The archive, woven into the fabric of our existence, stands as a crucial node connecting past, present and future in a complex system of history, culture, economy and technology. This is a project thesis with an experimental character, which first proposes to briefly explore the depth and breadth of the subject of the archive by analyzing its origins, trying to understand the context of the contemporary world, and finally speculating on what it might become in the future. We then study the evolution of the Niguarda-Bicocca neighborhood, the project area, a crucial point to understand the needs, criticalities and strengths of the place. In fact, we talk about an area that was born centuries ago as an agricultural village, but has undergone various transformations, coming to be an industrial hub and then purely residential. The archive being worked on is the Citadel of Archives, a major archival hub established in 2012 mainly due to space needs in other locations scattered around the city. After about a decade of strong activity, the space available is now 75% saturated, so an expansion is needed. This is the perfect opportunity to carry out an experimental project by expanding the venue and integrating new functions to it, useful and necessary both to the archive itself and to the community of the neighborhood and the city of Milan, immersing itself in a closely interconnected challenge between archive, memory and city.
L’archivio, intrecciato nel tessuto della nostra esistenza, si presenta come un nodo cruciale che collega passato, presente e futuro in un sistema complesso di storia, cultura, economia e tecnologia. Questa è una tesi di progetto dal carattere sperimentale, che propone dapprima di esplorare brevemente la profondità e la vastità del tema dell’archivio analizzando le sue origini, cercando di capire il contesto del mondo contemporaneo e ipotizzando infine quello che potrebbe divenire in futuro. Si studia poi l’evoluzione del quartiere Niguarda-Bicocca, area del progetto, punto cruciale per capire le esigenze, le criticità e i punti di forza del luogo. Si parla infatti di una zona nata secoli fa come villaggio agricolo, ma che ha subìto varie trasformazioni, arrivando ad essere un polo industriale e poi prettamente residenziale. L’archivio su cui si lavora è la Cittadella degli Archivi, importante polo archivistico nato nel 2012 principalmente a causa di esigenze di spazio in altre sedi sparse nella città. Dopo circa un decennio di forte attività lo spazio a disposizione è ormai saturo al 75%, necessario quindi un ampliamento. Questa è l’occasione perfetta per effettuare un progetto sperimentale ampliando la sede e integrando ad essa nuove funzioni, utili e necessarie sia all’archivio in sé, sia alla comunità del quartiere e della città di Milano, immergendosi in una sfida strettamente interconnessa tra archivio, memoria e città.
Archivio, memoria e citta' : il nuovo Archivio Metropolitano di Milano
Persano, Gabriele
2022/2023
Abstract
The archive, woven into the fabric of our existence, stands as a crucial node connecting past, present and future in a complex system of history, culture, economy and technology. This is a project thesis with an experimental character, which first proposes to briefly explore the depth and breadth of the subject of the archive by analyzing its origins, trying to understand the context of the contemporary world, and finally speculating on what it might become in the future. We then study the evolution of the Niguarda-Bicocca neighborhood, the project area, a crucial point to understand the needs, criticalities and strengths of the place. In fact, we talk about an area that was born centuries ago as an agricultural village, but has undergone various transformations, coming to be an industrial hub and then purely residential. The archive being worked on is the Citadel of Archives, a major archival hub established in 2012 mainly due to space needs in other locations scattered around the city. After about a decade of strong activity, the space available is now 75% saturated, so an expansion is needed. This is the perfect opportunity to carry out an experimental project by expanding the venue and integrating new functions to it, useful and necessary both to the archive itself and to the community of the neighborhood and the city of Milan, immersing itself in a closely interconnected challenge between archive, memory and city.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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