Everybody agrees: tourism is a great source of economic income for any city in the short term and a powerful boost for its growth and promotion in the long term. But what happens in terms of coexistence between the city as an urban reality with its social and structural needs and the city as a product mainly manifactured through architecture, urbanism, restoration and public space? Together with AxA association we
For more than two centuries, the discussion on architectonical heritage has been mostly about authenticity and the relation between the single monument and the urban fabric. The growing tourism business and the raising conscience for every cultural sensibility, have now shifted the debate from conservation to usage. In Florence, between nov. 9th and 14th, the General Assembly of ICOMOS (International Council on Monum
Along July 2014 two important conferences on urban matters took place: the 21th International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF) from 3 to 6 in Porto, Portugal, and the 16th International Planning History Society (IPHS) in St. Augustine, Florida. The subjects were «Our Common Future in Urban Morphology» for the ISUF and “Past as Guide to Sustainable Futures” for the IPHS. In both cases, we’ve had a perfect organizati
