Towards a circular project, between architecture and exhibition design. Digital platforms for reuse practices

Authors

  • Davide Crippa Università Iuav di Venezia (Italy)
  • Massimiliano Cason Villa Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
  • Barbara Di Prete Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
  • Lucia Ratti Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
  • Agnese Rebaglio Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
  • Marco Zanini Freelancing
  • Francesca Zanotto Università Iuav di Venezia (Italy)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19229/2464-9309/12212022

Keywords:

design-led transition, collaborative platforms, digital mediation, circular economy, reuse

Abstract

Sustainable development and digital transition find wide space in the debate around design disciplines that take up the theme at different paces. While architectural and urban design research has long been working towards innovating design and construction paradigms in a sustainable and circular sense, exhibition design has slowly integrated these aspects into its creation and management structures. From this perspective, the digital transition represents an excellent opportunity to develop integrated systems for circular production chains. The text explores the state of arts in architecture and exhibition design, identifying innovation trajectories within cases of emblematic collaborative platforms, and highlighting their limitations and mutual lessons learned.

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Author Biographies

Davide Crippa, Università Iuav di Venezia (Italy)

Architect and PhD, he is a Researcher at the Department of Architecture and Arts. He is currently investigating the potential of interaction design and digital fabrication with a view to sustainability and circular economy.
E-mail: dcrippa@iuav.it

Massimiliano Cason Villa, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

Graduate Student of the School of Design, he collaborates with Social Factory and Design Differente on material experimentation research for ESO. He currently collaborates with NABA and La Triennale di Milano.
E-mail: massimiliano.cason@mail.polimi.it

Barbara Di Prete, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

Architect and PhD, she is a Researcher at the Department of Design. She is currently Scientific Responsible for a research project aimed at experimenting with new recycling materials based on undifferentiated plastic, promoted by CAP.
E-mail: barbara.diprete@polimi.it

Lucia Ratti, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

She is a Research Associate of the Department of Design and collaborates with Social Factory and Design Differente in awareness-raising and experimentation actions aimed at spreading the principles of circularity.
E-mail: lucia.ratti@polimi.it

Agnese Rebaglio, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

Designer and PhD, she is an Associate Professor of the Department of Design and Scientific Director of the Master in Design for Public Space at POLI.design. Her research focuses on the role of design in the innovation processes of urban spaces, with a view to sustainability and inclusion.
E-mail: agnese.rebaglio@polimi.it

Marco Zanini, Freelancing

Architect, he has been freelancing in Italy since 2022, implementing a circular and sustainable approach to design.
E-mail: mrczanini@gmail.com

Francesca Zanotto, Università Iuav di Venezia (Italy)

Architect and PhD, she is a Research Fellow within the Integral Design Environment (Ir.ide) – Publishing Actions and Research Development (Pard) Research Infrastructure, and an Adjunct Professor at the AUIC School of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy). She focuses on the ecological implications of architectural design and the relationship between circular economy and design culture.
E-mail: fzanotto@iuav.it

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Published

31-12-2022

How to Cite

Crippa, D., Cason Villa, M., Di Prete, B., Ratti, L., Rebaglio, A., Zanini, M. and Zanotto, F. (2022) “Towards a circular project, between architecture and exhibition design. Digital platforms for reuse practices”, AGATHÓN | International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, 12(online), pp. 234–245. doi: 10.19229/2464-9309/12212022.

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