, that the stadium would undergo an expansion, that will increase its capacity to 42,000, before the 2012 Six Nations Championship.<ref name="upgrade">{{cite news |title=Stadio Flaminio set for re-vamp |url=http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/108729.html |publisher=Scrum.com |date=30 January 2010|accessdate=21 August 2010}}</ref> A failure to progress these plans has been cited as the reason for moving Italy's home Six Nations games from 2012.<ref name=BBC/> With a capacity of 32,000 (8,000 covered), it was the smallest of the Six Nations stadiums. It is no longer considered big enough for the Italian national team and there were frequent reports<ref name="upgrade" /> that the national team would move to [[Genoa]] or to the [[Stadio Olimpico|Stadio Olimpico di Roma]]. This change was confirmed with the [[Italian Rugby Federation]] (FIR) becoming upset at broken promises of renovations. It was initially reported that the FIR would move Six Nations matches to [[Stadio Artemio Franchi (Florence)|Stadio Artemio Franchi]] in [[Florence]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/12941136.stm |title=Italy to move Six Nations games from Rome to Florence |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 April 2011|accessdate=2 April 2011}}</ref> However, when the city finally began the promised renovations, FIR announced that it would instead keep its Six Nations home fixtures in Rome at Stadio Olimpico,<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3112:rbs-6-nazioni-allo-stadio-olimpico-ledizione-2012&catid=109:italia&Itemid=415 |title=RBS 6 Nazioni, allo Stadio Olimpico l'Edizione 2012 |publisher=[[Italian Rugby Federation]] |language=Italian |date=13 July 2011|accessdate=10 August 2011}}</ref> and that it would return to the Flaminio once the project is completed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/italy/19060.php |title=Italy switch stadium to Stadio Olimpico |author=Sportsbeat |work=RBS 6 Nations |date=14 July 2011|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref>
The stadium was originally slated to become the home of Praetorians Roma, a newly formed team that would be one of Italy's two representatives in the [[Celtic League (rugby union)|Celtic League]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8157723.stm |title=Italians pick Celtic League teams |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 July 2009|accessdate=18 July 2009}}</ref> However, it was later decided that [[Benetton Rugby
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