LANDSCAPE – ART VS DESIGN

O. EDITORIAL #17

Towards a possible “liquid mapping”
by Anna Mazzanti, Politecnico di Milano & Matilde Marzotto, Art Historian, Lookaroundart, Italy guest editors

I. MAPPING THE MEDITERRANEAN. THE DESIGN THIRD SPACE

Visual Territories and Communicative Landscapes. Mapping and Configuration of Complex Phenomena
by Vincenzo Cristallo & Miriam Mariani, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
The Seascape beyond the Physical Dimension. How Data Design could Display
Complex Marine Environments
by Matteo Aimini, University of Trento (DICAM) & Lucilla Calogero, Università Iuav di Venezia, Italy
Design in Digital Cartography. Evolving Landscape Narrative Tools for Territorial
Exploration and Enhancement of Local Heritage
by Paola Menzardi & Pier Paolo Peruccio, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Places in Lieu. Mediterranean Sedentary and Nomadic Living Spaces
by Alberto Bassi, Giuliana Califano & Tommaso Listo, Università Iuav di Venezia, Italy

II. DESIGN VS ART IN MEDITERRANEA AREA

Ulysses Does Not Come back Home.From Maps of Migration, Small Constellations
of Artistic Influences in the Mediterranean Landscape
by Marco Borsotti & Sonia Pistidda, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Visual Grammar of the Mediterranean Landscape: Chromatic, Iconic and Object Identities
by Raffaella Trocchianesi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Drawing the Place’s Soul. Designing the Representation Experience in the Schist Villages
by Graça Magalhães, University of Aveiro, Portugal

III. DOCUMENTS. ARTISTIC PROJECTS FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA

Landscape is a Space of Action and Thought
by Costanza Meli, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Becoming Garden. Notes on the Creation of a Planetary Garden
by Miguel Georgieff, Coloco, ENSP Versailles et Marseille & Michele Loiacono, Scuola del Terzo Luogo &
Sergio Sanna, Ground Action, Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo
Adrian Paci’s Art House in Shkodër: a Common and Shared Space between Cultures and Art
by Martina Marolda, University of Siena, Italy

IV. BIOGRAPHIES

About the authors

Towards a New Agenda for Design in the Mediterranean Region

O. EDITORIAL #16

Towards a New Agenda for Design in the Mediterranean Region
Marinella Ferrara and Chiara Lecce, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

I. DESIGN FOR SOCIAL AND ENTEPRENERIAL INNOVATION

Design for the Mediterranean Social Inclusion
Emilio Rossi, University of Lincoln & Paola Barcarolo, University of Udine, Italy
Mondiale! Open-ended Game-tools to Stimulate Possibility Thinking for the Intercultural Education
Valentina Frosini, University of Firenze, Italy
Bio-inspired Design System for the Egyptian Market: a Short-term Project Case Study
Dina Bahgat & Nariman G. Lotfi, German University in Cairo, Egypt
Design Entrepreneurs’ Challenges in Cairo’s Ecosystem
Jomana G. Attia, German University in Cairo, Egypt

II. CONNECTING DESIGN AND CULTURE OF TERRITORIES

Mediterranean Critical Regionalism. A Methodological Concept Linked to the Southern Space
Designs of Post-War II
Sara Coscarelli Comas, EINA, Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona, Spain
Fatimid Secular Architecture: a Visual Reconstruction
Mona A. Marie & Ahmed Wahby, German University in Cairo, Egypt
Vernacular Design Examples to Study Climate’s Role on Design Decisions: an Example of Nomadic
Yörüks in the Turkish Mediterranean
Bilge Merve Aktaş, Aalto University, Finland
Design and Culture of the Territory: Ecomuseo del Grano e del Pane in the Salemi Museum System
Serena Del Puglia & Viviana Trapani, University of Palermo & Laura Galluzzo, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

III. SUGGESTIONS FOR DESIGN

Giochi di Strada
Workshop with Giorgio Laboratore for G124 of Renzo Piano

IV. BIOGRAPHIES

About the Authors

Research Alert on Mediterranean Urban Spaces and Cultural Heritage

O. EDITORIAL #15

Research Alert on Mediterranean Urban Spaces and Cultural Heritage
Marinella Ferrara & Chiara Lecce, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

I. URBAN SPACE ALERT

Design Intervention: Understanding Cairo Informal Areas
Jomana G. Attia and Alaa El Anssary, German University in Cairo, Egypt
Industrial Waste Management in Egypt: a Sustainable Design System
Nariman G. Lotfi, German University in Cairo, Egypt
Kaleidoscopic Presence. A Study of Presence, Listening and Movement in Lisbon
Camila Soares de Barros, Independent artist and researcher, Brazil

II. CULTURAL HERITAGE ALERT

From Moving Image to Still Image: Feature Films as References for Preserving
the Architectural Heritage
Ahmed Wahby & Nora Kahil, German University in Cairo, Egypt
Augmented Reality Implementation in Cultural Heritage for Emotional Experiences.
The Case of CHEESE
Carla Langella, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, (DADI), Italy
Critical Design Approach to Understand the Current Public’s Perception of Islamic
Art and Design
Andreas Sicklinger, Alaa Baligh, Sherin Helmy, German University in Cairo, Egypt

III. SUGGESTIONS FOR DESIGN

Post Disaster Rooftops
Gabriele Leo and Grazia Mappa (Plasticity Studio), Peppe Frisino, Gabriella Mastrangelo

IV. BIOGRAPHIES

About the Authors

Reasons to Research in the Mediterranean Area

Editorial #14
Research and Reasoning in the Mediterranean Area
Marinella Ferrara, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

I. A CRITICAL VIEW

The Island of the Possible
Barbara Predan, University of Ljubljana; Pekinpah Association and Institute of Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia

II. CONTEMPORARY PANORAMA

The development of Circular Economy materials in the Mediterranean: organic waste as a valuable
resource for the economic and social development of the area
Chiara Catgiu, ARUP
A Human Centered Design integrated approach for the inclusive valorisation of Mediterranean
UNESCO Cultural and Natural Heritage
Paola Barcarolo, University of Udine & Emilio Rossi, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Design Approaches and Methodologies for the Valorization of Places. Experiences from the
Western Mediterranean Area
Marina Parente, Eleonora Lupo, Carla Sedini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

III. HISTORICAL PANORAMA

The Italian design history from a different perspective: the case of Ico Parisi
Chiara Lecce, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
E-1027: Shifting Paradigms and Aesthetic Outcomes in a House by the Mediterranean Sea
Anna Cecilia Russo, Politecnico di Milano , Italy

IV. SUGGESTIONS FOR DESIGN

Photos Collection
António da Cruz Rodrigues, Universidad Lusofona, Lisbon, Portugal

V. BIOGRAPHIES

About the authors