http://progettoartena.com (in Italian) Progetto Artena is a service of analysis, strategy and action for the revival of the village of Artena (Rome). It works on both structural and infrastructural level, by caring of several aspects, from social innovation, to architectural regeneration. Progetto Artena is the first application of the principles of Biourbanism (p2p urbanism, neuroergonomics, biophilia, […] read more
by Antonio Caperna Picking up a word coined by Edward Wilson, we define biophilic that kind of architecture which is capable to supply our inborn need of connection to life and to the vital processes. The biophilic space is therefore an environment that strengthens life and supports its sociological and psychological components, or, in other […] read more
Extended service design for the development of the 18th “Comunità Montana dei Monti Lepini” (Mountain Communities of Lepini Mountains) Segni (Rome), 16th June 2013, 6:00 pm Organizers: International Society of Biourbanism & Progetto Artena, in collaboration with Comunità Montana dei Monti Lepini BIOURBANISM AND REVITALIZATION OF SPACES Biourbanism connects natural sciences, humanity, and architecture in order […] read more
BIOURBANISM FOR A HUMAN-CENTERED SUSTAINABLE DESIGN Artena (Rome, Italy) – July 21st/28th 2013 summerschool-artena.tumblr.com | summerschool@biourbanism.org After the success of the first interdisciplinary Summer School in Neuroergonomics and Urban Design which gathered fantastic people from 11 Countries into a deeply […] read more
Summer School 2012 inNeuroergonomics and Urban DesignBiourbanism for a Human-Centered Sustainability and Effectiveness Artena (Rome, Italy) – 15–23 July 2012 MAIN ISSUES I. Mimesis and Environment Students will be introduced by practical experiments and scientific literature review to the acknowledgment of how forms and space affect cognitive abilities and psycho-biological conditions in order […] read more