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Is the architect an artist? Reconsidering the role of architects

Throughout this essay various possible conceptions of art and their relationship with architects’ responsibilities towards the community and their power in the creation of cities, will be considered. And the question on whether an architect is an artist will certainly…

Cities, Urbanism, Architecture and Citizenship

Why we should look at space, and more closely at cities

The importance of space in the critical study of society is finally being increasingly recognized after centuries of neglect, mainly thanks to the work of geographers who are trying to emphasize it as an advantageous and insightful standpoint to look…

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Eventful Cities: the relationship between city development and cultural events

In recent years slogans such as ‘festival city’ or ‘city of festivals’ have become common elements of the brand image of many cities. But why have events become so popular? What are the benefits of being ‘eventful’? What is the…

Cities, Urbanism, Architecture and Citizenship

VOICES: an urban map of sentiment

Talking about cities, from their planning to their living, means activating fields of dialogue with more and more heterogeneous connotations. It means being able to face, handle and argue not only themes with architectural features, concerning infrastructures, services and buildings,…

Cities, Urbanism, Architecture and Citizenship

Contemporary Art and Urban Regeneration in the City of Milan

In an enclosed space, such as a district, a city, or an area within the city, creative potential is intimately linked to the degree of knowledge and innovation, let alone the kind of cultural opportunities that space provides. On a…

Broader Perspectives - The editorials of Tafter Journal

What an effort “to enter out”! Closures and resistances in the cultural sector

“It might be easy for you, but you cannot imagine how difficult is for us to enter outside”. Few years ago, walking in the yards of Santa Maria Della Pietà, psychiatric hospital already closed, Thomas Lovanio, Franco Basaglia’s colleague, got…

Cities, Urbanism, Architecture and Citizenship

Working with surfaces to create spaces: street art or landscape project?

The presence of urban voids within contemporary cities imposes to consider the importance of new interpretations/actions on the landscape. These actions have to use formal representation devices more related to community needs. Thanks to its expressiveness, art can be used…