Laboratorio Landscape in_Progress

Principal aims

The labaratory Landscape In_Progress is a design and a scientific research structure of the dArTe Department, conceived as a multidisciplinary space interconnecting architecture, city and landscape.

The field of research is the "landscapes next to come", that are those realities exposed on strong mutations, often influenced by a great events as the natural ones (earthquakes, floods, etc.) that change their existing connotations.

Diverse activities –researches, conferences, exhibitions, workshops, projects- have been developed as an opportunities of innovative experimental methodology of knowledge, interpretation and transformation of places through involvement and interaction of different languages and figures, such as architects, landscape designers, agronomists, photographers, artists, sociologists etc.

A particular focus is given to Calabria and its necessity to find internal and mobile observation points capable of capturing and listing values and images of a complex and heterogeneous reality.

List of some realized researches:

Tourism as art of places; The Metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria; The port area of Gioia Tauro and the infrastructural system; Project for the periphery and the existing building; Water landscapes; Confiscated goods in Calabria.

The Laboratory collaborates with Public Authorities and Nonprofit Associations, carrying out scientific research activities, providing an integrated and innovative approach to the study of the city and the landscape.

Research activities

Design and Research

International relationships

SPAGNA: Università di Valladolid

SPAGNA: Universidad de Sevilla

EMIRATI ARABI UNITI: Università di Abu Dhabi

POLONIA: “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi

CINA: Chongqing University

Horizon 2020 topics

Balanced Regional Development; Territorial Accessibility; Dissemination of innovative technologies and know-how; Strengthening cooperation between economic development stakeholders and public authorities.

Smart Specialisation Strategy Calabria (S3 Calabria)

Per le Specificità e caratteristiche il laboratorio copre tutte e tre le Aree di Innovazione: Ambiente e Rischi Naturali, Turismo e Cultura, Edilizia Sostenibile.