The implementation plan of the private initiative Ponti Rossi foresees the requalification of the exCapodimonte ceramics factories, creating residences, services and public spaces.It consists in the perfect opportunity to evaluate the efficiency of the requalification tools and reflectabout the role given to architecture.The intervention program defined by the administration, that actually consents superior quantities inopposition to what the private investors can achieve; the rules of the Department of cultural heritage,often forced to face important battles to safeguard partial elements; the endless waiting for execution.These are only a few of the problematic aspects that form the framework within which is developedthe planner's work.Architecture must define a responsible strategy to lead the changes for the recovery of the city.