The city of the sensitive community

A participatory urban archive connecting lived experience, a digital interface and a physical place for exchange.

Context: Academic thesis
Place / Date: Civitanova Marche, Italy · 2018
Role: Thesis author
Institution / Practice: University of Camerino · School of Architecture and Design

Community research, maps and participatory interface — From community observations to a structured urban archive.

01 / Question

How can the knowledge of a port community become part of an architectural proposal?

02 / Process

Interviews and questionnaires were organized into paths, markers, memories, problems and desires. A web interface made these categories visible; an Urban Center translated participation into spatial design.

03 / Outcome

A thesis combining community research, an information archive, interface design and an architectural proposal. The supplied portfolio documents the interface and drawings; it does not establish current live operation.

InterviewsInformation mappingWeb interfaceArchitectural drawings

Urban Center plans, sections and interior proposals — A physical counterpart to the digital participation platform.

Thesis introduction and historic web interface — Documented thesis interface, 2018.

Credits & provenance

Supervisors: Luigi Coccia and Sara Cipolletti. University of Camerino.

Portfolio pp. 15–17; supplied 13.jpg, 14.jpg, 15.jpg.

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