The initiative, the only pilot action in Tuscany within the Bauhaus4Med project, saw the active involvement of the Department of Architecture (DIDA) at the University of Florence, through the students of the Design for Sustainability course. The students had the opportunity to explore the Garfagnana area, engage with local administrators and businesses—including Garfagnana Innovazione, a company specializing in stone processing and known for its participation in international projects such as the Digital Stone Project. The entire process, which will continue throughout 2025 and 2026, represents an innovative model of sustainable and inclusive development, where beauty is not conceived as a decorative element, but as a concrete driver of territorial transformation and social innovation.
The process was launched on July 25, 2024, with an initial institutional meeting held at the Garfagnana Innovazione headquarters in Gramolazzo (Minucciano). On this occasion, the Bauhaus4Med project was presented, with a focus on urban regeneration and circular economy. This was followed by a field visit on November 19, 2024, in Gramolazzo, allowing students to gain direct insight into the local dynamics and the environmental and social sustainability challenges. Subsequently, on December 14, 2024, a public participation event was held using the World Café method, actively involving the local community in the shared definition of priorities for the future of the territory, which led to the development of the students' project proposals. In the section below, “Related Documents,” you can view the works produced by the Design for Sustainability students from DIDA. In the “Project Proposals” section, you can vote for your favorite projects.
inCOMMON PROJECTS – Open Call for Green, Sustainable, and Inclusive Solutions in Minucciano (LU)
This call is launched within the framework of the BAUHAUS4MED project, co-financed by the Interreg Euro-MED Programme (2021–2027), and by the Regione Toscana, a project partner, with the aim of collecting citizen-driven solutions that contribute to the green transformation of Minucciano (LU), in line with the values of the New European Bauhaus (NEB): Sustainability, Aesthetics and Inclusion.
Through this process, Minucciano aims to engage individuals and organizations in proposing locally relevant, innovative, and feasible solutions to co-design, create, or enhance spaces in a NEB perspective.
For more information regarding the submission of proposals, participation requirements, evaluation process, and timeline, please refer to the official document "inCOMMON PROJECTS – Open Call for Green, Sustainable, and Inclusive Solutions in Minucciano (LU)" available in the section below.
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