MCA and SOS – Towards the regeneration of educational spaces for OpenSpace schools in Milano and Bari
MCA in collaboration with the young professionals of the 5th Masterclass of SOS – School of Sustainability, has recently reached the completion of the participatory design process carried out in the three schools in Milan and Bari. From March until early June the architects organized two more meetings in order to foster greater engagement of the school community: during these events the participants were directly involved in the regeneration of the educational spaces by taking part in participated construction & design workshops that were held during the end of school-year celebrations both in Milan and Bari.
The activities described in the video are part of the project OpenSpace, selected in August 2018 by “Con i Bambini” in the framework of a initiative for fighting educational poverty, a joined effort of Acri, the National Forum for “Terzo Settore” and the Italian Government, and will continue across the 2019 and 2020 involving other schools in Reggio Calabria and Palermo. Mario Cucinella Architects and ActionAid are among the partners of the project, with the patronage of the Municipality of Milan and the participation of: Albero della Vita Foundation, Federgat, Giovanni Paolo II Foundation, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Arteteca, Junior Achievement Italia, Bayty Baytyk, Cittadinanzattiva, CONI, Municipality of Bari, Reggio Calabria, Palermo and Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP) – Bocconi University.
