The “Campus LakeON” project, developed by the Academy in tandem with Lombardini22, a leading group in Italy in architecture and engineering, was presented on Monday, October 24 at 9:30 am at Villa Erba.
The project, or rather: the project idea. Indeed, all citizens – as well as the IATH students, who have been working on it for months – are invited to rethink the spaces of their daily lives, to trace the lines of what constitutes not only an urban regeneration intervention, but rather the creation of a social architecture, in support of an increasingly rich and shared community life.. Always more vibrant, always more “ON”.
The area’s redevelopment will involve the creation of green spaces and squares to inhabit and the renovation of some buildings in the Municipality abandoned for years, which will find a new destination of use – the expansion of IATH, the development of the municipal library, new social spaces, also involving local associations.
The urban furnishings of the entire area will then be rethought, which includes, in addition to the Academy, the Primary and Secondary School of Grade I, creating unity and harmony within the neighborhood and the widespread urban campus.“Campus LakeON” confirms the role of the Academy as a driver of territorial development, not only for institutional action – there are 230 young people, mainly from outside the area, who join the community every year – but also for stimulating and development projects: IATH students are in fact offered the opportunity to experiment in the field thanks to various types of project work, effectively putting their skills at the service of operators in the Tourism and Hospitality sector of Lake Como.