Care and design of places in the urban context

The pandemic emergency has brought to the surface, in an extreme way, some latent issues in the socio-economic field affecting our ecosystem. Towards an advanced meaning of well-being in the urban contexts, the emerging topic of care highlights its potential relevance for the future generations and outlines the contribution that design, with a specific focus on the interior design approach, can offer to postindustrial society. For the first time, cities have been included among the key players of sustainable development, considering that sustainability involves not only environmental issues but also social aspects and their influence on the quality of life. A great responsibility of the design approach is identifying quality solutions for the design of spaces, service and technology in a contemporary and future urban context, building a welcoming and intimate dimension for the community, trying to improve dwelling conditions and to implement care into different well-being dimensions.