Dwelling on the Move

1972-7887 #28, Vol. 18, June 2025 www.padjournal.net PAD Pages on Arts and Design #28 002 Colophon PAD #28 DWELLING ON THE MOVE 0. EDITORIAL #28 Dwelling on the Move 005 by Arianna Bionda, Andrea Ratti, & Massimo Piccioni I. NOMADISM AND CULTURAL IDENTITIES Home in the Context of Contemporary Nomadism 017 by Pedro Fonseca Jorge From Wandering Tribes to Digital Villages: The Evolution of Nomadic Living 043 by Aura Escobar Padilla & Addie Payne Morgan Floating Architectures: Nomadism Aboard a Boat with the Convergence 065 of Living/Working Spaces and Relationships in a Fluid Society by Mariateresa Campolongo & Massimo Musio-Sale II. BEYOND PHYSICAL SPACES Grown, Sewn, Blown, Hewn: Dwellings for New Extremes 089 by Sue Fairburn & Barbara Imhof Design for New Paradigms of Sustainable Living and Dwelling: More than a Hammock 114 by Maria Dolores Morelli, Benedetta Terenzi, & Giovanna Binetti Design, Technology, and Cultural Expressions in Contemporary and Future Forms 137 of Nomadic Living by Laura Giraldi, Francesca Morelli, & Marta Maini III. RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY Furniture for a Society in Motion: Product and Service Solutions that Meet Temporality 153 and Circularity Logics by Mattia Italia & Xue Pei Amphibious Housing Modules: Sustainable nZEB Solutions for Climate Adaptation 173 by Irene Fiesoli, Gabriele Pontillo, & Giuseppe Lotti Technology-Driven Approaches for Environmental Responsibility. 191 Addressing the Evolving Needs of Contemporary Living by Massimo Piccioni & Andrea Ratti Towards a Life Cycle Design Framework in Floating Spaces: Exploring Challenges 210 and Opportunities for Sustainable Yacht Design by Ludovico Ruggiero & Arianna Bionda IV. BIOGRAPHIES About the Authors 234 PAD Pages on Arts and Design #28 003 Index EDITORIAL #28 0 Dwelling on the Move Arianna Bionda Politecnico di Milano Orcid id 0009-0007-9102-0603 Andrea Ratti Politecnico di Milano Orcid id 0000-0003-4115-2732 Massimo Piccioni Politecnico di Milano Orcid id 0009-0007-2789-2642 PAD Pages on Arts and Design #28 005 How long does a house last? In an era characterized by a con- stant evolution of relations and societal norms, the essence of dwelling undergoes a profound transformation. Permanence and stability have defined our dwelling culture for centuries, yet architecture has always incorporated elements of light- ness, flexibility, nomadism and mobility. This is more than ever the case today. The concept of mobile spaces worldwide revolves around accommodating specific needs through relo- cation, enabling the comparison and comprehension of how various environments impact society and shape unique de- mands among their inhabitants. Moving architectures are among the earliest human-made artefacts, predating vehicles, and they maintain a persistent relevance (Kronenburg, 2013). Historical examples of mobile architectures depict a world not bound to place but character- ized by itinerant and nomadic responses to permanence (Sie- gal, 2002). Nomadic cultures moved for various reasons, in- cluding locating migrant food sources, adapting to changing climate conditions, trading goods, seeking communal protec- tion, discovering new cultures, and exploring the unknown. With the advent of the information age and the widespread connectivity technology, a new type of high-tech traveling lifestyle has become possible, giving rise to digital nomadism culture (Broek et al., 2023).