Most of the research in the fields of Urban Morphology and Building Typology in the past 50 years has considered primarily the “form of the built environment” and its formation processes (Marzot, 2002), (Maretto, 2013), (Cataldi, Maffei & Vaccaro 2002). It is necessary to underline how the contemporary urban design practice seems to follow a similar approach in designing public spaces by considering above all the “form of buildings”, conceived as standalone objects, and therefore not establishing meaning and form relationships with the city. We should instead reconsider the impact of “the void’s form” on the quality of life, on the inhabitants, and on the climatic aspects of the contemporary city.
The form of urban void and its meaning: the fundamental place of collective appearance
ALESSANDRO CAMIZ
Primo
2026-01-01
Abstract
Most of the research in the fields of Urban Morphology and Building Typology in the past 50 years has considered primarily the “form of the built environment” and its formation processes (Marzot, 2002), (Maretto, 2013), (Cataldi, Maffei & Vaccaro 2002). It is necessary to underline how the contemporary urban design practice seems to follow a similar approach in designing public spaces by considering above all the “form of buildings”, conceived as standalone objects, and therefore not establishing meaning and form relationships with the city. We should instead reconsider the impact of “the void’s form” on the quality of life, on the inhabitants, and on the climatic aspects of the contemporary city.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
