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Francesca Tenchini, architect & Elena Verri, architect Telefono Azzurro Workshop proposal is the design of a Thematic park on chilhood's rights, a workshop organized by Telefono Azzuro with pedagogues and psycologists.
Titolo : Fateci Spazio!
Se un paese, sia esso una metropoli o una piccola citta della provincia,punta l'attenzione sui bisogni dei bambini come protagonisti della propria comunita, allora questo e un luogo per il quale non e difficile prevedere un bel futuro. Tanto piu c'e attenzione per l'infanzia e tanto piu si puo parlare di sostenibilita…ma lo spazio e in particolare lo spazio pubblico, se disegnato in un certo modo puo stimolare e/o influire anche sulle relazioni? E quando si tratta di bambini e famiglie? Di che tipo di relazioni si tratta? Ma soprattutto cosa si cela dietro alla frase 'a misura di bambino'? Esistono dei canoni?
Il workshop proposto da Telefono Azzurro e condotto dall'Arch. Francesca Tenchini parte dal presupposto che 'fare grande una citta significhi prendersi cura del piccolo' e che progettare e pensare spazi per i bambini debba essere un gioco tremendamente serio e in particolare un gioco di squadra e di cooperazione interdisciplinare.
La creativita, l'arte, l'architettura e il design come soluzione dei problemi comuni, come continua invenzione e costruzione di oggetti, di luoghi, ma anche di tempi e di interazioni della vita quotidiana.
2 quindi i livelli che si affronteranno:
- Un livello meta che portera a riflettere sullo sguardo e la capacita che un architetto deve avere per sperimentarsi in progetti 'a misura di bambino'
- Un livello progettuale-esecutivo per progettare uno spazio aperto in Bovisa in un'area che metta in comunicazione il Politecnico con le famiglie di un quartiere spesso citato nei piani di sviluppo di Milano
Telefono Azzurro committente e ideatore della tematica del workshop intende sviluppare il tema parlando di diritti dell'infanzia e di relazione bambino-bambino e bambino-adulto. Si prevedono quindi oltre alla visione di progetti e interventi realizzati in Italia e all'estero per e con i bambini, al sopralluogo dell'area di progetto e allo lo sviluppo dell'idea sino al dettaglio esecutivo, interventi e lezioni da parte dei referenti di Telefono Azzurro, di una pedagogista che da anni collabora con realta museali e culturali per l'infanzia a livello Europeo ed un' integrazione del Prof Luigi Baldini Buti sull'ergonomia.
Materiale necessario per il workshop:
- Conoscenza della carta dei diritti dei Bambini
- Ricerca di spazi all'aperto dedicati ai Bambini - Mezza pagina dal titolo 'Gioco come un bambino quando…'
- Notebook
Equipe - Arch. Francesca Tenchini, Arch. Elena Verri, Dottoressa Barbara Forresi, Dottoressa Raffaela Corrias (Telefono Azzuro), Dottoressa Elisa Rota.

Title: give us a place!
If a place, whether it is a metropolis or a small town focuses its attention on children's needs being children protagonists of their own community, then it would be a place where it is easy to look forward to a good future. The more you care about childhood the most we can speak of sustainability…. a place, a public place, if designed in a peculiar way, could it enhance and/or influence relationships? And when it comes to children and families? Which kind of relationships are these? In particular what does 'child friendly' really mean? Are there any common rules? Telefono Azzurro workshop hosted by the architect Francesca Tenchini is based on the idea that it is necessary to take care of the little to make a city a great one and that designing and imagining child friendly places should be an extremely serious game and especially a team game and interdisciplinary cooperation. Creativity, art, architecture and design as a solution to common issues, as the continuous invention and creation of new objects and places, but also of timing and interaction in everyday life.
Therefore two different levels will be approached:
- A goal level in which we will study the vision and ability that an architect should have while approaching a child friendly project
- An executive project level during which we will design an open space in the Bovisa area that will create a connection between the Politecnico University and the local families living in an area often mentioned in Milan development plan.
Telefono Azzurro is the proposer of the workshop which would like the project to be developed through the children rights theme and child-child and child-adult relationship.
The schedule includes:
- projects and interventions in Italy and foreign countries for and with babies
- field trip to the project area
- development of a fully detailed executive project
- classes held by Telefono Azzurro members and by a pedagogist that has been cooperating over the years with European level cultural activities and museums, a presentation by Professor Luigi Baldini Buti regarding ergonomics.
Suggested material for the workshop:
- Knowledge of The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (20 November 1989)
- Research on open-air places for children
- Half a page essay entitled 'I play like a child when…'
- Notebook
Workshop team: Arch. Francesca Tenchini, Arch. Elena Verri, Doctor Barbara Forresi, Doctor Raffaela Corrias (Telefono Azzuro), Dr. Elisa Rota.

CFU-CENTRO FORESTAZIONE URBANA with architect Alessandro Ferrari and agronomist Sergio Pellizzoni Workshop: In designing the proposed is the intensification of the natural components of the green area in the city: the lab aims to create a 'theme garden' (= giardino tematico) dedicated to bees and/or carrier pigeons, in line with those already built or planned within the park (orchard, urban gardens or water garden...). To create a 'theme garden' means create a place where citizens can view the world of bees and beekeeper (just to mention one example); means bringing people to the world of bees and its products, including through direct experimentation. The topic of workshop is the result of work of the staff of the Centre with architect Alessandro Ferrari and agronomist Sergio Pellizzoni, leaders of the workshop.

The four days reserved to the design, will be organized as follows:

Tuesday 13/09/2011
The following activities will be carried out at the Boscoincitta park, with lunch break on your own.
- Introduction to the origin of the Centro per la Forestazione Urbana (Center for Urban Forestry), highlighting the design, construction, management objectives and methodologies.
- Illustration of 'theme gardens' already designed and carried out by the Centre. The project that will be developed during the workshop will be coherent with what presented (use of natural materials, participatory development, functional and landscape coherence, sustainability management ...).
- Detailed presentation of the project brief.
- Time-depth to collect materials and specifications (availability of library and internet access).
- Visit to the 'theme gardens' and to project area.
- Visit to a apiary and a station for carrier pigeons.
Wednesday 14/09/2011
- Development of the project (Politecnico di Milano - Bovisa).
- During the working day will be organized project verification meetings with leaders and other employees with different skills.
Thursday 15/09/2011
- Morning: development of the project (Politecnico di Milano - Bovisa).
- Afternoon: Visit the project area to test the developed solutions.
Friday 16/09/2011
Project development and preparation of workshop presentation ( Politecnico di Milano - Bovisa).
The Centre is equipped with sleeping quarters at the park site near the center of the intervention.