MEDNARODNA ARHITEKTURNA DELAVNICA "MELFI – EXPANDING ART"
INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL WORKSHOP "MELFI – EXPANDING ART"

Summary/Abstract: Students and professors from United States, Slovene and Italian schools of architecture were invited to contribute ideas for the revitalization of the abandoned historical center of Melfi. As art, and artistic production, have successfully contributed to the revival of disenfranchised urban districts, the workshop organizers used the theme of 'art' as a vehicle to generate concepts for the reinvestment of positive urban activities. Four degraded buildings sites were used as project sites: the former prison, a school, the former theatre and the former church/cinema. With common approaches in mind, our group was divided and worked on three of the sites. It was the group's consensus that artistic enterprises not only act as a "tourist attraction", but also as an integrated part of daily life for the local inhabitants. A network of flexible interior/exterior public spaces was suggested that would function at two levels and within which additional sites could always be added following critically consistent approaches. The conclusion of the workshop included an exhibition, a public hearing and discussion and the selection of the most successful projects. Slovenia's design was selected as the best solution in the "former theatre" category.

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