Davide is assistant professor at Politecnico di Milano, Italy and visiting associate professor at Tongji University, Shanghai. He graduated in architecture (2000) and got a PhD in technological innovation for architecture and industrial design (2006). Davide joined DESIS Network, both in the International team and as operational manager in Polimi DESIS Lab in 2011. His research topics are community centered design, design for social innovation both with service and spatial design approach. He published “In-Trattenere” (2010) on spatial design for entertainment and “Temporary Urban Solutions” (2012) about designing for more hospitable cities and social inclusion.

1. The Possibility of Urban Agriculture
Community urban gardens:
Coltivando the convivial garden at the
Politecnico di Milano
Davide Fassi, Tongji University

2. PORTA NUOVA, MILANO
COLTIVANDO//Milan context

3. GIARDINO VERTICALE, MILANO
COLTIVANDO//Milan context

4. COLTIVANDO//Milan context

5. COLTIVANDO//Milan context

6. COLTIVANDO//Milan context

8. COLTIVANDO

9. COLTIVANDO
Politecnico di Milano – Bovisa Durando Campus

10. COLTIVANDO
Politecnico di Milano – Bovisa Durando Campus

11. COLTIVANDO
Politecnico di Milano – Bovisa Durando Campus

12. COLTIVANDO//Developing
RESEARCH PHASE
SERVICE+SPATIAL DESIGN
LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
VISITING RESEARCHER

13. COLTIVANDO//Goals
SOCIAL
The university community could live its workspace
not only as a commuter but as part of a larger group
merging with the citizens.
The Bovisa citizens could know better the university
life, people and places, by being involved in some
activities that could improve their quality of life.

14. COLTIVANDO//Goals
PRODUCTIVE
Producing food for a community of almost 25 people
who will take care of COLTIVANDO being self-
sufficient with vegetables and fruits.

15. COLTIVANDO//Goals
EXPERIMENTING
Awareness of the collective potentialities and skills
Didactic labs

16. COLTIVANDO//How
CO-DESIGN ACTIVITIES
2 workshop, 80 citizens
Space+Service

17. COLTIVANDO//How
DEVELOPING AND TESTING THE PROJECT

18. COLTIVANDO//How

19. COLTIVANDO//How

20. COLTIVANDO//How

21. COLTIVANDO//How
DEVELOPING AND TESTING THE PROJECT

22. COLTIVANDO//How
OPENING//CREATING COMMUNITY
“C’è spazio per tutti” event, 12/11/12

23. COLTIVANDO//Building

24. COLTIVANDO//Building

25. COLTIVANDO//Building

26. COLTIVANDO//Building

27. COLTIVANDO//Building

28. COLTIVANDO//Building

29. COLTIVANDO//Today
97 garden beds
80 tons of soil delivered
3000 meters of tubes for irrigation

30. COLTIVANDO//Today

31. COLTIVANDO//Today

32. COLTIVANDO//People
25-30 participants (core group)

33. COLTIVANDO//People
Coordination for different activities

34. More than 50 different vegetables
COLTIVANDO//Vegetables
and fruits

35. COLTIVANDO//Communication
Weekly postcard +
email
Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/coltivando
Website
www.coltivando.polimi.it

36. COLTIVANDO//Communication
Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/97950796@N03/
Blog
http://coltivandoortoconviviale.wordpress.com

37. COLTIVANDO//Collaborations
Primary schools visits
2013

38. COLTIVANDO//Collaborations
2013
“in un giardino//in a garden” project with 2 local
associations and public administration

39. COLTIVANDO//Collaborations
Developing a babyColtivando in the local nursery
2014

40. COLTIVANDO//Collaborations
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico I – Monte Sant’Angelo
2014

41. COLTIVANDO//Collaborations
“Il sabato della Bovisa” – 7 design actions with 7 local partners
2014

42. Students+Professors at School of Design
2014
COLTIVANDO//Collaborations

43. COLTIVANDO//Events
Lunedì sostenibili//Sustainable Mondays
2013

44. COLTIVANDO//Events
Il Sabato della Bovisa
2013
2014

45. COLTIVANDO//What next?
Urban permaculture

46. Thanks.