The degradation of peripheral areas in the existing cities, the fragmentation of public spaces, the social segregation, along with the current environmental crisis, and the loss of biodiversity in the city, all address a new urban strategy based on a new concept: “periphery to the centre”. Periphery is defined not only by its distance from the city centre, but by the emerging of various conditions such as the mono functionality of uses, the lack of social integration and the excess of privatisation of spaces, the poor accessibility and finally the residual design of public and green areas. In this scenario best practices in the peripheral areas focus on how to improve connections, to support diverse uses, to foster public and social life, to re-think the accessibility and finally to activate urban transformation processes based on regeneration and re-naturalisation at different scales., Within this context, Milano is a privileged city where it is possible to observe the growth both of conflicts between old and new fragilities and strengths and new approaches to the regeneration, starting with the redesign of public open spaces at local level. Since 2018, the AUIC School of Architecture, Urban Planning Construction Engineering of Politecnico decided to promote an innovative collaboration with the public governments at municipal and metropolitan levels and to discuss it publicly. The aim is to find creative solutions, to be shared among the School, the Municipality and the City Metropolitan Board, local associations and cultural organizations, in order to design a different urban landscape with a fresh and international approach. An educational programme named Riformare periferie. Milano Metropolitana (Re-shaping peripheries. Milano and its metropolitan city), involving workshops and courses at different scales for 3 academic years, intends to explore the construction of places for people, to reinforce the design of new green corridors, and to combine uses, forms, and resources for the city and its socially segregated areas. The programme witnesses a civil and public commitment in the educational field.

Re-shaping Milano Peripheries through public space design. A contribute from the Politecnico.

L. Pogliani
2019-01-01

Abstract

The degradation of peripheral areas in the existing cities, the fragmentation of public spaces, the social segregation, along with the current environmental crisis, and the loss of biodiversity in the city, all address a new urban strategy based on a new concept: “periphery to the centre”. Periphery is defined not only by its distance from the city centre, but by the emerging of various conditions such as the mono functionality of uses, the lack of social integration and the excess of privatisation of spaces, the poor accessibility and finally the residual design of public and green areas. In this scenario best practices in the peripheral areas focus on how to improve connections, to support diverse uses, to foster public and social life, to re-think the accessibility and finally to activate urban transformation processes based on regeneration and re-naturalisation at different scales., Within this context, Milano is a privileged city where it is possible to observe the growth both of conflicts between old and new fragilities and strengths and new approaches to the regeneration, starting with the redesign of public open spaces at local level. Since 2018, the AUIC School of Architecture, Urban Planning Construction Engineering of Politecnico decided to promote an innovative collaboration with the public governments at municipal and metropolitan levels and to discuss it publicly. The aim is to find creative solutions, to be shared among the School, the Municipality and the City Metropolitan Board, local associations and cultural organizations, in order to design a different urban landscape with a fresh and international approach. An educational programme named Riformare periferie. Milano Metropolitana (Re-shaping peripheries. Milano and its metropolitan city), involving workshops and courses at different scales for 3 academic years, intends to explore the construction of places for people, to reinforce the design of new green corridors, and to combine uses, forms, and resources for the city and its socially segregated areas. The programme witnesses a civil and public commitment in the educational field.
2019
Conference Proceedings, International Conference on Changing Cities IV
978-960-99226-9-2
peripheries; Milano; Politecnico; educational programme
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