Ripensare i nuovi luoghi della cultura: strategie ibride di recupero e riuso culturale. Il progetto di rigenerazione urbana degli ex magazzini della stazione ferroviaria di Noto

This paper addresses the topic of architectural, social and economic regeneration of urban areas under- going transformation or decay, from a cultural development perspective. The paper focuses on the employment of art and culture as tools for the urban regeneration, describing the reuse project of the former warehouses of the railway station of Noto, developed as part of an innovative capacity building training course in the context of the PNRR. This contribution aims, therefore, to communicate the urban culture of the city of Noto, combining in the discussion as well as in the project, architecture, guidelines for the reuse of architectural heritage, environmental design and cultural management strategies. The redevelopment project plans to offer to the city of Noto hybrid spaces of confrontation, exchange and residence, replacing the dissipative model of soil resources, quality and opportunity, with a new value-generating paradigm of quality and local identity.