Prof. em. Dr. Ing. Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani | History of Urban Development
Systems of Urban Development
Professor Lampugnani’s focus is on the development of strategies for urban planning in the 21st century, starting with the aesthetic and functional qualities of existing or planned urban forms, in order to extrapolate concepts for urban design. The goal is to assemble a set of basic principles for urban development, some of which already exist and others which must be created. A set of instruments is being compiled through methodological work that will deliver solutions for creative urban interventions through interdisciplinary work processes. In addition, treatises of the ancient world offer inspiration, as do the handbooks of the 19th and 20th centuries. Such examples show that systematically gathered experiences based on the connections between life and city forms can build a foundation for an urban discipline that raises scientific claims without denying its artistic dimensions.
Encyclopaedia of Designed Spaces
Humans engage with their environment in broad, creative ways – not just with cities and houses, but also rivers and lakes, fields and forests. Designing is always embedded in a complex system
Thesaurus zum Städtebau (Thesaurus on Urban Design)
The research project Thesaurus zum Städtebau (Thesaurus on Urban Design) will provide a structured collection of the central building blocks that constitute urban spaces: streets, squares, closes, courtyards, parks, passages and quays.
Handbook for the Periphery: Design Strategies for Suburban Spaces
Suburban spaces and urban development design – for a long time these two themes appeared to be mutually exclusive. The spatial interpenetration of city and countryside with its functional, aesthetic and typologically
Urban Density
In the discussion about the city, no other term has experienced so many different meanings, analyses, interpretations and evaluations as the word density. City density is always changing its meaning, and sometimes
Novartis-Campus, Basel
The St. Johann area owned by Novartis in Basle is to be transformed from a production site into a research and administration center. An arrangement capable of remaining sustainable on a long-term
Richti-Quartier, Wallisellen
The Richti neignbourhood of Wallisellen lies between the train station of Wallisellen and the shopping centre of Glatt. It is organised around the Richtiarkade, a slightly bent, linear main street which directly