The decreasing act ‘Experience of the city’ was the main motive to develop this thesis project. In this book we highlight on the importance of re-activating public spaces to create a platform for people to meet and exchange knowledge.
Understanding the concept and philosophy of Placemaking led us to define a process and a series of activities that engage the community in an active manner and can provide an environment of inclusion and acceptance where the public space becomes home to everyone from different gender, age group, race and cultural background.
This study is divided into three main themes; research about placemaking and the importance of public participation in the integration and creation of a collective identity, case study in Belmonte Calabro - south Italy where we took part in a workshop working with the community and people from different professional backgrounds held by the organization of La Rivoluzione delle Seppie, and a design proposal of a system of public spaces.
