Mapping design-driven processes for the regeneration of small fortified towns in inland areas

Authors

  • Massimo Brignoni University of the Republic of San Marino
  • Giorgio Dall’Osso University of the Republic of San Marino
  • Silvia Gasparotto University of the Republic of San Marino
  • Riccardo Varini University of the Republic of San Marino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19229/2464-9309/13242023

Keywords:

inland areas, fortified cities, design for territories, regeneration, data-driven processes

Abstract

The contribution aims to focus on and deal with a methodology of mapping, typifying and cataloguing selected design interventions based on the impacts that the various design disciplines are or have been able to induce at different scales of action in the contexts of small fortified towns, constituting the primary settlement cores of the so-called inland areas. The main keys of research, filing and reading chosen for mapping allow the infographic schematisation of study in a Cartesian diagram based on two primary axes. The taxonomy, developed and adopted by the Design Research Unit of the University of San Marino, identifies, distributes and classifies numerous case studies according to two essential relational variables between human beings, communities and places: the time of permanence and the level of interaction and involvement with the areas.

 

Article info

Received: 27/03/2023; Revised: 27/04/2023; Accepted: 08/05/2023

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Author Biographies

Massimo Brignoni, University of the Republic of San Marino

Architect, he is a Professor at the Department of Economics, Science and Law. He is part of the Community Design research group; since 2004, he has been conducting research in the areas of social innovation, products and processes in local craft productions, developing projects in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Congo and Italian craft districts such as the Murano art glass district in Venice.
E-mail: m.brignoni@unirsm.sm

Giorgio Dall’Osso, University of the Republic of San Marino

Designer and PhD, he is a Researcher at the Department of Economics, Science and Law. He conducts research in product design and interaction with a particular focus on the dialogue between the human body and space.
E-mail: giorgio.dallosso@unirsm.sm

Silvia Gasparotto, University of the Republic of San Marino

PhD, she is a Researcher. Her research interests are mainly oriented towards Design for the Enhancement of Cultural Heritage, interaction design, design theory and participatory and collaborative practices.
E-mail: silvia.gasparotto@unirsm.sm

Riccardo Varini, University of the Republic of San Marino

Architect and Designer, he is a Professor at the University. He is the Scientific Head of the UNESCO Coordination Unit for the ‘San Marino and Mount Titano’ Management Plan (UNESCO World Heritage Site). He founded the Community Design Research Unit, that deals with the dialogic relationships that strategic and systemic design can establish with local communities.
E-mail: r.varini@unirsm.sm

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Published

30-06-2023

How to Cite

Brignoni, M., Dall’Osso, G., Gasparotto, S. and Varini, R. (2023) “Mapping design-driven processes for the regeneration of small fortified towns in inland areas”, AGATHÓN | International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, 13, pp. 281–290. doi: 10.19229/2464-9309/13242023.