Ethics of care and reuse of urban space

Natural, built and social environment have a critical influence on health and wellbeing; a fundamental role to improve the quality of life can be played by interior architecture, whose mission is to define the relationship between people and spaces, addressing psychological and physical aspects. As we learnt from the pandemic impact, the individual and community quality of life is increasingly related to a care component. From an eco-systemic per-spective, reuse and reinvention can be considered a strategy of the mind and of life, as well as a sustainable approach to design, an opportunity to exploit the potential of existing buildings, a tool for taking care of people and the planet.