Workshop Goals

To advance the creation of a landscape plan for the new Villaggio Solidale (VS) extension, which will be called "ConTeSto al Villaggio, which will house a new urban ag hub, a thickened forest edge,  a raingarden and stormwater detention area, and a village core where the residents and staff will come together and build community.

The research team engaged in extensive field work, with site visits, moments of listening and co-creation, and prototyping.   We created as a test meadow, a mowed meadow pathway and story circle, and birdhouse and insect hotels to connect the residents and staff to nature while also enhancing biodiversity.  Site visits to local landscapes such as agricultural cooperatives and parks helped inform  design choices to better reflect the region's cultural identity and the community's unique emphasis on solidarity and empowerment of differently-abled invididuals.

Participatory Activities: Prototypes 

Site Visits

Final Presentation