TECHNE 17 (2019): Horizontality/verticality in architecture
Essays and Viewpoint

Industry 4.0 and manufacturing in the city: a possible vertical development

Andrea Ciaramella
Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente Costruito, Politecnico di Milano, Italia
Alberto Celani
Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente Costruito, Politecnico di Milano, Italia

Published 2019-01-17

Keywords

  • Deindustrialisation,
  • Industry 4.0,
  • Vertical Plant,
  • Vertical Manufacturing

How to Cite

Ciaramella, A., & Celani, A. (2019). Industry 4.0 and manufacturing in the city: a possible vertical development. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (17), 133–142. https://doi.org/10.13128/Techne-24009

Abstract

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 and systems, exploiting the ever-increasing development of ICT technologies and adapting it for factory applications. The production plant changes, both for the conformation of several systems that interact with each other and for a consequent occupation of the spaces. The article analyzes the evolutionary scenario of industrial production and describes the ways in which some activities can develop vertically, creating the conditions for a location in the city.

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