38 articles in this issue
Luca Maria Francesco Fabris,Gerardo Semprebon
The vertical dimension in the urban structure of Chinese megacities is the unique key that has allowed to cluster millions of people in highly concentrated areas. The exponential growth of Chinese cities since the ‘80s of the last century has been possibl... see more
Dario Trabucco
In recent decades the number of tall buildings has increased exponentially, worldwide. When considering buildings surpassing the 200-meter height threshold, only a select few were constructed in the years before 200, while in 2017 alone, 144 buildings wit... see more
Filippo Orsini,Pasquale Mei
The section as an investigative tool to analyze, through deep-seated models and paradigms, the nature of the public space, historically oscillating between horizontal linearity and vertical development. Today the adoption of the concept of Loos’ “raumplan... see more
Andrea Ciaramella,Alberto Celani
Deindustrialization has moved factories and jobs elsewhere, creating voids, not just space, in Western cities. The definition of the fourth industrial revolution incorporates the tendency of modern manufacturing to produce with innovative methodologies an... see more
Matteo Clementi,Carlotta Fontana
The article investigates the possibility of adopting indicators and analytical methods characteristic of the living systems ecology to understand different territorial metabolism phenomena. In addition to explore and orient deep sustainability processes i... see more
Stefano Capolongo,Grazia Giulia Cocina,Marco Gola,Gabriella Peretti,Riccardo Pollo
The paper proposes a reflection and a point of view on the design of the contemporary hospital and the architectures for health according to “vertical” or “horizontal” typologies. The aim is to identify in various configurations, the relationships between... see more
Eliana Cangelli,Maria Pilar Vettori
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Vincenzo Gioffré
This paper proposes the first steps and subsequent developments of an experimental approach – through the actions carried out by the Reggio Calabria Operational Unit in the “Re-Cycle Italy” PRIN1 and developed in further subsequent research – aimed at reg... see more
Virginia De Jorge-Huertas
In the 1990s in Berlin the Baugruppen movement developed an innovative housing project as a “typological” experimentation. Several case studies will be analysed based on the users’ needs, the self-made construction, affordable options, collaborative housi... see more
Giacomo Chiesa
The paper deals with the dichotomy between the horizontal and vertical development of the built environment in urban contexts while taking into consideration different densities and settlement logics by following the specific approach of environmental and... see more
Per-Johan Dahl
This article aims to demonstrate that building envelopes can be designed to improve the performance of public open space in Hong Kong. It investigates how such improvement can be used to negotiate between objective and regulation in planning standards. Ad... see more
Matteo Iommi
The energy and environmental benefits due to the solar radiation availability in the urban contexts are very important for the microclimate and the environmental quality of cities, where spatial distribution and dimensions of buildings play a fundamental ... see more
Angelo Figliola
The contribution proposes a reflection on the role of typological and technological innovation in the design and implementation of vertical architectures through the analysis of technological scenarios of 2050. In the Anthropocene era, where the effects o... see more
Massimo Venturi Ferriolo
Spartaco Paris,Roberto Bianchi
The research activity started with the project for an international two step competition in China and was developed into an experimental research funded by the competition promoter. It has defined sustainable models, typologies and technologies for high-r... see more
Angelo Bertolazzi,Marco Campagnola,Giorgio Croatto,Agata Maniero,Umberto Turrini,Alberto Vignato
Though presenting typological and construction-related features different from other European countries, Italian residential buildings as a whole fail to meet the performances required by the European Union before the 2050 deadline. Among the hypotheses m... see more
Manuela Raitano
Stagni di Levante in Ostia is a reclaimed area with high risk of flooding: a flat territory where is an inhomogeneous fabric of single-family houses, a low-density horizontal landscape devoid of services and public green areas. In Urbanistic Plan (PRG), t... see more
Mariangela Bellomo,Angela D'Agostino
This paper presents the results of a research carried out within the framework of an Agreement between the Department of Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II and the Municipality of Aquilonia (AV). Inserted in a context of international an... see more
Oscar Eugenio Bellini,Martino Mocchi
Rooftop architecture reveals great potentialities in favoring a new interpretation of urban spaces and new ways of living the city. Thanks to the redefinition of the morpho-techno-typological characteristics of urban-fabric, the verticalization and concen... see more
Maria Federica Ottone,Roberta Cocci Grifoni,Graziano Enzo Marchesani,Dajla Riera
The objective of this research is to produce a critical scientific analysis of some aspects related to urban resilience to offer planners and decision-makers a deft intervention tool to mitigate high temperatures in urban areas. Densification, morphology,... see more
Paola Scala
Francesca Giglio
Serena Viola
Laura Calcagnini
Domenico D’Olimpio
Alessandro Claudi de Saint Mihiel
Adalberto Del Bo
Rosario Pavia
Aldo Norsa
Marco Introini
Filippo Lambertucci
The dialectic between vertical and horizontal urban development models seems to leave out the depth of the underground. The increasing urbanization, the consequent strong density as well as growing environmental concerns push the search for new models of ... see more
Maria Teresa Lucarelli
Francesca Moraci,Celestina Fazia
The aim of this paper is to highlight that the primary goal of certain regional planning laws – i.e., to limit land consumption – is contradicted by the legislative provisions they contain, which state that the maximum acceptable land consumption should c... see more
Bertrando Bonfantini
Interpreting some dimensions of the horizontal/vertical relationship in the transformation cycle of Milan, this article develops a reflection on the current urban planning phase of this city referring to some of its specific characteristics.Despite the em... see more
Emilio Faroldi
Matteo Moscatelli
The essay investigates models and techniques of intervention for increasing the urban density, illustrating how the tall building can be a still useful device in the densification processes, and what circumstances it should face also in relationship with ... see more