On November 15 2016 we were invited to attend the first European Commons Assembly in Brussels. This has been a great opportunity to meet people that from different perspectives, practices and political approaches understand the commons as an essential battlefield for a more sustainable and just society.
You can read here Laura Colini’s notes for the URBACT website.
The second co-design laboratory within the UIA project UPPER focused on the green area of via Roccagorga, adjacent to the market area. The appointment took place on February 21 at the Ettore Majorana high-school, preceded by an inspection with the citizens of the area affected by the project. The co-design process that accompanies the regeneration of the […]
UPPER‘s productive parks co-design project is currently underway online. During the last workshop, results from the project’s co-design questionnaire were presented, which focused on Campo Boario (Productive Park 1) and Borgo Sabotino Foceverde (Productive Park 3). The answers from the questionnaire’s 120 respondents formed the start point for a group discussion, with issues raised by the questions being discussed in depth. Topics […]
During the 2nd week of the Attractive Cities summer school held at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Jim Macneil organised an Urban Reconnaissance workshop with Chiara Vitrano (PhD, GSSI) and the students. They chose the neighbourhoods Isola and Porta Garibaldi as areas of exploration, given the massive urban projects and transformations that have been taking place over the […]