by Stefano Serafini “What if, instead of breaking them, the design of cities could naturally feed social ties? There must be a way for urban planners to make cities more human-centred and livable, by focusing on how the built environment affects sociality.” ABSTRACT The International Society of Biourbanism (ISB) is organizing a Summer school in […] read more
by Stefano Serafini I was worried that the symposium “Self-build processes and self-organising communities. Reflections after a year since the completion of B.E.S.T. Leonardo Partnership Project” could result in a terrifically boring and rhetorical academic event. In fact, what professor Eleni Tracada organized at the University of Derby last June 19th 2014 has been a […] read more
“WHAT IF, INSTEAD OF BREAKING THEM, THE DESIGN OF CITIES COULD NATURALLY FEED SOCIAL TIES? THERE MUST BE A WAY FOR URBAN PLANNERS TO MAKE CITIES MORE HUMAN-CENTRED AND HAPPY, BY FOCUSING ON THE EFFECTS THAT THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT HAS ON SOCIALITY.„ This ISB Summer School presents a challenging programme in “Neuroergonomics and Sociogenesis”, to be held in Artena, Italy, […] read more
INTERNATIONAL BIOURBANISM WORKSHOP Heraklion Crete, Greece | August 1st-9th 2014 The Crete Workshop in “SOCIO-SPATIAL TRANSFORMATIONS UNDER THE STATE OF EMERGENCY” will be held in Heraklion (Crete, Greece), August 1st-9th 2014. It aims to delineate the systemic implications of local responses to recession and explore socio-spatial practices that contradict and negate the current economic restructuring regime. […] read more
International Society of Biourbanism at the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ART, ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN Bologna, Italy, 25-27 June 2014 “Past present and future of public space” is an Italian project, developed as an academic research activity by Dr. Luisa Bravo at the Department of Architecture, University of Bologna (Italy). It aims to explore new dimensions […] read more
The documentary «Walking Through The Borgo» filmed in Artena during the Summer School 2012 in «Neuroergonomics & Urban Design» Peleo Film is a dream. It’s a gamble against all the odds, by two students with a great passion for Cinema, who tried to bring to action what they have learnt during their University years. […] read more
The ISB has organized a 3 days conference on Biourbanism and small towns, in order to discuss the results of one year of activity over the Italian cities of Artena, Segni and Carpineto Romano. The conference has been held in Rome, at the Faculty of Architecture, Roma Tre University, on October 18th; in Artena, on […] read more
by Angelica Fortuzzi Placemaking is considered both a practice and a way of thinking. In other words, it is an approach to design and planning public spaces, including their management, which is becoming very widespread not only in the United States, but at international level. It is an extremely practical tool for community-driven processes to […] read more
by Antonio Caperna and Eleni Tracada Biourbanism introduces new conceptual and planning models for a new kind of city, valuing social and economical regeneration of the built environment through developing and healthy communities. Thus, it combines technical aspects, such as zero-emission, energy efficiency, information technology, etc. and the promotion of social sustainability and human well being. […] read more
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