Contributions
“Closed in our homes, alone with our thoughts, though only physically far away from friends, boyfriends and family came an overpowering need for social proximity“
#14. Giulia Falugiani, architet
#13. Caterina Arciprete, ARCO researcher and research fellow for the University of Florence
#12. Iacopo Zetti, Associate Professor of Urban planning at University of Florence
The city of tomorrow is already today
“We need visions to improve the lives everywhere, not only in the developed areas, (iper)saturated with speed, movement, wealth, products and consumption”
#11. Ferdinando Trapani (University of Palermo-D.ARCH), Pietro Columba (University of Palermo-D. SAAF), Maria Luisa Germanà (University of Palermo-D.ARCH), Gioia Gibelli (SIEP-IALE), Vera Greco (Sicilian Region, Cultural Heritage Department), Renzo Lecardane (University of Palermo-D.ARCH)
#10. Nicola Valente, architect and president of the Order of Architects of Siena
#09. Michela Fiaschi, architect and cofounder of Narrazioni Urbane
“The world changes, and more we will are ready to evolve with it, less we will have to fear future challenges”
#08. Marco Zei, cofounder of Georisk Engineering
“The city is a living organism, it is an engine and we are its gears ”
Urban planning at the time of the covid
#07. Melania Marino, urban planner and designer
#06. Marco Sala, Full Professor in Architectural Technology at the University of Florence, Founder and Director of ABITA Interuniversity Research Centre
#05. Francesco Berni, Urban planner and Policy Advisor for Neighbourhood planning – Municipality of Milan
#04. Paolo Pileri, Full Professor of Environmental and Urban Planning, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano
“We have the technology, the resources and the ability to radically improve our country. To change the future we must think, commit and act courageously! NOW”
#03. Rita Trombin, Environmental Psychologist
“How will cities change after Coronavirus? They will have to learn to plan their resilience to crises of all kinds (economic, health, environmental) in order to always be ready to face one”
02#. Andrea Sbandati, Director of Confservizi Cispel Toscana
#01. Francesco Alberti, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Design at University of Florence, INU President of the Tuscany Section, Urban LIFE chief science advisor
Press room
- R-INNOVARE LA CITTA’. Coronavirus emergency observatorys
Fondazione Innovazione Urbana - Il contributo dell’urbanistica italiana al superamento dell’emergenza – Collective discussion
Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica - Milano 2020. Strategia di adattamento – Open Document to the contribution of the city
Comune di Milano - a 1 metro di distanza – Shared reflection
Biennale Spazio Pubblico - Ri-Vista: Landscape and Coronavirus – Call for papers
Florence University Press - Contesti: Beyond the pandemy. Rethinking places and territories for a civilization of care – Call for papers
Florence University Press - Le case e la città ai tempi del Coronavirus – Investigation
Il giornale dell’Architettura
- Barcelona ampliará aceras y carriles bici para minimizar los contagios
Carles Cols (April 25, 2020) - Managing Public Space in the ‘New Normal’
Adriana Akers (April 23, 2020) - Milano, cosa prevede Strade aperte, il progetto per ridurre l’uso dell’auto nella fase 2
Roberto Sposini (April 23, 2020) - Paris To Create 650 Kilometers Of Post-Lockdown Cycleways
Carlton Reid (April 22, 2020) - Europe’s Cities Are Making Less Room for Cars After Coronavirus
Feargus O’Sullivan (April 22, 2020) - Milan announces ambitious scheme to reduce car use after lockdown
Laura Laker (April 21, 2020) - Via dalle città, nei vecchi borghi c’è il nostro futuro
Stefano Boeri (April 20, 2020) - Poverty and Inequality. The Role of Cities in a Post-Covid-19 Scenario
Marco Simoni (April 18, 2020) - The Only Way You Can See Milan Is to Fly Through It
Niccolò Natali, Nikola Lorenzin (April 4, 2020) - Public Space and Public Life are more important than ever
Helle Søholt – Gehl Architects (March 30, 2020) - Dalla scuola alla casa, il Covid-19 cambierà il modo di costruire
Paola Pierotti (March 30, 2020) - Can City Life Survive Coronavirus?
Michael Kimmelman (March 22, 2020) - Coronavirus e senzatetto: una criticità che ricade su Comuni e Regioni
Maurizio Paganelli (March 21, 2020)
Daan Roosegaarde
In his recent published Phaidon book Daan Roosegaarde says: “People won’t change because of facts or numbers. But if we can trigger the imagination of a new world, that’s the way to activate people. I don’t believe in utopia, but in protopia; step by step upgrading the world around us. Art is our activator“.
As social design lab, Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde and his team of designers and engineers connect people and technology in artworks that improve daily life in urban environments, spark imagination and fight climate crisis.
Internationally acclaimed works include WATERLICHT (a virtual flood showing the power of water), SMOG FREE PROJECT (the world’s first largest outdoor air purifier which turns smog into jewellery), SMART HIGHWAY (roads that charge throughout the day and glow at night) and the SPACE WASTE LAB (visualising and upcycling space waste).
Roosegaarde’s mantra ‘Schoonheid’ is a Dutch word with two meanings: ‘beauty’, that comes from creativity; and ‘clean’, that comes from clean air and clean energy. For Roosegaarde this should be a fundamental condition in daily life.
