SSAB_2016

URBAN TRANSITION: Smart Solutions for the Urban Metropole (Amsterdam - Bologna)

Ambiti: Climate & energy challenges Urban design

Codice progetto: AREC0012_2016-1.5.1-436_P125-02

Programma: Climate KIC Catapult programme 2016

Call: Climate KIC Catapult programme 2016

Developed under the umbrella of the Urban Transition Theme and financed by EIT under the Climate KIC Catapult programme, the project explores the transition towards more sustainable models of relevant areas in the city fabric of two cities Bologna and Amsterdam particularly focusing on two sites:

Amsterdam, Buiksloterham - a neighbourhood in the north of the city in a unique position to serve as both a living test bed and catalyst for Amsterdam’s broader transition to becoming a circular, smart, and bio-based city;
Bologna, Zamboni District city center - a quite large area in the historic heart of the city where the challenge is to re-frame the urban metabolism to improve quality of life and create a ‘Sustainable Cultural Campus’ based on the circular economy principles.

The project follows the typical Climate KIC research environment mixing academic research methodology with market oriented solutions. The main outcome of the programme is the delivery of an international summer school on Urban Metabolism and Water Management involving both PhDs and professionals from cross-related disciplines and creating tailored solution within the proposed real-life city challenges. The programme was joined by a number of people across Europe creating a very intercultural work environment dealing with innovative and effective strategies concerning circular cities, water management, sustainable transition. During the programme, participants worked in small, interdisciplinary design teams, to develop innovative solutions for lighthouse projects in strategic areas, applying collaborative, multi-perspective, cross-disciplinary approaches to design unconventional and creative ideas and solutions, in order to boost effective actions in the urban context closely cooperating with international experts, researchers of the University of Bologna, Municipality and Districts representatives, local stakeholders and citizens associations.

Durata del progetto

01.2016 – 12.2016

Responsabile scientifico per il Dipartimento

Jacopo GASPARI (Dipartimento di Architettura DA)

Coordinatore

Dipartimento di Architettura DA (Jacopo GASPARI) con Martine VAN VEELEN

Partnership

University of Bologna – Department of Architecture

City of Bologna

City of Amsterdam

Urban Center Bologna

SENSE - Research School for Socio-Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment