AN ITALIAN WAY TO HOUSING REGENERATION. Optimizing resources, restoring quality, setting in motion imaginaries

Keywords: Regeneration; Inclusion; Accessibility 


Research unit: “Territorial Fragility” research project (link)
Politecnico di Milano. Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) 

E-mail (referent): gabriele.pasqui@polimi.it 


Public housing in Italy calls for urgent regeneration. Contrasting its fragilities means restoring quality,
optimizing resources, and setting in motion new imaginaries. Tracing an Italian way to housing regeneration requires at least three complementary conditions: economic availability, actors’ capacitation,
and design culture diffusion. To strategically direct each rethinking action, the ability to recognize and
circumscribe the most fragile elements is essential.



Credits: Tor Bella Assai! (Rome). Design group: P. Carli, A. Delera, N. De Togni, L. Dondi, E. Fontanella, A. Kërçuku, F. Lepratto, M. Morganti, A. Rogora (Politecnico di Milano, DAStU), L. Conte, L. Mastrolonardo, M. Romano (University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara) with C. Battini, R. Bondioni



Funding:
Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research “Departments of Excellence” 2018-2022
Implementation:
Year: 2018 – 2022