Capsules of Mobility: Urban Enclaves and the Architecture of Infrastructural Closure
In the context of contemporary urbanisation, discussions about enclaves continue to emerge in urban theory, whether in the form of gated communities, quasi-sovereign ‘states within states’…
Laços Urbanos // Urban Connections
The urban planning of the last century has led to rapid and decisive transformations in the city of São Paulo: the state of abandonment of the historic city centre, the fragmentation of public life an…
Old Infrastructures, New Commons
Rural areas across Europe are increasingly defined by obsolete infrastructural elements–remnants of once-essential networks now made redundant by economic shifts, technological change, and rural-to-ur…
Spaces of Transition
Spaces associated with transport and mobility are among those undergoing the most rapid transformations, responsive both to technological development and to social, economic, and cultural change, whic…
The articulation of threshold
The essay starts from the phenomenal observation of the clear articulation of the passage connection between the street, the mobile space, and the core urban spaces of Siena—Piazza del Campo and Piazz…
The Interplay Between Architecture and Urban Form
This research paper delves into the intricate relationship between the architecture of Bucharest North railway station and the surrounding urban form. The study aims to explore how the design and stru…
The San Cristoforo cycling-pedestrian bridge in Milan
Starting from a reflection that combines theory and practice, this paper focuses on the analysis of the San Cristoforo Bridge in Milan, designed in 2019 by AOUMM. The case shows how infrastructure can…
Urban Affordances and Restorative Journeys: Rethinking Youth Mobilities Beyond Function
How can we build on the ‘Letters to the City’ approach to reimagine student commuting as a restorative and youth-centered spatial practice? This paper examines the commuting experiences of high school…
Urban mending above the tracks
An analysis of satellite images of contemporary metropolises reveals an element that is as recurrent as it is impactful: the railway station as the source of the railway groove. If the railway station…