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Research and Experimentation

“Errante”: “Errante”: a collaborative project for the socio-cultural activation of Internal areas

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  • Roberto Ruggiero,
  • David Giacomelli,
  • Matteo Giacomelli
Roberto Ruggiero
Scuola di Architettura e Design, Università di Camerino, Italia
David Giacomelli
Inabita, Laboratorio Territoriale di ricerca e progettazione sulla rigenerazione territoriale, Ripe San Ginesio, Italia
Matteo Giacomelli
Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani, Politecnico di Milano, Italia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17404

Published 2025-11-07

Keywords

  • Community,
  • Connection,
  • Design Thinking,
  • Prototype for Commons,
  • Small Scale Architecture

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Ruggiero, R., Giacomelli, D., & Giacomelli, M. (2025). “Errante”: “Errante”: a collaborative project for the socio-cultural activation of Internal areas. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (30), 175–186. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17404

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Abstract

Val di Fiastra, located in the upper Macerata area, exemplifies a fragile ecosystem. It is a seismically vulnerable region experiencing a steady demographic decline. This essay presents the “Errante” project, one of the regeneration measures proposed by the “Qui Val di Fiastra” initiative, which was awarded the PNRR 2023 Borghi Call. The project is the result of a collaboration among the INABITA laboratory, local organisations, and the University of Camerino. Errante serves as a mobile infrastructure to promote socio-cultural activities. By integrating the principles of participatory design with rapid prototyping methodologies, which have been “transferred” from the university to the community, Errante establishes a unique approach for empowering territories in fragile contexts.

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