The Public Space Around the Tiber Realm

Faced with the Anthropocene, the contemporary culture of design can try to translate environmental awareness into a renewed understanding of the philosophy and politics of public space, making use of interdisciplinary tools and practices . If at the beginning of the 21st century the idea of the city was defined above all by its historical and cultural resources and urban biodiversity was not considered an emergency, in contemporary times urban spaces necessarily contemplate naturalization processes. This vision experiences the complexity of ecological flows and involves new responsibilities and a radical revision of the design approach, also considering how the Covid 19 pandemic has exacerbated metropolitan social and environmental inequalities. According to this approach, the contribution illustrates the teaching and research activities organized by the Internationalization Unit of the PDTA Department in May 2021, as part of the study day and the international workshop “New European Bauhaus. New Boundaries. Public space toward a sustainable urban environment”, together with the Technische Universität Wien. The interdisciplinary activities of the joint workshop between Sapienza and TU Wien concerned new concepts from urban planning to urban design for the waterfront of the Danube canal and the Tiber.