Towards a circular project, between architecture and exhibition design. Digital platforms for reuse practices

Sustainable development and digital transition find wide space in the debate around design disciplines that take up the theme at different paces. While architectural and urban design research has long been working towards innovating design and construction paradigms in a sustainable and circular sense, exhibition design has slowly integrated these aspects into its creation and management structures. From this perspective, the digital transition represents an excellent opportunity to develop integrated systems for circular production chains. The text explores the state of arts in architecture and exhibition design, identifying innovation trajectories within cases of emblematic collaborative platforms, and highlighting their limitations and mutual lessons learned

Energy responsive design: a novel paradigm for human – technology interaction

The complex relationship between humanity, technology, and energy is a defining characteristic of modern life, shaping our environment and experiences. The paper aims to explore the evolution of this relationship, highlighting the need for novel solutions and practices in the design field that can drive the transition to energy efficient artifacts and sustainable lifestyles. Building on the concepts of eco-ergonomics and green economics, we highlight the necessity to take into account the connection between energy-efficient solutions and the behavioral dimension of human nature. Introducing the term energy responsive design, we extend the concept of responsiveness from web design to energy usage, advocating for a design approach that integrates energy efficiency with user-centered experiences. A case studies section then illustrates and discusses the application of such an approach to diverse design domains (digital, product, and interior). The case studies show how both natural and artificial intelligence can be leveraged to design responsive artifacts that do not necessarily need human cognition, but rather operate autonomously in shaping the environment, experience, and resource consumption of users’ daily practices, while also making energy more visible, and understandable. Ultimately, we aim to encourage further exploration in this field, proposing the expansion of energy responsive design to new areas and assessing its potential in the design practice

L’exhibit design verso una transizione ecologica

Le agenzie culturali che promuovono allestimenti e mostre hanno vissuto nel periodo pandemico la grande fatica di so- pravvivere con scarsità di risorse e pubblico. Nello stesso tempo si è consolidata la necessità di potenziare il ruolo di musei e enti nel promuovere la transizione ecologica, non solo nei contenuti veicolati, ma anche nei processi produt- tivi adottati per i progetti allestitivi. Il tema della sostenibilità ambientale ed economica di eventi espositivi temporanei è oggi oggetto di molteplici iniziative ancora non strutturate. Il saggio esplora alcune traiettorie promettenti attraverso l’indagine di esperienze significative che innovano le prati- che e i processi dell’exhibit design, abbracciando un’ottica di economia circolare

Verso un progetto circolare, tra architettura e allestimento. Piattaforme digitali per il riuso

Sustainable development and digital transition find wide space in the debate around de- sign disciplines that take up the theme at different paces. While architectural and urban design research has long been working towards innovating design and construction paradigms in a sustainable and circular sense, exhibition design has slowly integrated these aspects into its creation and management structures. From this perspective, the digital transition represents an excellent opportunity to develop integrated systems for circular production chains. The text explores the state of arts in architecture and exhibi- tion design, identifying innovation trajectories within cases of emblematic collaborative platforms, and highlighting their limitations and mutual lessons learned