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Corpo, forma e res publica: la Human Scale nella polis del XXI secolo. I casi di New York e Copenhagen
No full textSovrappopolamento, cambiamenti climatici, povertà, giustizia, equità sociale e salute toccano trasversalmente l’habitat umano sia in termini di strategie sia in termini di produzione dello spazio urbano. L’autrice individua nel concetto di Human Scale la possibilità di offrire una risposta a queste sfide. Introdotta nei primi anni duemila dall’architetto danese Jan Gehl, e ampiamente dibattuta nella letteratura scientifica, la Human Scale va considerata nella sua dimensione umana, architettonica e politica. Il primo aspetto è legato all’individuo, alla sua percezione dello spazio (misura, dimensione, movimento); il secondo è legato alla forma architettonica e, in particolare, alla sua porosità, continuità e accessibilità; il terzo interpreta la Human Scale come res publica, “cosa di tutti”, in quanto spazio (pubblico) e politica (pubblica).
In questa prospettiva, il volume individua due casi-studio emblematici: le città di New York e Copenhagen, internazionalmente riconosciute come laboratori importanti di nuove forme di urbanità del XXI secolo
Spazio Pubblico. Tra Spazi della Collettività e Vuoti: Veltcheva, Guerrieri
No full textL’analisi del concetto di Spazio Pubblico nel progetto architettonico e urbano ha avuto diversi approcci e sviluppi negli ultimi 40/50 anni da un punto di vista progettuale,
legislativo, economico ma soprattutto sociale.
Le due tesi, redatte a 9 anni di distanza l’una dall’altra, esplorano, in modo comple- tamente diverso, il carattere pubblico degli spazi urbani e/o architettonici. La prima, di Maria Veltcheva, parte dall’analisi della crisi dello spazio pubblico degli anni ‘90 fino ad arrivare ad analizzare come grandi interventi urbani dell’inizio degli anni 2000, interpretano questa tipologia di spazio in tre città europee: Roma, Parigi e Ber- lino. Il secondo testo, di Alessia Guerrieri, ha al centro del proprio tema il “Vuoto” identificato come infrastruttura ed utilizzato come strumento di lettura della città dif-
fusa.
La seconda parte del saggio analizza la posizione che lo spazio pubblico dovrebbe avere, da qui ai prossimi 20 anni, nello sviluppo urbano secondo la Nuova Agenda Urbana (New Urban Agenda) approvata dai membri delle Nazioni Unite lo scorso
ottobre in occasione di Habitat III
La human scale nell'architettura della città del XXI secolo. I casi di New York e Copenhagen
Get PDFSovrappopolamento, cambiamenti climatici, povertà, giustizia, equità sociale e salute sono i temi e le sfide che toccano trasversalmente l’habitat umano sia in termini di strategie sia in termini di produzione dello spazio urbano.
Di fronte alla domanda posta da Kazujo Sejima in occasione della Biennale veneziana da lei diretta nel 2010, se l’architettura possa ancora “[...] chiarire nuovi valori e stili di vita per il XXI secolo?”, la presente ricerca individua nella Human Scale la questione chiave in grado di offrire la possibilità di una risposta affermativa. Il concetto di Human Scale, di cui in questi ultimi anni la letteratura scientifica e specialistica (in particolare anglosassone ed introdotta in primis dell’architetto danese Jan Gehl) sta ampiamente discutendo, va considerata nella sua dimensione articolata, riferita non solo (e non tanto) alla “misura” matematico- geometrica dello spazio, ma anche alle condizioni biologiche, sociali, culturali ed economiche dell’essere umano, secondo una declinazione (almeno) triplice: umana, architettonica e politica.
Il primo aspetto è legato all’uomo, alla sua percezione dello spazio come corpo e mente nella loro indissolubile unità (misura, dimensione, movimento); il secondo è legato alla forma architettonica e, in particolare, alla sua porosità, continuità e accessibilità; il terzo interpreta la Human Scale come res publica, “cosa di tutti”, in quanto spazio (pubblico) e politica (pubblica).
A emblematizzare la scelta della Human Scale, sono stati individuati due casi-studio: la città di New York e quella di Copenhagen, internazionalmente riconosciute come laboratori importanti di nuove forme di urbanità del XXI secolo, tenuti insieme, peraltro, dalla figura centrale di Jan Gehl. Lo studio delle parti di città prese in esame rendono evidente come l’applicazione della Human Scale dia luogo a un’architettura della città porosa, accessibile, facilmente e felicemente praticabile, configurando nell’uso quotidiano un’architettura aggregante e resiliente che si pone quale forma infrastrutturale al servizio della collettività.Overpopulation, climate change, poverty, justice, social equity, and health are the issues and challenges that transversely affect the human habitat in terms of strategies and urban space production.
In 2010, Kazujo Sejima, as 12th Venice Biennale director, questions, 'Can architecture help clarify new values and a new lifestyle for the 21st century?'
This research identifies the Human Scale as an affirmative answer. In recent years the scientific and specialized literature (mainly Anglo-Saxon and introduced primarily by the Danish architect Jan Gehl) has widely discussed the Human Scale concept, considering its articulated dimension. It referred not only to the mathematical-geometric "measure" of space but also the biological, social, cultural, and economic conditions of the human being, according to, at least, a triple declination: human, architectural, and political. The first declination is linked to man, to his perception of space as body and mind in their indissoluble unity (measure, size, movement). The second is related to the architectural form and, in particular, to its porosity, continuity, and accessibility. The third interprets the Human Scale as res publica, ‘cosa di tutti’ as a (public) space, and (public) politics.
Two case studies emblematize the Human Scale choice: the city of New York and Copenhagen, internationally recognized as excellent laboratories of new forms of urbanity of the 21st century, held together, moreover, by the central figure of Jan Gehl. The study of the parts of the city examined make it clear how the application of the Human Scale gives rise to a porous, accessible, easily and happily practicable architecture of the city, configuring in everyday use an aggregating and resilient architecture that stands infrastructural form at the service of the community
Right to the future _ Il processo partecipato per l'implementazione della Nuova Agenda Urbana a Palermo
No full textDuring the last decade, the city of Palermo has been undergoing relevant transforma ons from various perspec ves. This has been the consequences of a mul tude of circumstances, European nancial crisis, migrants/refugees crisis, a new administra on of the city and an increased awareness and re- sponsibility among the ci zens. Various na onal and interna onal recogni- ons (Italian Cultural Capital 2018, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Manifesta 12, Youth Capital 2017) have con rmed that they are on the right path. This posi ve moment has been launched and, progressively, rid- den by many young professionals that decided to challenge the present situ- a on by inves ng their life for their hometown instead to expat.
Last spring, during the second Urban Thinkers Campus in Palermo, Right to the future, organized by PUSH. with the Municipality of Palermo and pro- moted by the United Na ons, an Open Call was launched to promote a di- alogue on the future of ci es and translate the global goals set by the New Urban Agenda into concrete local policies. More than 50 applica ons arrived from 12 di erent countries.
The aim of this number of “iQuaderni di Urbanis ca Tre”: Right to the Future: Vision Development Kit for the city of Palermo, is to promote 7 of the most innova ve and replicable urban solu ons, selected by an interna onal Steer- ing Commi ee in order to elaborate concrete proposal and inspire visions for the city
Service Design and Urban Policies. How new models and tools for designing are influencing the debate about the future of cities
Get PDFThe urban environment has been facing multiple challenges, considering the social, political and economical forces which act within this realm. Indeed, various stakeholders have been debating over problems spread within the ci es. The international community is aware about the needs to rethink the urbanization model. Indeed, there is a high number of examples which show the necessity to bring new approaches, methods and processes in the ci es’ strategies and policies. In this paper we will brie y show experimentations, methods and solutions deployed according to the different realities.
The digital revolution has a role in facing these challenges, since it is possible to exploit its new means in order to enhance the possible interac on between the urban actors. The service design method becomes fundamental for a different understanding of the urban reality where the technological aspect is intertwined with the social innovation aspect. This possibility gives the chance to investigate an innovative frontier allowing a new engagement and dialogue between public administrations and civil society. This leads to a different collaborative system among the various urban stakeholders, wich gives to citizens the opportunity to become active participants in the city’s transformations and planning. UN-HABITAT is dealing with these digital challenges and is going to address them in the international conference Habitat III, which will be held in Quito in 2016. Various Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) have been set up across the world as an occasion to debate over the multiple experiences which will be enriching contribution during Habitat III. In this framework, the mission of the UTC in Palermo was to better understand the capacity of the combination of ICT and Service Design to reimagine ci es, especially in less globalized contexts, debating the role of the key actors involved: urban communities, researchers, private businesses and local authorities
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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