The thesis investigates how temporary architecture can become a driver of regeneration in urban margins. Starting from a theoretical framework on the potential of the temporary as a promoter of change, on participatory design, on tentative methods and on the theme of biodiversity, the research combines a multi layered analysis of the context with a toolkit of fast and replicable interventions. Through architectural devices that act as catalysts for social interaction and learning, and that support the sustainable management of space and biodiversity, the research proposes temporary actions that intertwine ecological action, social inclusion and cultural activation, showing how small insertions can produce lasting effects when well located and carefully designed. The work takes the Amaranto competition as a guiding case and operational method, partially departing from the guidelines of a project that has so far stalled, and promoting a possible continuation. The thesis explores the Forlanini district in Milan, where logistics, asphalted interstices and poor environmental quality generate voids of practices and meanings, testing a tentative project: how to bring communities and citizens back into marginal spaces through low cost, reversible installations that can be managed by local communities and associations. What emerges is a model of light infrastructure that reactivates spaces of passage, transforming them into places and bringing relationships, care and biodiversity back to the centre. The thesis offers an operational contribution, a ready to use design grammar capable of triggering temporary strategies that pave the way for long term transformations, restoring meaning and quality to the ordinary of the city.
La tesi indaga come l’architettura temporanea possa diventare motore di rigenerazione nei margini urbani. A partire da una cornice teorica sulle potenzialità del temporaneo come promotore di cambiamento, sul progetto partecipativo, sul metodo tentativo e sul tema della biodiversità, la ricerca combina un’analisi multistrato del contesto con un toolkit di interventi rapidi e replicabili. Attraverso dispositivi architettonici come catalizzatori di socialità e apprendimento, per la gestione sostenibile degli spazi e della biodiversità, la ricerca propone azioni temporanee che intrecciano azione ecologica, inclusione sociale e attivazione culturale, dimostrando come piccoli innesti possano produrre effetti durevoli se ben situati e progettati. Il lavoro assume il bando di progetto Amaranto come caso guida e metodo operativo, discostandosi in parte dalle linee guida del progetto ad oggi arenato e promuovendo un’ eventuale continuazione. Il lavoro indaga il quartiere Forlanini di Milano, dove logistica, interstizi asfaltati e scarsa qualità ambientale generano vuoti di pratiche e significati, mettendo alla prova un progetto tentativo: come riportare le comunità e i cittadini all’interno di spazi marginali attraverso installazioni a basso costo, reversibili e gestibili da comunità e associazioni locali. Ne emerge un modello di infrastruttura leggera che riattiva spazi di passaggio trasformandoli in luoghi, rimettendo al centro relazione, cura e biodiversità. La tesi offre un contributo operativo, una grammatica progettuale pronta all’uso, capace di innestare strategie temporanee che aprono la strada a trasformazioni durature, restituendo senso e qualità all’ordinario della città.
Strategie tentative per trasformazioni durature : biodiversità e temporaneo come catalizzatori sociali
GIACOMETTI, PIETRO;FORIN, MARGHERITA
2024/2025
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The thesis investigates how temporary architecture can become a driver of regeneration in urban margins. Starting from a theoretical framework on the potential of the temporary as a promoter of change, on participatory design, on tentative methods and on the theme of biodiversity, the research combines a multi layered analysis of the context with a toolkit of fast and replicable interventions. Through architectural devices that act as catalysts for social interaction and learning, and that support the sustainable management of space and biodiversity, the research proposes temporary actions that intertwine ecological action, social inclusion and cultural activation, showing how small insertions can produce lasting effects when well located and carefully designed. The work takes the Amaranto competition as a guiding case and operational method, partially departing from the guidelines of a project that has so far stalled, and promoting a possible continuation. The thesis explores the Forlanini district in Milan, where logistics, asphalted interstices and poor environmental quality generate voids of practices and meanings, testing a tentative project: how to bring communities and citizens back into marginal spaces through low cost, reversible installations that can be managed by local communities and associations. What emerges is a model of light infrastructure that reactivates spaces of passage, transforming them into places and bringing relationships, care and biodiversity back to the centre. The thesis offers an operational contribution, a ready to use design grammar capable of triggering temporary strategies that pave the way for long term transformations, restoring meaning and quality to the ordinary of the city.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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