Spaces in Transition — Notes from the International Conference on Adaptive Reuse
Spaces in Transition — Notes from the International Conference on Adaptive Reuse

Summary/Abstract: From 15 to 19 September 2025, the International Conference on Adaptive Reuse took place in Pisa, hosted by the University of Pisa and supported by UNESCO Italia. This inaugural edition attracted strong participation, suggesting that it may inaugurate a recurring platform for future editions. The event was organized by a committee including Andrea Crudeli, Francesca Molle, Emanuele Carrai, and Emanuele Cremona, with the patronage of IEA, DESTeC, the University of Pisa, and the Ordine degli Architetti di Pisa. Conceived as a hybrid event, the conference combined two days of in-person sessions held in the evocative setting of the Gipsoteca of Ancient Art with a central keynote by Fabrizio Barozzi at the University’s Aula Magna, followed by two days of online panels that enabled broad international participation. In this sense, the structure of the conference itself embodied one of the core themes of adaptive reuse: the coexistence of different temporalities, formats, and voices within a shared framework.

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