Urban Interiors as Places of Inclusion

The 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.