Adaptive Reuse of the Built Legacy 2024
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A collaborative effort by 45 international students has resulted in 15 adaptive reuse projects, injecting new life into the spaces.
ORTORAMA
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Dialogues on urban gardening: practices, places, people.
Sabor Cabo Verde
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An international cooperation project between Torino and Praia (Cape Verde) to reinforce a sustainability-oriented urban planning
The blue infrastructure
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A meeting to explore and discuss the regenerative potential represented by blue infrastructure in urban contexts
Urban Lab is open to Europe
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Come and visit us!
Infrablue
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Urban Lab is partner of the european project NETCO – Network of Cities for Collaborative Housing that aims to promote peer learning and exchange among cities on collective housing formulas at local.
Climaborough
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Urban Lab is partner of the european project NETCO – Network of Cities for Collaborative Housing that aims to promote peer learning and exchange among cities on collective housing formulas at local.
NETCO
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Urban Lab is partner of the european project NETCO – Network of Cities for Collaborative Housing that aims to promote peer learning and exchange among cities on collective housing formulas at local.
Public art in the Torino area
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Three platforms map and narrate public art in the Torino area.
Urban plants sound
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A live concert for plants and city center
Nature future workshop
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Together with the research team of the University of Lisbon, who has developed the working methodology, about 20 practitioners, experts, students and researchers discuss on how NBSs can make the Torino metropolitan area more green and resilient, looking towards 2050.
Conexus schools
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An event to showcase the results of the work done by the students in valdocco to tell about the risks of climate change and the nature based solutions that can contrast them
WAOO
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networking WAAO the centre for architecture and urbanism in Lille ————— waao web site On 24 March 2022, Urban Lab and WAAO, the centre for architecture and urbanism in Lille, signed a Collaboration Agreement committing the two organisations to work together over the next two years to exchange best practices, experiences and expertise, organise joint […]
Nature in the city. Nature in Torino
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exhibitions Nature in the city. Nature in Torino A space at urban lab to document the environmental situation in Torino. ————— free ACCESSpiazza palazzodi città 8Ffrom wednesdayto friday14 – 19Saturdays 11 – 19 In the framework of the 2022 cultural programme “Nature in the city”, Urban Lab dedicates a space within its public venue to […]
Through urban green paths
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visits Through urban green paths two walking itineraries for “nature in the city” ————— INFO AND REGISTRATION INFO@URBANCENTER.TO.IT T 011 5537950 COST PER VISIT 10 EUROS, 5 EUROS (UNDER 12) INCLUDING A SMALL SNACK AT THE END OF THE ITINERARY BY FREEDHOME PAYMENT BY SATISPAY, PAYPAL OR CASH (AT URBAN LAB) TO BE MADE IN […]
Nature in the city
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The meeting with ortialti and the Mirafiori Community Foundation and the opening of the documentation space with the pictures by Luís Aniceto to launch the 2022 Urban Lab program of activities
Audis
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networking Audis Urban regeneration ————— Audis web site The study learn more One of the activities of Urban Lab is focused on the networking and collaboration between the urban agencies involved in urban policies in Italy and Europe. Urban Lab is a member and part of the Board of AUDIS, the national association that supports […]
Contemporary Torino
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visits Contemporary Torino A podcast channel to discover the recent architecture in Torino. ————— Descover the podcast channel PODCAST Listen Listen to the podcast channel developed by Urban Lab with the Order of Architects PPC / Torino, Architecture Foundation / Torino and IN/Arch Piemonte, for a trip through the most recent architectural works that, from […]
Food Atlas
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meetings Food Atlas Know and promote the Torino food system ————— web site link reports city agencies 2018 2017 In 2017, a research team within the University and Polytechnic of Torino published the first Food Atlas of Metropolitan Torino with the aim of investigating the metropolitan food system of Torino. Thanks to that experience, the […]
Urban Centers Network
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network Urban Centers Network European Agencies Network for citizenship, inclusion involvement and empowerment of communities through the urban transformation process EUROPEAN PROJECT ————— network pdf video city agencies website link For several years Urban Lab has been promoting the networking, dialogue and exchange among organizations dealing with public policies at various levels. In Italy the […]
Torino Social Impact
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networking Torino Social Impact The alliance for a social impact ecosystem ————— The project link Urban Lab is a partner of Torino Social Impact, an alliance aimed at promoting the social innovation metropolitan ecosystem and making Torino an ideal place to pursue social impact together with economic growth. A cluster of skills, activities, services to […]
111 Architectures
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maps 111 Architectures A new map of contemporary architecture in Torino ————— the map front back Urban Lab, in collaboration with the Order of Architects of Torino, the Foundation for architecture/Torino and IN/Arch Piemonte, developed a new map of contemporary architecture in Torino. 111 architectures were selected to describe how architecture and urban space have […]
Living in Torino
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maps Living in Torino Spaces, resources and proximity services EUROPEAN PROJECT ————— the platform link Abitare a Torino / Living in Torino is the platform developed by Urban Lab in the framework of the ALT/BAU Transfer Network supported by the EU funded programme URBACT III for urban sustainable development. It aims at identifying and analyzing […]
reactivate vacant buildings
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A webinar to share good practices to reactivate vacant residential buildings in need of refurbishment
Guidebook
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How to reactivate vacant residential buildings following the ALT/BAU approach.
Good Practice
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Reactivation of vacant residential buildings and flats
SCENARIOS OF ELECTRO-MOBILITY
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Webinar proceedings
Conexus
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European Agencies Network for citizenship, inclusion involvement and empowerment of communities through the urban transformation process
Past
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exhibition Past A tale of the city ————— piazza palazzodi città 8F free entryfrom Wednesdayto Friday2pm – 7pmSaturday11am – 7pm VISITUL visit on line VIDEO visit How did the city become the one we live in today? One of the many, different histories of the city is here described on a timeline that covers its […]
Now
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mostre Now Geographies of Torino ————— piazza palazzodi città 8F free entryfrom Wednesdayto Friday2pm – 7pmSaturday11am – 7pm VISITUL visit on line VIDEO visit A belvedere to look out upon the city. The view is unusual and the traditional observation point, typical of maps, is twisted, in order to try and observe the city together, […]
Soon
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mostre Soon Work in progress ————— piazza palazzodi città 8F free entryfrom Wednesdayto Friday2pm – 7pmSaturday11am – 7pm VISITUL visit on line VIDEO visit the exhibition The city of tomorrow is described through constantly changing and evolving voices and images that guide us through Torino and its metropolitan area’s actual projects and policies, from physical […]
Metropolitan Geographies
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maps Metropolitan Geographies Understanding the territory through data, maps and archive sources ————— platform Link video tutorial Metropolitan Geographies is a platform describing the Torino urban and metropolitan area by connecting the physical and socioeconomic dimensions. Through a series of maps and visualizations the urban phenomena are “georeferenced” meaning that, by means of a map, […]
EXCHANGE WITH CLERMONT FERRAND
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meetings Exchange with Clérmont Ferrand A new international collaboration to tackle the challenges of urban sustainable development ————— ONLINE In these last years, Urban Lab has been promoting the dialogue among city agencies, in Italy through the urban centers network, at international level through the European network of city agencies starting from the EUCANET project. […]
ROCK Open Knowledge Week
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meetings ROCK OpenKnowledge Week The final online event of the ROCK EU funded project ————— free accessonline event website link From 27 to 30 October the ROCK Open Knowledge Week takes place as final event of the ROCK EU project funded by the Horizon2020 program. Urban Lab, together with the City of Torino, has been […]
Urban Lab renovates its premises
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exhibitions Urban Labrenovates its premises A new installation to tell the city that is changing in a smarter, broader and more accessible way. ————— free entrypiazza palazzodi città 8Ffrom Wednesdayto Friday2pm – 7pmSaturday11am – 7pm Urban Lab is working to renovate its headquarters in piazza Palazzo di Città. The new opening will be in October […]
CROCETTA, SAN PAOLO, CENISIA (BACKBONE 1 E 2)
visits Crocetta, San Paolo,Cenisia (backbone 1 e 2) by bike ————— Info e contacts visiteguidate@urbancenter.to.it T 011 5537950 useful information book the itinerary A bike ride to discover the new city of Backbones. the visit Partecipants minimum 10 Duration 2,5 hours Trasportation bycicle (bring your own bike and follow our guide during the tour!) Cost 4 […]
Vanchiglia and Regio Parco
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visits Vanchiglia and Regio Parco by bike ————— INFO AND CONTACTS VISITEGUIDATE@URBANCENTER.TO.IT T 011 5537950 useful information book itinerary A bike ride to discover the new architecture of the Vanchiglia and Regio Parco districts. the visit Participants minimum 10 Duration 2,5 hours Trasport bicycle (bring your own bike and follow our guide during the tour!) […]
City Centre <br>and Borgo Po
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visits City Centre and Borgo Po walking tour ————— Info and contacts visiteguidate@urbancenter.to.it T 011 5537950 useful information book the route A walking tour starting from Urban Lab, in piazza Palazzo di Città, leading the visitors to discover the new architectures in the city center. the visit Partecipants minimum 10 Duration 2,5 hours Trasportation walking tour […]
Quadrilatero and Porta Palazzo
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visits Quadrilatero romanoand Porta Palazzo walking tour ————— Info e contacts visiteguidate@urbancenter.to.it T 011 5537950 useful information book the itinerary A walking tour starting from Urban Lab in Piazza Palazzo di Città, leading visitors to discover the new architectures in the Quadrilatero Romano and in Borgo Dora. the visit Duration 2,5 hours Trasportation walking tour Cost […]
CULTURE AND NEW URBAN IDENTITIES
visits Culture and new urban identities GRAN TOUR POST-INDUSTRIAL TORINO ————— Info visiteguidate@urbancenter.to.it T 011 5537950 useful info info the route A tour to discover Torino’s post-Fordism transition. A city which, since the early 1990’s, has redesigned its identity by promoting the knowledge economy and restoring its cultural, artistic and social dimension, thus profoundly redefining its […]
HARMONY
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Holistic Approach for Providing Spatial & Transport Planning Tools and Evidence to Metropolitan and Regional Authorities to Lead a Sustainable Transition to a New Mobility Era
ALT/BAU
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Transnational exchange and learning in order to tackle the challenge of unused and decaying buildings
Rock
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Regeneration and Optimization of Cultural heritage in creative and Knowledge cities
moloc
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Spatial and multimodal planning tools to accompany the transition to cleaner and more sustainable mobility in metropolitan areas