By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, making them the center of global life. Currently, big cities attract many young people and ensure urban vitality due to their advantages in residents’ welfare, employment opportunities, and public spaces. However, this trend has reduced the population in small and medium-sized cities, leading to premature aging and, in some cases, the risk of disappearance. To meet this challenge, improving residents’ quality of life, revitalizing small and medium-sized cities, and rethinking ways to “revitalize” urban space have become important research directions for urban policy makers, designers, and interdisciplinary collaborations. In the study, we worked closely with local residents through three stages of co-design, replacing the traditional “guidance and intervention” design method with “participation and cooperation.” This approach allows residents to play an active role in the design process, ensuring that the installations align better with the community’s actual needs and cultural context, enhancing their sense of belonging and well-being. This study implemented a series of urban installations and exhibition designs in Piacenza, a small city in northern Italy, aiming to enhance cultural identity and cross-cultural dialogue through artistic interventions combining food and memory. The designed urban installations include Storytelling, Whispering Shield, Emotional Resonance, and Harmonious Footsteps, designed to stimulate urban vitality and foster emotional connections between residents, visitors, and the city. The exhibition uses food as a medium to evoke memories and promote shared experiences and empathy. Through these exhibition spaces, audiences experience a cross-cultural feast, stimulating emotional resonance and cross-cultural understanding and promoting the formation of an inclusive city. These urban installations and exhibitions provide visitors with new perspectives, allowing them to better connect emotionally with the urban environment and promote identification and understanding of community culture. These efforts highlight the potential of small and medium-sized cities to improve residents’ well-being and cohesion, offering new ideas for urban branding and enhancing vitality. The possibility of stimulating urban vitality through innovative design and residents’ cooperation has brought new inspiration for the revitalization of small and medium-sized cities.
Entro il 2050, il 70% della popolazione mondiale vivrà nelle città e le città diventeranno il centro della vita globale. Attualmente, le grandi città hanno attratto un gran numero di giovani con i loro vantaggi legati al welfare dei residenti, opportunità di lavoro e spazi pubblici, garantendo la loro vitalità. Tuttavia, questa tendenza ha diluito la dimensione della popolazione delle città di piccole e medie dimensioni, facendole entrare prematuramente in una società che invecchia e, in alcuni casi, addirittura correndo il rischio di scomparire. Per rispondere a questa sfida, migliorare la qualità della vita dei residenti, rivitalizzare le città di piccole e medie dimensioni e ripensare la possibilità per attivare lo spazio urbano sono diventati importanti direzioni di ricerca per policy maker urbani, progettisti e collaborazioni interdisciplinari. Nella ricerca, abbiamo lavorato a stretto contatto con i residenti locali attraverso tre fasi di co-progettazione (codesign), sostituendo il tradizionale metodo di progettazione “guida e intervento” con “partecipazione attiva e cooperazione”. Questo approccio consente ai residenti di svolgere un ruolo attivo nel processo di progettazione, garantendo che le installazioni siano più pertinenti alle esigenze pratiche e al contesto culturale della comunità, migliorando il loro senso di appartenenza e benessere. Questa ricerca realizza una serie di installazioni urbane e progetti espositivi a Piacenza, una piccola città del nord Italia, con l’obiettivo di valorizzare l’identità culturale e lo scambio interculturale attraverso l’intervento artistico e la combinazione di cibo e memoria. Le installazioni urbane progettate includono Storytelling, Whispering Shield, Emotional Resonance e Harmonious Footsteps, progettate per dare energia alla città e promuovere una connessione emotiva tra residenti e visitatori. La mostra utilizza il cibo come mezzo per evocare ricordi e promuovere la memoria condivisa e l’empatia. Attraverso queste sale espositive, il pubblico sembra aver vissuto una festa condivisa interculturale, stimolando la risonanza emotiva e la comprensione interculturale e promuovendo la formazione di una città inclusiva. Queste installazioni e mostre urbane offrono ai visitatori nuove prospettive, consentendo loro di connettersi meglio emotivamente con l'ambiente urbano e promuovere l'identificazione e la comprensione della cultura comunitaria. Questi sforzi dimostrano il potenziale delle città di piccole e medie dimensioni nel migliorare la felicità e la coesione dei residenti e forniscono nuove idee per la creazione di marchi urbani e l'aumento della vitalità. La possibilità di stimolare la vitalità urbana attraverso il design innovativo e la cooperazione dei residenti ha portato nuova ispirazione per la rivitalizzazione delle città di piccole e medie dimensioni.
City rhythm : Piacenza ex scuderia exhibition design a journey memory in global food culture
Wu, Ruodi
2023/2024
Abstract
By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, making them the center of global life. Currently, big cities attract many young people and ensure urban vitality due to their advantages in residents’ welfare, employment opportunities, and public spaces. However, this trend has reduced the population in small and medium-sized cities, leading to premature aging and, in some cases, the risk of disappearance. To meet this challenge, improving residents’ quality of life, revitalizing small and medium-sized cities, and rethinking ways to “revitalize” urban space have become important research directions for urban policy makers, designers, and interdisciplinary collaborations. In the study, we worked closely with local residents through three stages of co-design, replacing the traditional “guidance and intervention” design method with “participation and cooperation.” This approach allows residents to play an active role in the design process, ensuring that the installations align better with the community’s actual needs and cultural context, enhancing their sense of belonging and well-being. This study implemented a series of urban installations and exhibition designs in Piacenza, a small city in northern Italy, aiming to enhance cultural identity and cross-cultural dialogue through artistic interventions combining food and memory. The designed urban installations include Storytelling, Whispering Shield, Emotional Resonance, and Harmonious Footsteps, designed to stimulate urban vitality and foster emotional connections between residents, visitors, and the city. The exhibition uses food as a medium to evoke memories and promote shared experiences and empathy. Through these exhibition spaces, audiences experience a cross-cultural feast, stimulating emotional resonance and cross-cultural understanding and promoting the formation of an inclusive city. These urban installations and exhibitions provide visitors with new perspectives, allowing them to better connect emotionally with the urban environment and promote identification and understanding of community culture. These efforts highlight the potential of small and medium-sized cities to improve residents’ well-being and cohesion, offering new ideas for urban branding and enhancing vitality. The possibility of stimulating urban vitality through innovative design and residents’ cooperation has brought new inspiration for the revitalization of small and medium-sized cities.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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