Biofilia e rigenerazione urbana – Soluzioni Tech-NbS stampate in 3D per microinterventi resilienti
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https://doi.org/10.69143/2464-9309/19142026Parole chiave:
manifattura additiva, soluzioni basate sulla natura, sistemi di facciata, biodiversità, coinvolgimento di comunità scolasticheAbstract
L’articolo presenta il quadro metodologico e i primi esiti sperimentali della ricerca Urban Bloomers, finanziata dal bando UniFI Extra 2025 – Public Engagement, dedicata allo sviluppo di sistemi di facciata vegetata riconducibili a soluzioni tecnologiche basate sulla natura, stampati in 3D in argilla e co-progettati con attori istituzionali, imprese, ricercatori e comunità scolastiche per interventi di rigenerazione orientati alla biodiversità negli spazi ricreativi scolastici dell’area mediterranea. Attraverso l’analisi dello stato dell’arte, l’organizzazione di attività partecipate di osservazione, identificazione e mappatura delle specie, workshop di co-progettazione, modellazione parametrica e prototipazione additiva la ricerca definisce criteri progettuali, costruttivi ed ecologici per lo sviluppo di moduli biofilici capaci di integrare specie vegetali tolleranti agli stress climatici, migliorare il microclima e sostenere processi di apprendimento ambientale. Gli esiti preliminari restituiscono un framework metodologico replicabile e lo sviluppo di un primo prototipo di sistema di facciata Living Wall System tecnologico, orientato all’integrazione tra prestazioni ecologiche, qualità dello spazio educativo e applicazione in situ.
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Ricevuto: 15/03/2026; Revisionato: 30/04/2026; Accettato: 01/05/2026
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