The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola is a landscape shaped by overlapping systems of movement, ecology, and water. While globally recognized as a motorsport venue, the site is also situated within a flood-prone fluvial environment where seasonal and extreme water events increasingly define its relationship with the surrounding territory. This thesis explores water as an ephemeral landscape material, capable of shaping space through processes of flow, accumulation, and retreat. Rather than treating flooding as a condition to be resisted, the project reframes it as a generative force for landscape design. Through temporary, adaptive, and climate-responsive interventions, water becomes a primary agent in defining spatial sequences, thresholds, and patterns of occupation. Changing water levels produce shifting landscapes that transform over time, allowing the Autodromo to operate as a dynamic system rather than a fixed infrastructure. The research investigates the interaction between abiotic elements as water, soil, topography, and microclimate and biotic actors, including human and non-human life. By integrating flood management strategies with ephemeral landscape typologies, the project proposes a framework that supports ecological resilience, enhances biodiversity, and expands public use beyond event-based programming. Movement is reinterpreted beyond speed and spectacle to include the slow, cyclical, and unpredictable rhythms of water and ecological processes. Through a landscape-driven approach, the Autodromo is reimagined as a temporal terrain that adapts to climatic conditions and reveals the sensory and atmospheric dimensions of change. Ultimately, this thesis positions crisis as an opportunity to redefine landscape as a medium of transformation one that embraces uncertainty, impermanence, and continuous evolution.
L’Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari a Imola è un paesaggio modellato dalla sovrapposizione di sistemi di movimento, ecologia e acqua. Sebbene sia riconosciuto a livello globale come sede del motorsport, il sito è situato anche all’interno di un ambiente fluviale soggetto a esondazioni, dove gli eventi idrici stagionali ed estremi definiscono sempre più il suo rapporto con il territorio circostante. Questa tesi esplora l’acqua come materiale paesaggistico effimero, capace di modellare lo spazio attraverso processi di flusso, accumulo e ritiro. Piuttosto che considerare l’alluvione come una condizione da contrastare, il progetto la riformula come una forza generativa per il design del paesaggio. Attraverso interventi temporanei, adattivi e sensibili al clima, l’acqua diventa un agente primario nella definizione di sequenze spaziali, soglie e modalità di occupazione. I livelli variabili dell’acqua producono paesaggi mutevoli che si trasformano nel tempo, consentendo all’Autodromo di operare come un sistema dinamico piuttosto che come un’infrastruttura fissa. La ricerca indaga l’interazione tra elementi abiotici come acqua, suolo, topografia e microclima e attori biotici, inclusi esseri umani e non umani. Integrando strategie di gestione delle piene con tipologie paesaggistiche effimere, il progetto propone un quadro operativo che sostiene la resilienza ecologica, incrementa la biodiversità ed estende l’uso pubblico oltre la programmazione legata agli eventi. Il movimento viene reinterpretato al di là della velocità e dello spettacolo per includere i ritmi lenti, ciclici e imprevedibili dell’acqua e dei processi ecologici. Attraverso un approccio guidato dal paesaggio, l’Autodromo viene reimmaginato come un terreno temporale che si adatta alle condizioni climatiche e rivela le dimensioni sensoriali e atmosferiche del cambiamento. In definitiva, questa tesi considera la crisi come un’opportunità per ridefinire il paesaggio come mezzo di trasformazione: un paesaggio che accoglie incertezza, impermanenza ed evoluzione continua.
Bio-synesphere: rebalancing the ecosystem of Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
ZERMEÑO TORRES, NATALIA
2024/2025
Abstract
The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola is a landscape shaped by overlapping systems of movement, ecology, and water. While globally recognized as a motorsport venue, the site is also situated within a flood-prone fluvial environment where seasonal and extreme water events increasingly define its relationship with the surrounding territory. This thesis explores water as an ephemeral landscape material, capable of shaping space through processes of flow, accumulation, and retreat. Rather than treating flooding as a condition to be resisted, the project reframes it as a generative force for landscape design. Through temporary, adaptive, and climate-responsive interventions, water becomes a primary agent in defining spatial sequences, thresholds, and patterns of occupation. Changing water levels produce shifting landscapes that transform over time, allowing the Autodromo to operate as a dynamic system rather than a fixed infrastructure. The research investigates the interaction between abiotic elements as water, soil, topography, and microclimate and biotic actors, including human and non-human life. By integrating flood management strategies with ephemeral landscape typologies, the project proposes a framework that supports ecological resilience, enhances biodiversity, and expands public use beyond event-based programming. Movement is reinterpreted beyond speed and spectacle to include the slow, cyclical, and unpredictable rhythms of water and ecological processes. Through a landscape-driven approach, the Autodromo is reimagined as a temporal terrain that adapts to climatic conditions and reveals the sensory and atmospheric dimensions of change. Ultimately, this thesis positions crisis as an opportunity to redefine landscape as a medium of transformation one that embraces uncertainty, impermanence, and continuous evolution.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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