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In the Neighbourhood and Beyond
No full textThe contribute introduces some issues dealing with the research process and interventions, when dealing with local communities in the neighbourhood, in order to reinforce the process, to add quality to the results and to give continuity to the actions after the end of the research itself.
The book presents some reflections on the role of design discipline in a proactive context of reconstruction and re-occupation of urban spaces guided by residents, becoming increasingly frequent. Specific research methodologies and intervention strategies in close relation with the resident population, is the subject of the research done at the Design department in the Politecnico di Milano which aims at generating future scenarios of hybridization of functions, places, activities
Public and private food procurement and short food value chains in urban areas: a case study analysis
No full textThis chapter explores the PPP-URB (Public and Private Food Procurement and Short Food Value Chains in Urban Areas) project within the Onfoods PNRR research. It details how the project has been organized through a system design approach by the coordinator (Politecnico di Milano - Design Department) to embrace the diversity of disciplines and various points of view and approaches to the topic. It outlines the overall organization and dives deep into the first deliverable on the analysis of case studies through the different expertise lenses of the partners. The project focuses on the food ecosystems within small territorial units, specifically tailored to university campuses, to understand their role in local food systems. The first deliverable of the PPP-URB is related to the analysis of case studies useful for approaching the second deliverable, which concerns strategic approaches to the topic, and the third, related to in-field experimentation. The author describes how the partnership has been organized and how the case studies analysis has been approached, providing key insights for the following chapters that dive deep into the case studies through the expertise lenses of the partners
Food procurement and short value chains
No full textThe PPP-URB project (Public and Private Procurement and Short Food Value Chains in Urban Areas) is a key initiative within the Onfoods PNRR research program, aimed at reimagining urban food systems. This volume showcases how the project, coordinated by the Design Department of the Politecnico di Milano, implemented a systemic design approach to integrate various disciplines and viewpoints, addressing the complexity of the topic.
By analyzing case studies, the project investigates the role of food ecosystems in small territorial units, with a particular focus on university campuses, to understand their influence on local systems. The research's first deliverable concentrated on this analysis, establishing a foundation for future strategy development and practical experiments.
Input from six Italian universities highlighted how interdisciplinary collaboration among project partners encouraged critical thinking about food systems in urban environments, opening the door to innovative models and strategies for tackling food challenges in future cities
Unconventional Spaces for Art and Design: Enabling Community Synergy. A Methodological Approach
No full textThe design process of the studio described in this chapter focuses on public spaces, both indoor and outdoor, by establishing connections and relationships with the local citizens – connected to shops, associations, informal groups and neighbourhood committees – and with a specific local community: contemporary artists who own their art gallery, exhibition and work spaces in the Milan NoLo District.
The focus of the studio resonates with the most advanced fields of research and experimentation that the European Commission is now fostering through research and innovation programmes. More specifically: 1) how “public spaces” both shape, and are shaped, by, cultural activity, including art, and how this can bring about integration of people, including at the political and economic levels; and 2) how the co-creation of public goods (services, spaces and strategies) can actually become a way to engage citizens and stakeholders of all kinds in shaping the European identity. As stated in Chapter 3, the connection between contemporary arts and the bottom-up transformations of urban spaces has a multi-faceted role in establishing brand new social innovations and place-making processes. The key point of this shift is the active engagement of local actors; the studio enhanced this concept in its process. This chapter focuses on how these broad fields of research have been transferred into the MSc Interior Design Final Studio held by Davide Fassi, Laura Galluzzo, Anna Meroni and Xiaocun Zhu helped by Annalinda De Rosa and Martina Mazzarello, in the academic year 2016/17 at the School of Design, Politecnico di Milano.
The description of the various phases of the studio is structured to focus on the methodological approaches adopted. The first – Investigation – embraced notions of Constructivist Grounded Theory as a qualitative strategy of inquiry together with an in the field approach. A dialectic in the data collection has been effective in opening a range of design possibilities. The second – Designing Concept – has been based on Participatory Action Research and Co-design tools to iterate the design process. The final course step – Prototyping – sees a cross-pollination and communication among different fields of design for the project definition, which are then realized in the Event phase
SOSpesa – Neighbourhood solidarity networks for the recovery, distribution, and valorisation of food surplus.
No full textThis paper presents and discusses the redesign of a charity activity, implemented in a neighbourhood of the city of Milan, into an innovative service called 'SOSpesa'. By creating, activating and experimenting a network of local actors to achieve a solidarity aim against food poverty, SOSpesa also implements a strategy to fight food waste and support local shops. Acting on a neighbourhood scale, it leverages the local context as a strength of the service, exploiting the networks already existing in the specific context of NoLo, the ‘North of Loreto’ area of the city. The paper illustrates the initiative's ongoing transformation from charitable action to structured service, working carefully not to distort its spirit and bottom-up commitment, and with the intention to frame it into a replicability strategy
Urban Interiors as Places of Inclusion
No full textThe design of inclusive and hospitable spaces appears to be particularly important to support processes of change where areas of the city show weaknesses, lie on the margins, witness the presence of discomfort and conflict. Talking about space accessibility means talking about rights, democracy, and citizenship, imagining cities that offer opportunities for the users to express themselves as able to act and co-build the environment in which they live. It is a process involving
many local and international institutions, but also many movements of citizens who from below are committed to transforming not only the cities but also the society. In this context, the design of urban spaces is required to meet this new demand brought by new ways of living the city and its spaces, with a new ability to write and narrate, adopting not only new languages and aesthetics but also updated tools and processes
The role of retail in building a neighbourhood identity: the Isola case study.
No full textIl design degli interni diventa oggi di fondamentale importanza nello sviluppo della città contemporanea dando vita a trasformazioni che non vengono imposte dall’alto, come nella tradizione urbanistica di pianificazione e sviluppo urbano, ma che nascono dalla messa a sistema di realtà pulviscolari che caratterizzano interi quartieri portando ad una continua e più spontanea evoluzione della città. Il mutare sempre più rapido dello stile di vita delle persone trova infatti nel design degli interni una più solerte risposta al mutare delle necessità di fruizione dello spazio urbano, che, soprattutto nelle città europee, diventa evidente nella sempre maggiore diffusione dei fenomeni di rifunzionalizzazione e recupero di architetture esistenti pensate per funzioni ormai obsolete. È all’interno di tale contesto che trova spazio il dibattito sul ruolo del retail rispetto alla percezione qualitativa dello spazio pubblico urbano. I nuovi luoghi della distribuzione e del consumo vanno divenendo infatti sempre più centri di socialità e di relazioni interpersonali, spazi di comunicazione tra marca ed utente, ma anche tra comunità di utenti, sostituendosi alla funzione che un tempo era deputata agli spazi pubblici. La città contemporanea non può essere più considerata, come un tempo, un ‘insieme di scatole architettoniche’, ma piuttosto un flusso di merce, informazioni, servizi che muta continuamente, determinando il formarsi di un paesaggio fluido, dove agisce un infinito numero di attori e di energie. La qualità dei luoghi non è più determinata soltanto dalla forma o dall’estetica dei volumi architettonici, ma dalla qualità dei prodotti in vendita, dalle forme scelte per promuoverli e anche dall’insieme di segni e colori corrispondenti alle identità individuali che compongono il pubblico in movimento continuo negli spazi urbani (Branzi 2010). La distribuzione, inoltre, pervade ormai ogni spazio che sia luogo di aggregazione o di passaggio, dimostrando però anche la capacità di far diventare luoghi di aggregazione e di passaggio spazi che non lo erano. (Zoppi 2004). La nuova natura del punto di vendita può diventare così un’opportunità per lo sviluppo organico della città, promuovendo da un lato le relazioni sociali e portando dall’altro ad un nuovo utilizzo del patrimonio architettonico esistente. Nella città contemporanea, inoltre, la qualità dei luoghi non è determinata solo dalla sua architettura, ma da un tessuto urbano più diffuso, una sorta di Buzz Design, come viene definito da Andrea Branzi quello sciame di progetti piccoli e medi che concorrono a creare un nuovo livello espressivo e culturale dell’ambiente urbano. All’interno di tale quadro di micromutazioni gli spazi commerciali non devono oggi rispondere soltanto alle necessità funzionali del commercio, ma devono saper combinare temi ambientali più complessi, che rispondano positivamente al contesto di riferimento, contribuendo attraverso la qualità ambientale dei propri spazi, che da contenitori di merci si trasformano in momenti di relazione, di socializzazione e di comunicazione. La progettazione dei punti di vendita può così essere letta in relazione al contesto abitato, diventando occasione di sviluppo qualitativo del tessuto urbano alle diverse scale attraverso una riprogettazione puntuale ma sistemica dei negozi al dettaglio, che diventano ossatura del territorio e momento di riqualificazione urbana. La messa a sistema di piccole realtà commerciali diffuse sul territorio può infatti portare alla nascita di un centro commerciale diffuso, ridando vigore a realtà urbane altrimenti destinate, a causa della concorrenza della grande distribuzione, a perdere progressivamente vitalità. Solo attraverso una logica comunitaria il commercio al dettaglio potrebbe sopravvivere e implementare un dinamismo urbano legato alla vivacità del piccolo commercio, in cui le funzioni socializzanti potrebbero essere comuni ai diversi attori coinvolti
The City that Talks About Itself. Looking Beyond the Threshold into the Inner Urban Margins
No full textThe contribute to the book is about the importance of urban inner margins – like facades – as displays of internal activities and testimonies of urban change. The book presents some reflections on the role of design discipline in a proactive context of reconstruction and re-occupation of urban spaces guided by residents, becoming increasingly frequent. Specific research methodologies and intervention strategies in close relation with the resident population, is the subject of the research done at the Design department in the Politecnico di Milano which aims at generating future scenarios of hybridization of functions, places, activities
ZIP Spaces. Fast Tests of New Scenario of Uses through Adaptive Reuse Strategies
No full textThe contribute describes proposals of short-term adaptive reuse interventions on dismantled commercial interiors overlooking the street, to increase the impact on urban space and on the population who uses it. These interventions concern aggregate formats of activities that can generate original synergies between the emerging creative experiences, smart and interconnected, and production activities, such as handicrafts and trade (often in decline), that represent the historical local roots. The book presents some reflections on the role of design discipline in a proactive context of reconstruction and re-occupation of urban spaces guided by residents, becoming increasingly frequent. Specific research methodologies and intervention strategies in close relation with the resident population, is the subject of the research done at the Design department in the Politecnico di Milano which aims at generating future scenarios of hybridization of functions, places, activities
Social Practices in the Commons
No full textThe regeneration of the commons occurs through direct involvement of groups of people who interact closely with spaces and who aim to improve the overall quality of life and experiences connected with those spaces. This process starts from an increased consciousness towards places that do not belong to the private realm but are public or can potentially be used by the civic society. Revealing the commons means being aware of the potentialities of these “hidden places” to not only connect people with them, but for people to also create a sense of community and owner- ship among themselves that was previously unknown. By showing best practices developed by the Polimi DESIS Lab in the city of Milan and its surroundings, this paper reveals: how design relates to this process; the relationship between the time of involvement and the effectiveness of the result; the short- and long-term impacts of these interventions; and the legacy of the regeneration, including both failures and successes
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