A narrative approach to the design of physical and relational spaces

The paper describes a project, carried out at Politecnico di Milano within the framework of the Continuing Education Course in Architecture and Structure MetaDesign (ASMeD) - InFormAction (IFA), aimed to develop models of participatory communication, that can overcome the dichotomy between author and audience, between written texts and audio-visual contents, including music and images. Through this project, suggestions will be provided that ultimately can encourage students to gain a greater awareness of their own resources, to explore an unknown inner space where sometimes they can find stories and words which not only can be told but can also enrich their daily lives. In particular, new ways of storytelling will be searched, designing combinations between different forms of cultural experience both humanistic and technical, fostering the active involvement of the public in a collaborative bottom-up approach.