Events and the city - When Arnold meets NoLo

the author presents the result of "Arnold" second phase, "from prototyping to mise-en-scene" and collateral initiatives, with a strong accent on the role of the temporary event (and its construction) as a mean of creating scenarios for long term and creative use of spaces to improve the quality of the neighbourhood. The input artists and designers involved gave to reach the action prototyping was the shift from being object maker to maker of experiences (Spayde, 2012). The output of the second phase were read through the legacy left to the neighbourhood, the impact of the actions and the sustainability of the event making. "Arnold" created a system of actors related to art and design in the area creating an event format to be possibly used even in future as an annual appointment for the city. It involves a substantial number of stakeholders including professionals, artist, citizens and caught the attention by several media thanks to the sinergy with collateral event such as "ZuArt -Looper fest" and "GiraNolo". Further it was a sustainable event from the environmental and economic point of view and let the visitors have a social interaction aided at improving their level of satisfaction (Nordvall et al., 2014).