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new Planning for Milan

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In January 2018, Carlo participated in one of the roundtables leading to the new Urban Planning Document (PGT) for the city of Milan. The PGT is the municipal documents which sets the rules… Continue reading

IAMC @Scali Milano

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The municipality of Milan, the national railway company (FS) called a large and diverse group of actors to participate in the three-day Scali Milano workshop on December 15-17 2016. Throughout the city of… Continue reading

New Life for Vacant Buildings in Italy?

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In a moment in which the economic and demographic growth of Italian cities are still weak, do we need new buildings or is worthwile exploring alternative ways to transform our cities? The re-use… Continue reading

Spaces for Connection

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Reporting from Habitat III, Quito The last side event we attended was UrbanOvations, about a creative way to intervene in cities with culture. The Walls of connection project from MasterPeace show an innovative way to work… Continue reading

Investing in Sustainable Cities

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Reporting from Habitat III, Quito After going through the accreditation process to access the Habitat III conference, we hadan exciting and full day of events waiting ahead. The first Side Event in which I Am My… Continue reading

Team Fieldwork in Milano

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On the weekend of 16-17 April, we conducted a intensive fieldwork in Milano, in order to familiarize with the city and the area of Spazi Centrali. After much virtual work, it was time… Continue reading

A connection renewed

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On Sunday 20th of March, the “Via Spoleto” Tunnel in the neighbourhood of Greco, Milan was re-opened after a complete renewal. The inaguration of this vital connection between two sides of the railway… Continue reading

Spazi Centrali selected for Open Call Sfide Urbane

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Associazione 4 Tunnel and I am my city selected as winners of the Open Call Sfide Urbane in Milan with the proposal “Spazi Centrali”. *Testo in italiano più in basso Associazione 4 Tunnel… Continue reading

The Smart City and its Citizens

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Smart cities are associated almost exclusively with modern technology and infrastructure. However, smart cities have the possibility to enhance the involvement and contribution of citizens to urban development. This recently published article explores… Continue reading

Placemaking

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Public spaces aren’t just another component of a city, they are actually its skeleton, nerves, arteries and veins. They are where most of the flows of the urban metabolism happen. That’s why good… Continue reading